DailyTimeCapsule brief
March 2, 1931
The story of March 2, 1931 is best read through its archived headlines. On March 2, 1931, one archived headline reported: "TARIFF BENEFICIAL, SMOOT MAINTAINS; Saved Our Producers From Being Overwhelmed by Cheap Imports, He Asserts. HE DISPUTES TRADE FIGURES Insists Decline in Foreign Commerce Has Been Exaggerated and Based on Fallacy. Compares Five-Year Average. Calls 1929 Values False." The archive note adds: Defends Hawley-Smoot tariff law. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail. Another item reported: "2 New Yorkers Accused in Geneva." A third item noted: "M.P.'S DAUGHTER OFF ON WEST AFRICAN HOP; Delphine Reynolds Quits Croydon for Cape Town With Aide-- Much of Route Unmapped." Together, the page presents a same-day newspaper snapshot rather than a modern retelling with invented color.
Key developments
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On March 2, 1931, one archived headline reported: "TARIFF BENEFICIAL, SMOOT MAINTAINS; Saved Our Producers From Being Overwhelmed by Cheap Imports, He Asserts. HE DISPUTES TRADE FIGURES Insists Decline in Foreign Commerce Has Been Exaggerated and Based on Fallacy. Compares Five-Year Average. Calls 1929 Values False." The archive note adds: Defends Hawley-Smoot tariff law. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On March 2, 1931, one archived headline reported: "2 New Yorkers Accused in Geneva." The archive note adds: Warrants issued for arrest of secs of travel club; business houses assert large sums of money were lost as result of activities, Geneva, Switzerland. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On March 2, 1931, one archived headline reported: "M.P.'S DAUGHTER OFF ON WEST AFRICAN HOP; Delphine Reynolds Quits Croydon for Cape Town With Aide-- Much of Route Unmapped." The archive note adds: With Flight Lt H G Pudney, pilot, leaves Croydon Airdrome en route for Africa. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
