DailyTimeCapsule brief
June 16, 1931
The story of June 16, 1931 is best read through its archived headlines. On June 16, 1931, one archived headline reported: "DEFICIT NOW SET BELOW $950,000,000; Possibly Will Not Exceed $900,000,000, as Expenditures Fall Under Estimates. $1,093,695,000 ON JUNE 12 But This Will Be Reduced by Income Tax Payments--ForeignPowers Pay $111,835,549. $90,000,000 Paid on Public Debt. Payments by Foreign Powers." The archive note adds: Estimate for yr ending June 30. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail. Another item reported: "IDENTIFY OFFICER'S BODY.; Soviet Officials to Bury Submarine Commander in Leningrad." A third item noted: "Crippled Nautilus, Under Battleship Tow, To Reach Irish Port in Seven and a Half Days." Together, the page presents a same-day newspaper snapshot rather than a modern retelling with invented color.
Key developments
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On June 16, 1931, one archived headline reported: "DEFICIT NOW SET BELOW $950,000,000; Possibly Will Not Exceed $900,000,000, as Expenditures Fall Under Estimates. $1,093,695,000 ON JUNE 12 But This Will Be Reduced by Income Tax Payments--ForeignPowers Pay $111,835,549. $90,000,000 Paid on Public Debt. Payments by Foreign Powers." The archive note adds: Estimate for yr ending June 30. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On June 16, 1931, one archived headline reported: "IDENTIFY OFFICER'S BODY.; Soviet Officials to Bury Submarine Commander in Leningrad." The archive note adds: Body identified as that of Capt Karlsson; buried in Leningrad. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On June 16, 1931, one archived headline reported: "Crippled Nautilus, Under Battleship Tow, To Reach Irish Port in Seven and a Half Days." The archive note adds: Nautilus, in tow of U S S Wyoming, to reach Cobh in 7 1/2 days. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
