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July 10, 1931
The story of July 10, 1931 is best read through its archived headlines. On July 10, 1931, one archived headline reported: "SECOND SEA YACHT SIGHTED BY A LINER; Hamburg Sees an Unidentified Craft, Apparently One of Ten in Race to Plymouth. BOAT TAKING A SHORT CUT Evidently Risking Fogs on Northerly Route--Position 100 Miles West by North of Landfall's. Skirting the Grand Banks. Triangular Rig on Landfall." The archive note adds: S S Hamburg sights unidentified craft. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail. Another item reported: "7 INDICTED IN BRONX FOR SCHOOL GRAFT; ONE A CITY EMPLOYE; Six Others Accused in Plot to Defraud in Repair Work Are Said to Be Contractors. MORE TRUE BILLS LIKELY Leak on Estimates Charged and Five Are Reported in Group of Favored Bidders. ARRESTS EXPECTED TODAY Action Follows Inquiry Into Bureau Clerk's Assertion He Received $20,000 in Fees. McKee Aide Linked to Deal. Leak in Bids Reported. SEVEN ARE INDICTED FOR SCHOOL GRAFT Five Bidders Favored." A third item noted: "Kaye Don Pilots Boat at 110 Miles an Hour, Breaking His Own Record on Italian Lake." Together, the page presents a same-day newspaper snapshot rather than a modern retelling with invented color.
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On July 10, 1931, one archived headline reported: "SECOND SEA YACHT SIGHTED BY A LINER; Hamburg Sees an Unidentified Craft, Apparently One of Ten in Race to Plymouth. BOAT TAKING A SHORT CUT Evidently Risking Fogs on Northerly Route--Position 100 Miles West by North of Landfall's. Skirting the Grand Banks. Triangular Rig on Landfall." The archive note adds: S S Hamburg sights unidentified craft. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On July 10, 1931, one archived headline reported: "7 INDICTED IN BRONX FOR SCHOOL GRAFT; ONE A CITY EMPLOYE; Six Others Accused in Plot to Defraud in Repair Work Are Said to Be Contractors. MORE TRUE BILLS LIKELY Leak on Estimates Charged and Five Are Reported in Group of Favored Bidders. ARRESTS EXPECTED TODAY Action Follows Inquiry Into Bureau Clerk's Assertion He Received $20,000 in Fees. McKee Aide Linked to Deal. Leak in Bids Reported. SEVEN ARE INDICTED FOR SCHOOL GRAFT Five Bidders Favored." The archive note adds: 7 persons, including D S Grossman, indicted for conspiracy to defraud Bronx Bur of Construction and Maintenance of Bd of Educ. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On July 10, 1931, one archived headline reported: "Kaye Don Pilots Boat at 110 Miles an Hour, Breaking His Own Record on Italian Lake." The archive note adds: K Don breaks own world's record in Miss England II at 110 miles an hr over Lake Garda course. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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