DailyTimeCapsule brief
April 23, 1930
April 23, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter. It has Germany Again Bans Arms Sales in China, Takarabe Honors Briton, Wodehouse Here to Write Movies sharing the page, which gives the day a messy, useful pulse: Money, News, all happening at once.
Key developments
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April 23, 1930's archive note points to Negotiations for release from Chinese bandits. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The money story is not abstract; it touches wages, banks, prices, relief, and the early-Depression question of who absorbs the shock.
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April 23, 1930's archive note points to Gives bowl to A V Alexander. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.
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April 23, 1930's archive note points to Arrives in N Y C to write for movies. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.
