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These papers are worries: the N. Y. Journal-American, Boston American,^ Baltimore News-Post (Sunday American), Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph...
...British dodge of calming the public by having newspapers mention that John Bull was paying more attention to cricket scores than to the crisis was considered not worth trying in London this week, but in Manhattan the Journal-American made a brave effort with "WAR IN EUROPE WOULD HIT 6-DAY BIKE RACE...
Sharp-witted Amster Spiro, city editor of William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal-American, knows little about playing parlor games, including bridge, but he does know a good thing when he sees it. Over a year ago, when he read that "Monopoly" was selling by millions, his newspaper mind envied such profitable circulation. Forthwith he devised a newspaper game, "Flash News." It was too complicated to sell much more than 10,000 sets (at $2.50) and is presently being simplified. From "Flash News" Editor Spiro did learn, however, that there is money in games...