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Wednesday, February 22, 1928
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The Headlines
BLAME FOR S-4 LOSS PUT UPON BOTH SHIPS BY THE NAVAL COURT; Report Also Finds Brumby Is Unfitted to Command the Control Forces. MELLON ATTACKS DECISION Secretary Insists That Baylis, Paulding's Commander, Was in No Way at Fault. WILBUR ASKS MORE LIGHT Navy Head Orders Inquiry to Be Continued to Show Reasons for Court's Findings. Mellon Dissents on Baylis. Says All Possible Was Done. BLAME FOR S-4 LOSS PUT UPON BOTH SHIPS Commanders Held Careless. Information on S-4 Trials. Mellon Writes to Wilbur.
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You Share a Birthday With
- George Washington (1732)
- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788)
- Heinrich Hertz (1857)
- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857)
- Luis Buñuel (1900)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Electric Razor, Penicillin & Bubble Gum.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
35,899 days ago
(98 years, 129 days)