Wednesday, September 21, 1921

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The Headlines

$12,000 FOR ENRIGHT IN 'FICTITIOUS' STOCK DEAL WITH A.A. RYAN; Commissioner Admits Receiving 'Profits' From His Deputy Without Putting Up a Cent. HARRISS 'LENT' HIM AN AUTO Wanted to Give it, but Enright Said He Couldn't Accept Until He Retired From Office. PENALTIES FOR PATROLMEN Commissioner Defends Fines for Men Recorded as "Guilty" of Criminal Offenses.

Best-selling Sheet Music

The Sheik of Araby

Harry B. Smith & Ted Snyder

The must-have

Raggedy Andy

On This Day

• A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500–600 people.

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You Share a Birthday With

• H. G. Wells (1866)
• Kwame Nkrumah (1909)
• Abdul Hamid II (1842)
• Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853)
• Girolamo Savonarola (1452)

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Tech Check

Robots (The Term 'Robot'), Polygraph (Modern) & Insulin (Medical Tech).

Cost of Living (1920)