DailyTimeCapsule brief
May 12, 1931
The story of May 12, 1931 is best read through its archived headlines. On May 12, 1931, one archived headline reported: "Gets Separation From Converse." The archive note adds: Wife obtains separation. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail. Another item reported: "PACT LINKS AUSTRIA, HUNGARY AND ITALY; Agreement to Facilitate Trade by Credits Is Expected to Enter Political Field. OPEN TO OTHER NATIONS Accord Is Intended to Evade Favored-Nation Treaties by Subsidies to Exporters. Negotiations Began Last Year. PACT LINKS AUSTRIA, HUNGARY AND ITALY Others Invited to Join. Concealed Preferences Planned. Austria Ready for Geneva." A third item noted: "SAYS HOOVER SEES SLUMP AS 'MENTAL'; Lord Mayor Thompson Quotes Him as Believing Depression to Be Largely Psychological. POINTS TO LIVERPOOL GAINS Honor Guest at British Luncheon Club Stresses Need for Cheerful Attitude Toward Conditions." Together, the page presents a same-day newspaper snapshot rather than a modern retelling with invented color.
Key developments
-
On May 12, 1931, one archived headline reported: "Gets Separation From Converse." The archive note adds: Wife obtains separation. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
Wikimedia Current Events -
On May 12, 1931, one archived headline reported: "PACT LINKS AUSTRIA, HUNGARY AND ITALY; Agreement to Facilitate Trade by Credits Is Expected to Enter Political Field. OPEN TO OTHER NATIONS Accord Is Intended to Evade Favored-Nation Treaties by Subsidies to Exporters. Negotiations Began Last Year. PACT LINKS AUSTRIA, HUNGARY AND ITALY Others Invited to Join. Concealed Preferences Planned. Austria Ready for Geneva." The archive note adds: Italo-Austro-Hungarian commercial pacts. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
Wikimedia Current Events -
On May 12, 1931, one archived headline reported: "SAYS HOOVER SEES SLUMP AS 'MENTAL'; Lord Mayor Thompson Quotes Him as Believing Depression to Be Largely Psychological. POINTS TO LIVERPOOL GAINS Honor Guest at British Luncheon Club Stresses Need for Cheerful Attitude Toward Conditions." The archive note adds: E Thompson, Lord Mayor of Liverpool, says President Hoover views slump as largely psychological. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
Wikimedia Current Events
