DailyTimeCapsule brief
September 23, 1931
The story of September 23, 1931 is best read through its archived headlines. On September 23, 1931, one archived headline reported: "9 PULITZER MEN BEGIN COLUMBIA WORK TODAY; Tenth Winner of Scholarship Will Take Four-Year Course at Princeton University." The archive note adds: 9 men begin work at Columbia Univ, 1 at Princeton. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail. Another item reported: "NEW YORK LED STATES IN WHOLESALE TRADE; Sales for 1929 Amounted to $17,664,514,767, or 25 Per Cent of Nation's Total." A third item noted: "VICEROY BARS DEBATE ON GOLD IN INDIA; Complaint Is Made That London Failed to Cooperate With Regime There in Crisis." Together, the page presents a same-day newspaper snapshot rather than a modern retelling with invented color.
Key developments
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On September 23, 1931, one archived headline reported: "9 PULITZER MEN BEGIN COLUMBIA WORK TODAY; Tenth Winner of Scholarship Will Take Four-Year Course at Princeton University." The archive note adds: 9 men begin work at Columbia Univ, 1 at Princeton. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On September 23, 1931, one archived headline reported: "NEW YORK LED STATES IN WHOLESALE TRADE; Sales for 1929 Amounted to $17,664,514,767, or 25 Per Cent of Nation's Total." The archive note adds: Census of distribution by States; N Y leads. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On September 23, 1931, one archived headline reported: "VICEROY BARS DEBATE ON GOLD IN INDIA; Complaint Is Made That London Failed to Cooperate With Regime There in Crisis." The archive note adds: Bars debate in Simla Legis Assembly on Brit suspension of gold standard. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
