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Monday, February 16, 1931
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The Headlines
SEABURY WILL SCAN POLICE BANK RECORDS IN WIDE GRAFT HUNT; He Will Demand Financial Data of All in Manhattan and Bronx to Reach "Higher-Ups". PROMPTED BY KENNA CASE Levey, Stool-Pigeon, Who Says He Was Paid to Flee, Resumes His Testimony Today. NEW PLEA TO THE GOVERNOR 1,000 Sign Petition for Inquiry in Brooklyn and Queens--Acts of Eight Magistrates Are Cited. Levey a Witness Today. Detail of Kenna Deposits. SEABURY TO DEMAND BANK DATA OF POLICE ACT FOR WIDER INQUIRY. 1,000 Sign Plea to Governor--Eight Brooklyn Magistrates Named.
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Octave Mirbeau (1848)
- Ernst Haeckel (1834)
- Philip Melanchthon (1497)
- Francis Galton (1822)
- Radoje Domanović (1873)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Electric Guitar, Electron Microscope & Radio Telescope.
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
34,808 days ago
(95 years, 133 days)