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Wednesday, April 10, 1929
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The Headlines
SHIP'S CREW FREED; CANADA FILES NOTE PROTESTING SINKING; Washington Maintains Right of Pursuit, but Lacks Evidence Against Men of I'm Alone. OTTAWA DISPUTES FACTS Dominion Is Also Said to Hold Coast Guard Action More Extreme Than Warranted. ISSUE IS TAKEN ON TREATY Authority Under Compact to Chase Rum-Runner Beyond 3-Mile Limit Understood to Be Questioned. Coast Guard Version Contested. Arbitration Believed Likely. SHIP'S CREW FREED; CANADA FILES NOTE Mitchell Explains Dropping Case Holds Treaty Issues Separate. Crew Freed in New Orleans Court. Ottawa Refrains from Comment.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
35,486 days ago
(97 years, 81 days)