Thursday, February 06, 2025

Today -100: February 6, 1925: Where he will doubtless gather moss


Harlan Fiske Stone is confirmed as Supreme Court justice 71-6.

France recently amnestied some WW I army deserters, so Paul Grappe comes forward to claim his amnesty. He deserted in November 1914 and has been living as a woman since then. He says he’s tired of wearing women’s clothes.

The USSR will purge the military of active Trotskyites but soldiers who are just Trotsky sympathizers will merely be transferred.

As the 69th Congress winds down, a bunch of bills die from lack of time, including the measure to join the World Court. And some farm stuff.

Outgoing Congresscritter J. Scott Wolff (D-Missouri) is arrested for verbally abusing a black bellboy, claiming he gave the wrong change. Wolff is a dentist and a lawyer.

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  1. Curious why you decided not to comment on this story: “Prophet Defers End of World One Week” “Saints on other planets must be mobilized” “The end of the world will not take place at midnight tonight. It will be only the beginning of the end” “It now looks as if the world had another week to go”

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