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Tuesday, July 6, 1920
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The Headlines
'Leaders Cannot Win,' Says Palmer, Just Before Night Session Begins; Various Informal Conferences Bring No Result, and Leaders Abandon a General Conference That Had Been Arranged. Palmer Men Offered to Agree on a Compromise Candidate PALMER ASSERTS LEADERS WILL FAIL Early Floor Conferences Futile. Deadlock Tighter Than Ever. McAdoo Forges Ahead. Palmer Men Start Demonstration. Elimination Proposal Defeated. How the Leaders Rose and Fell.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Frida Kahlo (1907)
- Nicholas I of Russia (1796)
- Marc Chagall (1887)
- Maximilian I of Mexico (1832)
- Marc Bloch (1886)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Commercial Radio Stations (KDKA), Hair Dryer & Band-Aid.
Style of 1920
Silhouette: Straight and drop-waisted (Flapper)
Material: Beaded silk and rayon
- Bobbed hair
- Cloche hats
- T-strap heels
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Meanwhile
- Post-WWI Recession — Severe deflation and collapse of agricultural prices.
Time Elapsed
38,685 days ago
(105 years, 360 days)