Thursday, May 3, 1928

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The Headlines

HE SEEKS VINDICATION; Mayor Wants Re-election on a Five-Cent Fare Platform. SURE OF FINAL VICTORY Will Employ Every Resource, He Declares, to Retain Present Rate. HOPED TO RETIRE, HE SAYS Hylan Is Reported Ready to Announce His Candidacy on Fare Issue Next Week. Decision a Shock, He Says. Takes Up the Challenge. WALKER WILL RUN AGAIN FOR MAYOR HYLAN CHARGES "BETRAYAL." Former Mayor Accuses Walker and Tammany on Fare Decision.

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On This Day

• The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Niccolò Machiavelli (1469)
• Golda Meir (1898)
• Bing Crosby (1903)
• Pete Seeger (1919)
• George Paget Thomson (1892)

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Tech Check

Electric Razor, Penicillin & Bubble Gum.

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