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Thursday, July 9, 1925
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The Headlines
NICHOLSON SEEKS TO DELAY ENTERING HOME RULE DECREE; Plans Plea to Court to Maintain Status Quo Until Appeal Is Heard. CITY'S PETITION DELAYED Will Not Be Presented to Appellate Division Until Monday Counsel Announces. SYRACUSE OFFERS TO HELP Wallstein Says He Will Ask for an Order Immediately to Restrain Operation of Buses. NICHOLSON SEEKS TO DELAY DECREE ASK FOR SPECIAL SESSION. Community Councils Seek Legislation to Make Home Rule Legal.
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Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- Edward Heath (1916)
- Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578)
- Franz Boas (1858)
- Jan Neruda (1834)
- Ann Radcliffe (1764)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
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
36,856 days ago
(100 years, 356 days)