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Thursday, March 17, 1921
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The Headlines
MILLER'S TRANSIT BILL PUT THROUGH SENATE, 33 TO 18; Assembly Votes, 94 to 50, to Advance Measure for Final Passage Tuesday. UGLY EPITHETS IN DEBATE Republican Opponents Vie With Democrats in Denouncing the Plan and Its Supporters. PUSH GOVERNOR'S PROGRAM Assemblymen Dispose of Dry Enforcement and New York Port Treaty Legislation. Denounces Bill as a "Steal." Places Responsibility. Wanted Hylan Called to Speak. Sees No Financial Benefits. Says Campaign Began in Saratoga. Declares Bill Full of Jokers. Rebuked by Senator Lusk. Against the Bill--18. Assembly Kills Amendments. Wants Miller Responsible. Vote of Assembly Republicans.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
The Sheik of Araby
Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Robots (The Term 'Robot'), Polygraph (Modern) & Insulin (Medical Tech).
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
38,431 days ago
(105 years, 106 days)