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Monday, January 7, 1929

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The Headlines

KING OF YUGOSLAVIA ASSUMES ALL POWER; In Midnight Coup Alexander Abrogates Constitution and Dissolves Parliament. SETS UP HIS OWN CABINET Establishes Dictatorship to End Heretofore Irreconcilable Dissensions in Triune Kingdom. KING OF YUGOSLAVIA ASSUMES ALL POWER Doubt King Favors Federalization. Diversity of Populations. How Coup d'Etat Was Effected. King Appeals to the People. People Cheer the Proclamation. The New Cabinet. Press Censorship Rigid. President Barred From Chamber. Croats, Too, Cheer Change. Matchek Praises the King.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Singin' in the Rain

Nacio Herb Brown

The must-have

Duncan Yo-Yo

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1929

  • Wall Street Lays an Egg

Tech Check

Car Radio, Sunglasses (Mass Produced) & Coaxial Cable.

Cost of Living (1920)

Loaf of Bread

$0.11

Gallon of Gas

$0.30

Average Home

$6,296

New Car

$575

Time Elapsed

35,578 days ago

(97 years, 173 days)