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June 1, 1934

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PATIENT THRONGS LINE SHORE ALL DAY; 500,000, Jamming Every Point of Vantage, Gaze for Hours Into Fleetless Harbor. 100,000 WAIT AT BATTERY Equal Number on Riverside -- Afternoon's Monotony Broken by Frequent False Alarms. PATIENT THRONGS LINE SHORE ALL DAY

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New Yorkers, the world's champion spectators, did full justice yesterday to a mighty spectacle. The most conservative estimates gave the fleet 500,000 watchers during the afternoon. Equally conservatively, it was said that the number was more than doubled by nightfall.

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Roosevelt Stirred as Ships Pass; Signals 'Well Done' to the Navy; President Stands Beside Daniels, With Whom He Reviewed Fleet After World War -- Cruiser Twice Halted in Bay by Fog -- Mayor Among Many Notables in Party. ROOSEVELT STIRRED AS SHIPS PASS BY

By Charles W. Hurd.special To the New York Times.by Charles W.b. Hurd

With Pres at fleet rev

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MORGAN & CO. PLAN TO BE COMMERCIAL, NOT SECURITY BANK; Reported Ready to Make Change When 1933 Law Goes Into Effect June 16.

By Copyright, 1934

Majority of Wall St private banking houses, with J P Morgan & Co an exception, expected to choose securities business when banking act of 1933 goes into effect

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FOG CAUSES 2 1/2 HOUR DELAY; President Leads Fleet to Port, Past Crowds Lining Shores. FIGHTING STRENGTH SHOWN SHIPS TO STAY 18 DAYS 35,000 Officers and Men to Be Entertained by City and in Private Homes. PRESIDENT LEADS FLEET UP THE BAY

By Harbor Craft, Gay With Bunting, Exchange Salutes With Roosevelt's Cruiser.By Russell B. Porter.by Russell B. Porter

Sees fleet review

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1934Pat Boone, American singer-songwriter and actor^[†]

Patrick Charles Eugene Boone is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author, television personality, radio host, and philanthropist. One of the best-selling American recording artists of the 1950s and early 1960s, he has sold nearly 50 million records, charted 38 Top 40 hits in the United States, and appeared in numerous feature films.

1934Peter Masterson, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (died 2018)^[†]

Peter Masterson was an American actor, director, producer, and writer. He made his Broadway debut in November 1967 in The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald, playing the title character. Although he got good notices, the play closed after nine performances.

1934Doris Buchanan Smith, American author (died 2002)^[†]

Doris Buchanan Smith was an American author of award-winning Children's books, including A Taste of Blackberries.

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1934Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English colonel and polo player (born 1867)^[†]

Colonel Sir Alfred "Toby" Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, was an English soldier and intelligence officer, sportsman, pioneer motorist and aviator.

Headlines from June 1, 1934

PATIENT THRONGS LINE SHORE ALL DAY; 500,000, Jamming Every Point of Vantage, Gaze for Hours Into Fleetless Harbor. 100,000 WAIT AT BATTERY Equal Number on Riverside -- Afternoon's Monotony Broken by Frequent False Alarms. PATIENT THRONGS LINE SHORE ALL DAY

Roosevelt Stirred as Ships Pass; Signals 'Well Done' to the Navy; President Stands Beside Daniels, With Whom He Reviewed Fleet After World War -- Cruiser Twice Halted in Bay by Fog -- Mayor Among Many Notables in Party. ROOSEVELT STIRRED AS SHIPS PASS BY

MORGAN & CO. PLAN TO BE COMMERCIAL, NOT SECURITY BANK; Reported Ready to Make Change When 1933 Law Goes Into Effect June 16.

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FOG CAUSES 2 1/2 HOUR DELAY; President Leads Fleet to Port, Past Crowds Lining Shores. FIGHTING STRENGTH SHOWN SHIPS TO STAY 18 DAYS 35,000 Officers and Men to Be Entertained by City and in Private Homes. PRESIDENT LEADS FLEET UP THE BAY

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