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Saturday, March 11, 1922
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The Headlines
FORD'S 'FREEZE-OUT' OF RAIL PARTNERS BLOCKED BY I.C.C.; Small Stockholders of D., T. & I. Defeat Alleged Scheme to Get Rid of Them. PREVENT LEASE OF ROAD Commission Sustains Their Contention That It Is Against Public Interest. WILL KEEP THEIR SHARES Proposed Lessee Was a Company Owned Entirely by Members of the Ford Family. Stockholders' Contention. Mr. Ford's Statements. BLOCK FORD'S PLAN TO LEASE RAILROAD Will Not Part With Stock. Ford's Price Accepted.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Harold Wilson (1916)
- Torquato Tasso (1544)
- Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920)
- Urbain Le Verrier (1811)
- Frederik IX (1899)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Technicolor Films, Water Skiing & Audiometer.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
38,072 days ago
(104 years, 112 days)