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Tuesday, January 6, 1925

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The Headlines

CRAIG SAYS HYLAN AIMED AT SMITH IN TRANSIT ATTACK; Declares Charges Were Intended to Embarrass the Governor in His Campaign. HITS MAYOR'S SUBWAY PLAN Should Be Called "Plan for the Enlargement of the B.M.T.," Declares Controller. SUBMITS NEW PROPOSAL Suggests Four-Tracking I.R.T. Above 96th Street and Diverting Bronx Traffic to New 8th Av. Line. Craig Says City Should Run New Subways

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

Walter Donaldson

The must-have

Radio Flyer Wagon

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1925

  • The business of America is business

Tech Check

Mechanical Television, The Leica I & Masking Tape.

Cost of Living (1920)

Loaf of Bread

$0.11

Gallon of Gas

$0.30

Average Home

$6,296

New Car

$575

Time Elapsed

37,040 days ago

(101 years, 175 days)