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May 9, 1930
May 9, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter. It has The Late Joseph F. Tebeau, Uruguay Discounts Notes, Prince of Wales Saves Jones From Defeat sharing the page, which gives the day a messy, useful pulse: Infrastructure, Money, News, all happening at once.
Key developments
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May 9, 1930's archive note points to Tribute to J F Tebeau. 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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May 9, 1930's archive note points to To discount notes with Bank of Eng to extent of about $2,000,000 to help to pay interest and sinking fund on foreign debt. 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 9, 1930's archive note points to Saves R Jones from defeat. 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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