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Tuesday, November 27, 1928
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The Headlines
HIGH BAIL HOLDS FIVE IN ROTHSTEIN INQUIRY; GRAND JURY GUARDED; Gamblers Seized by Banton to Assure Testimony After Witnesses Are Threatened.WOMAN LINKED TO KILLING Her Indictment With Two Others Sought--Secret Papers of Gambler Disappear. TWO IN HOTEL ROOM NAMED Files in Court Connect Slain Man to Labor War--Police Protect Jury Room During Hearing. Woman Named in Murder Plot. Two Men in Hotel Identified. HIGH BAIL HOLDS 5 IN ROTHSTEIN CASE Seventy Witnesses to Be Called. Criticizes Moving of Files. Banton Asks $100,000 Bail for Four. Grand Jury Guarded Against Spies.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
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Mickey Mouse Doll
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
35,620 days ago
(97 years, 215 days)