DailyTimeCapsule brief
February 7, 1931
The story of February 7, 1931 is best read through its archived headlines. On February 7, 1931, one archived headline reported: "POLITICIAN FINED FOR BEER.; M.J. Gillen, Brooklyn Assemblyman, Pleads Guilty." The archive note adds: Lr on prohibition. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail. Another item reported: "Illinois Well Shoots Mud and Stones." A third item noted: "LEHMAN WINS ON 38TH TO TAKE GOLF CROWN; Defeats Stevenson on the Second Extra Hole in Pan-American Tourney Final." Together, the page presents a same-day newspaper snapshot rather than a modern retelling with invented color.
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On February 7, 1931, one archived headline reported: "POLITICIAN FINED FOR BEER.; M.J. Gillen, Brooklyn Assemblyman, Pleads Guilty." The archive note adds: Lr on prohibition. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On February 7, 1931, one archived headline reported: "Illinois Well Shoots Mud and Stones." The archive note adds: Newly drilled well, on farm of C True, near Libertyville, shoots mud, water and stones. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On February 7, 1931, one archived headline reported: "LEHMAN WINS ON 38TH TO TAKE GOLF CROWN; Defeats Stevenson on the Second Extra Hole in Pan-American Tourney Final." The archive note adds: Won by J Lehman. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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