Offsetting the Psychology in the 1930s Economy
The piece argues the nation’s business malaise stems from a psychological condition rather than mere policy. It credits the President with power to calm markets through public statements and legislative control, noting debates over tariffs banking and antitrust measures and the need for confidence to restore jobs and growth.
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Washingtoniana
Mall
United States
Fey
Charmber of Commerce
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Washington
Kentucky’s Foolish Matrimony Law Sparks Debate
Readers mock a proposed Kentucky law demanding applicants for marriage licenses disclose physical condition details. The writer praises Kentucky’s famed beauty and vigor, condemning any statute that pretends to improve the superior human breed and urges adherence to traditional standards.
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Kentucky
Nature
Doom of the Dreadnought and the rise of air and submarine power
A discussion tracing naval arms race anxieties and Sir Percy Scott's critique of battleship primacy. The piece envisions airships and submarines reshaping future warfare, diminishing battleship utility, and speculates on a shift toward coastless conflict and wireless triumph.
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Percy Scott
Jack London
Percy
Alarm clocks for autos spark Paris transit reform
A Paris councilor proposes installing alarm clock devices on cars to warn pedestrians when speed limits are reached. The whimsical idea envisions clocks buzzing at danger, prompting quicker exchanges and safer urban movement, with satire on international traffic and public figures.
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United States
Paris
M. Eugene Billard
Messieurs
Berlin
Mark Twain
Panama Canal opening plans spark Roosevelt and Taft debate
The Panama Canal opening program favors a presidential procession led by the New York with speeches at the locks. Critics question excluding Col Roosevelt and former President Taft from the ceremony, arguing the canal’s glory belongs to all who shaped it.
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Panama Canal
United States
New York
Cal
Theodore Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Panama
Taft
Roose
Mr. Taft
Bloodhounds as a myth in public debate
A column critiques the bloodhound chase myth in American discourse, mocking official hunts for arsonists and dismissing the dogs as unreliable. It reflects on historical figures, literary references, and public skepticism toward sensational evidence while noting broader political and social commentary of the era.
Death of the Veiled Lady Ystervin in the South of France
The Vicomtesse Guy de Jouffroy d Abbans, famed as Olympe de Beauregard in Paris society, has died under suspicious circumstances suggesting murder. Once a fortune heiress and mistress of a famed luxury yacht, she endured years of high profile court battles and imprisonment for blackmail and fraud.
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Rome
Louis XI
France
Vicomtesse
Guy de Jouffray d’Abbans
Procureur de la Republique
Arles
Durance
Jeter
Arlez
Chabond
Thute
Duker
Paris
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Spain
Jupiter
Seine
Rom Havre
Suma
Baron Haber
Trouville
Morlaix
Olympe de Beauregar
Hla
Jeunesse Dorée
Vicomte
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Olympe
Cardinal de Joufroy -Abbans
Clairin
Alfonso XII
Henry XX of
Reuss
Prince Tas of
Bourbon
Count de Baril
Naples
Pariglan Mfe
Tongking
Hanoi
Ely
Guy de Jouffroy d'Abbany
Olympe de Beauregard
Guy, de’ Jouffroy d
Bientiwood Company
Congress Adopts Trade Bill Amid Remarks On Stevenson
Congress condensed discussion on commercial attachés exempt from civil service law as the Department of Commerce bills proceed. The session adjourned in memory of Vice President Stevenson with Rainey delivering the eulogy. Lawmakers reviewed the unani mous calendar and a slipping combinations bill, Reilly lauded the flag on Flag Day.
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Department of Commerce
Judiciary Committee
Clayton Trust
At & O'Clock
Stevenson
Rainey
Ilinois
Alexander
Missouri
Reilly
Connecticut
Origin of "Show Me" Tied to Missouri Marriage Law
Secret Service detective Matt Knapp explains the phrase began with Missouri’s 1881 marriage law changes. Prior rules allowed quick marriages without public age checks, leading to misconduct and cross state loopholes. The line "Oh, you’ve got to show me" reportedly arose when a bride was asked to prove her age.
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Secret Service
Missouri
Kanes City
Matt Knapp
East Eighth Street
Knapp
Kansas
Iowa
Lcense
Rankin Johnson Stuns Johnson in Major League Debut
Kansas City Star report from April 2 1914 details A Rankin Johnson’s unlikely 5 0 upset over Walter Johnson and Washington, then another 1 0 win on June 1, as managers debate using top pitchers. Born from Syracuse, Rankin’s rise included stints with Syracuse, St Louis, Baltimore, and New York’s Newark system.
