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Tuesday, August 28, 1928

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The Headlines

HEARINGS ON WRECK AWAIT FULL REPORTS; Banton Defers I.R.T. Inquiry to Get Findings of Transit Board and the Police. WARREN GIVING DATA TODAY Prosecutor Doubts an Employe Threw Switch Under Train, as Held by Commission. Three Still in Critical State. Switch's Movement Is Issue. Regrets Law Restricts Course. HEARINGS ON WRECK AWAIT FULL REPORTS Several Called for Inquiry. Doubts City's Damage Liability. Funeral Services for Victims.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Makin' Whoopee

Walter Donaldson

The must-have

Mickey Mouse Doll

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1928

  • I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

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

35,710 days ago

(97 years, 305 days)