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August 19, 1931
The story of August 19, 1931 is best read through its archived headlines. On August 19, 1931, one archived headline reported: "CHILEAN SOCIALISTS PLAN UNITED FRONT; Left Wing Groups Prepare for Convention to Start South American International. FACTIONS ARE NOW DIVIDED Senora de Montero Hopes Husband Will Be Defeated in the Next Presidential Election. Finds Socialists Divided Now. Aid to Unemployed Assailed. Hopes Husband Will Be Defeated." The archive note adds: Montero's wife hopes for his defeat. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail. Another item reported: "OIL AND COAL FIRMS OPPOSE RATES RISE; Official of Kentucky Standard Tells I.C.C. a Change Would Disrupt Harmony. SYRACUSE CHAMBER HEARD Retail Anthracite Interests Assert Gain Would Be More Than Lost to Competing Carriers. Oil Increases, Coal Drops. Cement Interests Fight Rise." A third item noted: "'TRISTAN' AT BAIREUTH BROADCAST TO WORLD; Three Continents Hear a Fine Reproduction as Tradition Is Broken by Radio." Together, the page presents a same-day newspaper snapshot rather than a modern retelling with invented color.
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On August 19, 1931, one archived headline reported: "CHILEAN SOCIALISTS PLAN UNITED FRONT; Left Wing Groups Prepare for Convention to Start South American International. FACTIONS ARE NOW DIVIDED Senora de Montero Hopes Husband Will Be Defeated in the Next Presidential Election. Finds Socialists Divided Now. Aid to Unemployed Assailed. Hopes Husband Will Be Defeated." The archive note adds: Montero's wife hopes for his defeat. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On August 19, 1931, one archived headline reported: "OIL AND COAL FIRMS OPPOSE RATES RISE; Official of Kentucky Standard Tells I.C.C. a Change Would Disrupt Harmony. SYRACUSE CHAMBER HEARD Retail Anthracite Interests Assert Gain Would Be More Than Lost to Competing Carriers. Oil Increases, Coal Drops. Cement Interests Fight Rise." The archive note adds: Opposes proposed R R rate rise. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On August 19, 1931, one archived headline reported: "'TRISTAN' AT BAIREUTH BROADCAST TO WORLD; Three Continents Hear a Fine Reproduction as Tradition Is Broken by Radio." The archive note adds: Performance of Tristan and Isolde at Baireuth broadcast to world. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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