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Tuesday, December 4, 1928
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The Headlines
WARREN LIKELY TO GO WHEN JURY INDICTS IN ROTHSTEIN MURDER; Resignation Is Reported Due After Close of the Inquiry, Which Is Expected Today. CASE HAD VEXED WALKER Rift With Police Head Developed Over Detectives' Failure to Apprehend Slayers. FREEDOM DENIED TO STAJER He and Raymond Fail to Help Banton--McManus Said to Have Prepared an Alibi. Report Mayor Asked Resignation. Warren Said to Uphold His Men. Two Witnesses Recalcitrant. WARREN LIKELY TO RESIGN SOON Closing Up Gaps in Evidence. Stajer Wins Point in Court. $500,000 Election Bets Won. McManus Alibi Said to Be Ready. Rules Bar Books for McManus.
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On This Day
Cosmo Gordon Lang was enthroned as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the first bachelor to be appointed in 150 years.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Francisco Franco (1892)
- Rainer Maria Rilke (1875)
- Thomas Carlyle (1795)
- Samuel Butler (novelist) (1835)
- Albert Bandura (1925)
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
35,612 days ago
(97 years, 207 days)