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Thursday, August 7, 1924
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The Headlines
GERMANS IN REPLY ACCEPT DAWES PLAN; ALLIES OPTIMISTIC; Marx Regards Reparation Scheme as Practical, Though Suggesting Developments. WANTS RUHR ASSURANCES Covering Letter Holds Continued Military Occupation Not in Accordance With Plan. GERMANS ARE CONCILIATORY Said to Have Promised Guarantees of Security to France and Belgium. GERMANS IN REPLY ACCEPT DAWES PLAN
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Fascinating Rhythm
George Gershwin
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- Mata Hari (1876)
- Constantius II (317)
- Ralph Bunche (1904)
- Elizabeth Báthory (1560)
- Emil Nolde (1867)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Loudspeakers, Frozen Food Process & Spiral Notebooks.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
37,192 days ago
(101 years, 327 days)