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Tuesday, October 14, 1930
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The Headlines
DIAMOND WAS SHOT BY HIS OWN GANG, MULROONEY SAYS; Quarreled With Him Suddenly While Discussing a Deal, Commissioner Believes. BUT HE ALSO HUNTS RIVALS Hears of Threats and Feuds Over Beer-Running Here and Up-State. RACKETEER FIGHTS TO LIVE But Condition Takes Sudden Turn for the Worse--Hotel Manager Fails to Reappear. Fighting For His Life. To Sift Hotel Ownership. AIDES OF DIAMOND HUNTED IN SHOOTING "Barrier of Lies" Balks Police. Sift Western's Disappearance. Girl Tells of Hotel Conference.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Jet Engine Concepts, Scotch Tape & Flashbulbs.
Style of 1930
Silhouette: Bias-cut and clinging
Material: Satin and crepe
- Puff sleeves
- Backless gowns
- Finger waves
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
34,934 days ago
(95 years, 259 days)