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Thursday, July 11, 1929
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The Headlines
SMOOT MINIMIZES PROTESTS ON TARIFF; HARRISON SAYS 'SHAM'; Former Contends Foreign Dip- lomats Complain for "Inter- ested Parties' Only. HIS OWN DIGEST GIVEN OUT 25, Not 38, Countries Are Listed and He Insists Democrat Diverges From Facts. Says Democrats Ask Increases. GREAT BRITAIN. SMOOT MINIMIZES PROTESTS ON TARIFF Calls Smoot Inconsistent. Sees Misunderstanding Abroad. Point to Hoover's Boston Speech. Thomas Urges Adjustments. Long Sessions Held on Metals. Mellon Suggests Court Action.
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Nacio Herb Brown
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Duncan Yo-Yo
You Share a Birthday With
- John Quincy Adams (1767)
- Alexander Prokhorov (1916)
- Robert the Bruce (1274)
- Yul Brynner (1920)
- James McNeill Whistler (1834)
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
35,393 days ago
(96 years, 353 days)