OCTOBER 14, 1937

Full News Archive

• Headline: Miss Montgomery's Political Endorsements. Impact: If Montgomery had won, we might have had a whole different flavor of politics. Imagine a world where New York City was governed by someone who could actually keep their campaign promises. Shocking, I know.. Fact: La Guardia once read the comics on the radio during a blizzard. Maybe he thought it would distract people from the snow... or his policies..
• Headline: Young Women Rally for Dewey's Election. Impact: This gathering of enthusiastic women could have inspired a whole generation of political activists. Fast forward, and we might have had a world where women ran for president before they even had the right to vote. What a plot twist!. Fact: The Dewey Volunteers were possibly the first political group with 'volunteers' in their name, proving that even back then, unpaid labor was a thing..
• Headline: Final Income Tax Deadline Approaches. Impact: The collective anxiety of taxpayers on that fateful night created an energy that, hypothetically, could have powered a small city. Or at least fueled a midnight coffee shop rush.. Fact: In 1913, the U.S. instituted a federal income tax. So, if you thought taxes were a new invention, congratulations! You’ve been living under a rock for a century..
• Headline: BLOCKADE IN HOUSE ON WAGE-HOUR BILL DECLARED BROKEN; O'Connor, Rules Chairman, Tells President, Committee Won't Hold Up Measure Now. Impact: The breaking of this blockade might have led to a domino effect in labor laws. If only Congress had learned to break more blockades, we might have had a 24-hour workday by now. Oh wait, that’s not a good thing.. Fact: The Wage-Hour Bill was like Congress's version of a reality TV show: lots of drama, but no one really knew what was happening until the end..
• Headline: COUNTY RAILROAD URGED; Westchester Gets Proposal to Take Over the N. Y., W. & B. Line. Impact: If Westchester had taken over the railroad, we might have seen the rise of 'railroad aristocrats'—people who literally rode the rails to power. Imagine the extravagant mustaches!. Fact: Railroads in the early 20th century were basically the Uber of their time, except you had to wait in line and share with strangers. Ah, progress!.
• Headline: Tinkham Suggests Impeaching Roosevelt For Failure to Invoke the Neutrality Act. Impact: If Tinkham's suggestion had gone through, we might have witnessed the first-ever impeachment of a president for not playing by neutrality rules. Honestly, sounds like a plot twist in a soap opera.. Fact: The Neutrality Act was meant to keep the U.S. out of foreign wars, but it seems that politicians have always been more interested in playing politics than actually following the rules..
• Headline: JOINS MORTGAGE BOARD Leo P. Dorsey. Impact: Dorsey's appointment could have led to a mortgage-led renaissance, where everyone owned homes and became accidental landlords. Cue the sitcoms about quirky tenants!. Fact: Becoming a member of the Mortgage Board is like joining a very exclusive club, except instead of champagne, you get a lifetime supply of paperwork..
• Headline: Utility in Rail Proceedings. Impact: This utility authorization might have sparked debates over rail efficiency that echoed through time, leading to heated discussions in coffee shops about the reliability of trains... and whether they should serve snacks.. Fact: The ICC's involvement in rail proceedings means that, yes, even back then, bureaucratic red tape was alive and thriving, just like that one evergreen plant in your grandma's living room..
• Headline: Campaign Flagpole Held Legal. Impact: The ruling on the flagpole may have inadvertently set a precedent for political paraphernalia, leading to the ridiculousness of inflatable candidates in modern elections. Thanks, flagpole.. Fact: Imagine being the lawyer whose job was to argue the legality of a flagpole. Talk about a career highlight—'I defended a pole!'..
• Headline: Italy Denies Recall of Fliers. Impact: Italy's denial might have sparked a series of international aviation mishaps, leading to a world where planes were constantly playing hide and seek. Just imagine the air traffic chaos.. Fact: Denial of the recall means that those fliers were probably having a wild time, gallivanting while the rest of the world was stuck on boring land. Lucky them!.