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Kansas City Star
Bill Carrigan
Boston Red Sox
Walter Johnson
Clark Griffith
Washington Nationals
Boston
Carrigan
Johnson
A. Rankin Johnson
A. Rankin
Walter
Washington
Nationals
Ike Walter
Fadeaway
Mee Cheisty Washington
Syracuse
Mocees
Bresnahan
St. Louis
Dunn
Baltimore
Joel McGinnity
Newars
Death-Watch Cat Finds New Home After Lead to Hamble Death
Jake, a black cat from 216 West Sixty-ninth Street, alerted neighbors to the dead body of Frank Hamble. Rehabilitated after near starvation, he moved to a neighboring family with Hamble’s mother offering to care but choosing the new home when the cat appeared content.
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Los Angeles Times
Jake
Walla
Frank Hamble
West Sixty-ninth Street
Hamble
Greem
F. A. Saunders
Mr. Hamble
Jotngon
Underwood Defies White House Over Panama Canal Tolls
Alabama statesman William B. Underwood and Speaker Clark clash with President over Panama Canal tolls. The New York Tribune notes his defiance and speculation that he seeks a six year Senate term. It warns of renewed tension if summoned to the White House lawn a Bastile at the capital is imagined.
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New ‘York Tribune
Underwood
House of Representatives
Clark
Panama Canal
Senate
Howse
Under- Wood
Panama
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Alabama Statesman
White House
Washington
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Merrill Shirt
Lancaster
Harry K. Thaw
Shoreham
Col. Roosevelt
Lincoln
Grant
Alexander Hamilton
New Hampshire
McKinley
Mr. McKiey
Ae Hayes
Erie Roads Hit By Grasping Administration
President Underwood of the Erie Railroad blames a grasping administration for stalled funds and limited improvements beyond safety devices. In a letter to Sharon Civic Association, he urges civic bodies to press Federal and State authorities for railroad relief, charging government dishonesty and seeking broad support for the railroads.
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Underwood
Erie
Sharon
New York
Snt
Erie Railroad
FD. Underwood
June Magic in Baltimore Sun Poem Fragment
A fragmented poem hints at June's enchantment with nature and mythic images. It evokes May's dance, earth’s spell, a coral lipped June, and neptune like figures by waters, referencing Orpheus and Eurydice in a dreamlike grove. The cadence mirrors vintage travelogue verse.
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May
Orpheus
Euridyce
Lioness Kills Her Cubs at City Walk Zoo
Nellie the mountain lion attacked privacy at City Walk Zoo in Denver by burying three cubs and suffocating a fourth after crowds disturbed her den. Keepers report such irritation is not unusual and plan remote dens for future mothers to avoid visitor interference.
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Nellie
Denver Post
City Walk
Mongay
Tce
Kind Hearted Woman Cares For Thrush Family At Home
Mrs W W Cook of Kansas City has nurtured thrush families for four years, guiding fledglings from nest to cage beside her home. The mother birds return each season, feeding and supervising their young as the brood grows, flies and eventually leaves. The ongoing care continues with the father bird dutifully singing from the clothesline as the next brood develops.
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Mother Thrush
Kansas City
Chicago Tribune
W.W. Cook
Michigan Avenue
Cook Lawn
Conference to Govern No Man's Land Spitzbergen
An international conference in Christiana Norway brings delegates from the United States Russia Norway and other nations to draft a government for Spitzbergen also called No Mans Land. The area known for coal deposits north of Norway has no formal government and has relied on force historically.
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Christiana
Norway
United States
Russia
Spitzbergen Islands
No Mans
Willam
K. Collier
New York
Fred K. Nielson
State Department
Arctic Circle
Waleh
American State Department
Weather and tide table with June forecasts and notes
Daily sun and tide table with low tides at 2 22 and 8 59. Weather notes from the Weather Bureau describe high pressure and cool conditions across the northern districts east of the Rockies, warmer in central and northern regions west of the mountains, with showers in several areas and generally fair to good conditions elsewhere. Temperature ranges and humidity readings are listed, followed by a humorous Baltimore Sun cartoon caption about a father and daughter seeking a duke and a baseball pitcher.
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Dept. of Agetculture
Waechsr Bureau
Washington
Rocky Mountain
Rocky
South Atlantic
Welt
Arkansas
Tenneseee
Probahly
New England
Mississnipi River
Central Plains
Unlikely Returns Stir Washington as Cannon Contemplates Run
In Washington Uncle Joe Cannon of Danville Illinois signals a comeback bid for Congress amid optimistic chatter from associates at the New Willard. He notes a pending campaign and cites era similarities to past Democratic and Republican shifts while dismissing a lightning rod approach.
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Danville
Washington
House
New Willard
Jos
Chitego
Wlinda
Congress
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