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Thursday, August 29, 1929
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The Headlines
WHALEN TURNS BACK THE SPEAKEASY TASK TO FEDERAL DRY CHIEF; He Tells Campbell That Local Enforcement Would Cost City $15,000,000 a Year. RETURNS 300 COMPLAINTS Flat Refusal to Conduct Dry Raids Follows Conference With District Attorneys. CALLS STEP 'BUCK PASSING' Declares Administrator Himself Has Full Power to Act Under State Nuisance Law. Sends Back Complaints. WHALEN TURNS BACK THE SPEAKEASY TASK Letter in Detail. Promises General Cooperation. Many Complaints Anonymous.
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
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
35,344 days ago
(96 years, 304 days)