DailyTimeCapsule brief
November 11, 1931
The story of November 11, 1931 is best read through its archived headlines. On November 11, 1931, one archived headline reported: "5 KILLED, 10 INJURED IN A BROOKLYN FIRE; Mother and Baby Killed in Leap and Many Tenants Are Trapped in Williamsburg Tenement. LINCOLN ARCADE SWEPT Hundreds Flee as Second Blaze in Building in Year Imperils Children in Theatre. Incendiarism Is Suspected. Boy Dies of Injuries. 5 DEAD, 10 INJURED IN BROOKLYN FIRE HUNDREDS FLEE FROM FIRE. Marshal Starts Inquiry Into Blaze at Lincoln Square Arcade. Theatre Emptied Quietly. Smoke Darkens Neighborhood. Dancers Are Led to Safety. Higgins Pays Chauffeurs' Fines." The archive note adds: With daughter and son dies in fire. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail. Another item reported: "$1,000 SUIT OVER BUST SETTLED BY TAMMANY; Sculptor of Voorhis Drops Case Which Was to Have Gone to Trial Today." A third item noted: "BETHLEN CREATES STORM.; Hungarian Parliament in Uproar as Former Premier Appears." Together, the page presents a same-day newspaper snapshot rather than a modern retelling with invented color.
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On November 11, 1931, one archived headline reported: "5 KILLED, 10 INJURED IN A BROOKLYN FIRE; Mother and Baby Killed in Leap and Many Tenants Are Trapped in Williamsburg Tenement. LINCOLN ARCADE SWEPT Hundreds Flee as Second Blaze in Building in Year Imperils Children in Theatre. Incendiarism Is Suspected. Boy Dies of Injuries. 5 DEAD, 10 INJURED IN BROOKLYN FIRE HUNDREDS FLEE FROM FIRE. Marshal Starts Inquiry Into Blaze at Lincoln Square Arcade. Theatre Emptied Quietly. Smoke Darkens Neighborhood. Dancers Are Led to Safety. Higgins Pays Chauffeurs' Fines." The archive note adds: With daughter and son dies in fire. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On November 11, 1931, one archived headline reported: "$1,000 SUIT OVER BUST SETTLED BY TAMMANY; Sculptor of Voorhis Drops Case Which Was to Have Gone to Trial Today." The archive note adds: Suit against Tammany Soc for making bust of J R Voorhis, settled. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On November 11, 1931, one archived headline reported: "BETHLEN CREATES STORM.; Hungarian Parliament in Uproar as Former Premier Appears." The archive note adds: Count Bethlen appears in Parliament; Count J Zichy makes s of condemnation. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
