Death of Steve Crow the Broadway Blackmailer Recalled
The note recalls Steve Crow who built a notoriety as a Broadway blackmailer and tabloid purveyor of scandal. He was jailed after testimony by Peggy Hopkins Joyce, later harassed by threats, and died in Bellevue Hospital. The piece contrasts his career with journalism’s evolving sensationalism.
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Showdown Rumors Signal Russian German Clash in 1941
Diplomatic dispatches indicate 1.5 million German troops massed on the Soviet border as Hitler seeks the return of Poland Lithuania Estonia Latvia and other gains. A potential invasion could push through the Caucasus toward Baku and Iran, placing Britain in a pincers near India.
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Baku
Batum
Iran
Indian Ocean
Syria
Palestine
Britain
Czechoslovakia
The Toughest Job by Elsie Robinson
Elsie Robinson argues Americans must streamline mental attitudes to meet wartime change. She contrasts rapid industrial modernization with stagnant mindsets, urging individuals to shed outdated ideas and prejudices to adapt swiftly to new realities.
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Eland
Modern Version Of The Roman Holiday In Greece
In a bitter analysis, the piece argues Adolf Hitler will subordinate Mussolini as Italy occupies Greece. It casts Italian power as doomed and predicts Greek resistance, sabotage, and a failings of Fascist rule, likening the plan to a modern Roman Holiday.
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Il Duce
Texas Farmers Protest WPA Rain Jobs at Granger Meeting
Texas farmers gathered in Granger on May 31 1941 to denounce WPA relief work in farming arguing that excess rainfall has delayed crops and a labor shortage exists They resolve to halt all WPA farming jobs until crops are secured and call for banker merchants and business leaders to aid agricultural production.
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Texas
Washington
WPA
Granger
Tex
The Man Who Wouldn't Lie Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill, rare among world leaders for honesty, admits a mistake in Commons over Crete troop uniforms misidentification. He explains German troops were not in New Zealand uniforms, a false impression caused by Nazi prisoners. The episode highlights his ethics and leadership style.
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Commons
Crete
New Zealand
Wool Replaces Food on Criticsites Mullins Note
A fragment notes wool as a suggested food in recent times alongside wood and grass, echoing a Milwaukee Journal stance that there was nothing inherently wrong with treating food as food.
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Milwaukee Journal
Man Demands Train To Edinburgh Meets Witty Porter
A passenger questions a platform train and is told it belongs to the railway company. He insists on Edinburgh as the destination, but the porter coolly explains that the engine handles that train. The exchange ends with the porter’s quick quip and a smile.
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Edinburg
Man and nothing in fate can be indifferent said Terence
The quote reflects Terence asserting that a man must engage with all events and duties. It emphasizes moral responsibility and personal stance toward life’s varied trials.
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Terence
Appointment of Associate Justice Hoover to Arizona District
The telegraph reports the appointment of Hon. W. W. Hoover of San Jose California as associate justice for Arizona replacing Judge Stilwell. Stilwell’s removal astonishes peers though no ethics concerns are raised. Hoover’s confirmation is pending with expectations of an upright judge amid mining country litigation and large property interests.
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W. W. Hoover
San Jose
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Stilwell
Arthur
Stillwell
Merritt
New York
San Francisco
Convention Call for Territory Delegate Nomination
Hon Clark Churchill urges at the Republican Territorial Convention for Phenix on August 21 to adopt the previously submitted apportionment plan. The goal is to nominate the strongest possible Delegate candidate while avoiding bias toward Pima or Cochise counties.
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Republican Territorial Convention
Pima County
Cochise
Pima
Phenix
God Made The Country Or Did He
Arthur Baer recalls a 15 year old note praising the outdoors while joking about urban safety. He contrasts the dangers of nature with city life and the lure of "pleasing prospects" offered by real estate agents.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Bugs Baer Quotes From Across Years
The item lists quotations by Bugs Baer with dates June 16 across 1936 1931 1926 and 1921. It notes lines about an egotist Lover's Lane biting hands and a soprano with sour notes. The brief collection hints at humorous quips tied to those anniversaries.
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Bugs Baer
Lover's Lane
Dissenting Opinions Highlight Court Divisions
The article notes frequent criticisms of Justice Murphy from New Deal supporters and records many dissents by Justices Douglas Murphy and Stone. It says Frankfurter has the fewest dissents this session, establishing him as leader of the free thinking court majority.
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Harlan Stone
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Stimson
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Willkie
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An Unsinkable City by George Tucker
George Tucker recalls a conversation about Manhattan's skyscrapers and the RCA building at Rockefeller Center. An astrologist warned of sinking ground under rising towers while an architect cited digging a deep hole and heavy rock removed before the 65 story RCA tower could rise.
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New York
Manhattan
RCA
Rockfeller Center
Witty Exchange Over Philanthropist Father’s Pact
Dialogue centers on a joke where a narrator questions parental motives and receives a reply about a philanthropist father. The punchline reveals a conditional promise of $25 if the speaker raises an equal amount. The tone is playful and domestic.
Dinner Stories in Paris Joke About a Job for Life
Two Germans in Paris joked about employment as one boasts of a "job for life" sitting atop the Eiffel Tower watching for waving English visitors. The other admits pay is not good but the position is secure.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
Standing Still a Negro Stoker Sails for the First Time
A Negro stoker crosses the ocean and, upon coming on deck, voices grievance at progress, saying we are still as we were yesterday. The remark appears in the Atlanta Two-Bells column reflecting on travel and race.
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Stoker
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