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Thursday, September 3, 1925
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The Headlines
HOME RULE UPHELD BY APPEALS COURT; BUS DECISION WAITS; Lower Bench Is Reversed on Amendment's Validity and Legality of Statute. ENDS DOUBT ON CITY BILLS Unanimous Decision Legalizes Many Acts Passed Here and Elsewhere in the State. GOV. SMITH PRAISES VERDICT He Halls the Ruling as a Victory for Walker -- Precedent for Other States, Says Colby. HOME RULE UPHELD BY APPEALS COURT
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Radio Flyer Wagon
On This Day
USS Shenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Carl David Anderson (1905)
- Urho Kekkonen (1900)
- Ferdinand Porsche (1875)
- Fritz Pregl (1869)
- Macfarlane Burnet (1899)
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
36,800 days ago
(100 years, 300 days)