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June 14, 1930
June 14, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter. It has Start at Wesleyan, City to Get Spur on 34th St. July 15, Clear Mrs. Whitney in Laundry Abuses sharing the page, which gives the day a messy, useful pulse: Culture, Infrastructure, Prohibition, Education, all happening at once.
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June 14, 1930's archive note points to Phi Beta Kappa election. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: Culture was doing what culture does in a hard year: selling glamour, distraction, status, and argument.
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June 14, 1930's archive note points to Estimate Bd adopts resolution to take title to I R T's spur on E 34th St. 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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June 14, 1930's archive note points to W M Brouillard says Mrs Whitney had no connection with abuses. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: Prohibition was not background noise; it turned nightlife, courts, police, and politics into one long argument.
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