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Monday, October 9, 1922
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The Headlines
PLAN TO REORGANIZE I.R.T. IS ACCEPTED BY SECURITY OWNERS; Guarantees Five-Cent Fare and Wipes Out Consolidated Holding Company. MODIFIES ELEVATED LEASE Provides That Public Shall Have Representation on the Board of Directors. NO DIVIDEND FOR FIVE YEARS Sale of Notes to Procure Additional Capital--Work of the Transit Commission.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Ivo Andrić (1892)
- Max von Laue (1879)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906)
- Emil Fischer (1852)
- Charles X of France (1757)
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
37,860 days ago
(103 years, 265 days)