DailyTimeCapsule brief
March 7, 1931
The story of March 7, 1931 is best read through its archived headlines. On March 7, 1931, one archived headline reported: "4,000 EXTRA POLICE KEEP VIGIL TONIGHT; Will Patrol City Till Dawn in Effort to Reduce Week-End Wave of Crime. 20-YEAR MEN CALLED OUT Mulrooney Mobilizes Clerical Forces, Too--Gunmen Steal $7,800 Payroll in Brooklyn." The archive note adds: 4,000 extra police to patrol city in effort to reduce week-end crime wave. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail. Another item reported: "YOUNG 'PORTIA' VICTORIOUS.; Though New at Bar She Wins Labor Case in Bay State High Court." A third item noted: "RUTH NICHOLS SOARS SIX MILES ABOVE CITY, SETTING NEW RECORD; SETS NEW ALTITUDE RECORD FOR WOMEN." Together, the page presents a same-day newspaper snapshot rather than a modern retelling with invented color.
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On March 7, 1931, one archived headline reported: "4,000 EXTRA POLICE KEEP VIGIL TONIGHT; Will Patrol City Till Dawn in Effort to Reduce Week-End Wave of Crime. 20-YEAR MEN CALLED OUT Mulrooney Mobilizes Clerical Forces, Too--Gunmen Steal $7,800 Payroll in Brooklyn." The archive note adds: 4,000 extra police to patrol city in effort to reduce week-end crime wave. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On March 7, 1931, one archived headline reported: "YOUNG 'PORTIA' VICTORIOUS.; Though New at Bar She Wins Labor Case in Bay State High Court." The archive note adds: Young woman lawyer's verdict upheld by Mass Supreme Ct. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On March 7, 1931, one archived headline reported: "RUTH NICHOLS SOARS SIX MILES ABOVE CITY, SETTING NEW RECORD; SETS NEW ALTITUDE RECORD FOR WOMEN." The archive note adds: sets women's record; por; article on flight. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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