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February 21, 1930
February 21, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter. It has Union Workers Riot in Crowded Cafeteria, Britons Entertain Our Naval Officers, Hoover Asks Ex-President to Dedicate 'Coolidge Dam' sharing the page, which gives the day a messy, useful pulse: News, Infrastructure, Politics, Money, all happening at once.
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February 21, 1930's archive note points to Union workers riot in Monroe Cafeteria in spite of injunction of May, 1929. 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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February 21, 1930's archive note points to U S naval officers guests of Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve Club. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The fight is over movement: who gets through, who pays, and whether the modern city can keep from tying itself in knots.
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February 21, 1930's archive note points to Pres Hoover asks C Coolidge to dedicate it. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: Power was being negotiated in public, through officials, pressure groups, and policy fights.
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