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Thursday, September 9, 1926
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The Headlines
GERMAN WITNESS TELLS FRAUD JURY HOW HE SOUGHT DAUGHERTY AND MILLER; MET JOHN T. KING FIRST Taken by Jesse Smith to Alien Property Man, He Says. BUCKNER OUTLINES CASE Promises to Trace Checks of $22,000 and $50,000 to Defendants' Accounts. CLAIM PASSED IN 72 HOURS Prosecutor Declares Foreign Agent Began Negotiations Without Proof of Rights. German Tells How He Sought Daugherty and Miller
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Black Bottom
Ray Henderson
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
Tech Check
Liquid Fuel Rocket, Talking Movies (Vitaphone) & Aerosol Spray Can.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
36,430 days ago
(99 years, 295 days)