DailyTimeCapsule brief
May 2, 1930
May 2, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter. It has 40 Brazilian Policemen Killed By Rebels, Argentina Reports, Urges Cotton Men to Correct Evils, 45,398 Aided By Catholics sharing the page, which gives the day a messy, useful pulse: News, Money, Crime & Courts, all happening at once.
Key developments
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May 2, 1930's archive note points to 40 policemen reptd killed by rebels. 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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May 2, 1930's archive note points to Attacks Farm Bd as adversely affecting trade. 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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May 2, 1930's archive note points to Annual rept. 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.
