DECEMBER 1, 1934

Full News Archive

• Headline: Howard Hearing Scheduled for December 11. Impact: This trial, with its riveting drama, sparked a national debate on the use of slugs in courtrooms. Fast forward to today, and lawyers are still trying to figure out how to make courtroom drama more exciting—thank you, reality TV!. Fact: Fun fact: Slugs can actually be quite persuasive if you give them a good lawyer!.
• Headline: New Jersey's Bootlegging Crisis Revealed. Impact: This revelation caused a surge in speakeasy culture, leading to a boom in jazz music and flappers. Who knew that a tax hike would make the Roaring Twenties roar even louder?. Fact: Prohibition: when the government decided that if they couldn't have fun, neither could anyone else. Cheers to that!.
• Headline: CHILD'S HOSPITAL TO CLOSE ON JAN. 1; New York Nursery Will End 111-Year Career -- Its Work Will Be Taken Over.. Impact: The closure of this hospital sent shockwaves through the community, eventually leading to the establishment of more innovative healthcare solutions. Sometimes, the end of an era leads to the birth of a new one.. Fact: 111 years is quite a run for a hospital. That's longer than most marriages—guess they weren't ready to 'commit' to the next century!.
• Headline: GOOD RESOLUTIONS.. Impact: This vague headline set into motion a series of annual resolutions that people break by February. Today, gyms make money off of hopefuls who will never see the inside of a treadmill again.. Fact: Did you know that 80% of New Year's resolutions are broken by mid-February? The other 20% are just forgotten by June!.
• Headline: HOUDE PLANT SUED IN MOVE TO FORCE COMPLIANCE ON 7A; Employe Majority's Power to Set Terms for All Is Issue at Stake. FIVE ORDERS ARE SOUGHT Court in Buffalo Is Asked to Bar Concern From Dealing With Company Union. CALLED 'STRONGEST CASE' Action Is Regarded in Capital as One Most Likely to Go Before Supreme Tribunal. HOUDE SUIT BEGUN ON 7A COMPLIANCE. Impact: This legal battle over union rights sparked debates that continue to echo through labor laws today. Thanks to this, workers now have the delightful privilege of arguing about their rights while still working for peanuts.. Fact: The term 'employe majority' sounds like a group of people who couldn't agree on a lunch order. Spoiler alert: they still can't!.