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Monday, March 23, 1931
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The Headlines
3 NATIONS WARN AUSTRIA ON DEAL WITH GERMANY; SHE PRESSES TARIFF UNION; GENEVA CURB SEEN BROKEN Envoys of France, Italy and Czechoslovakia Cite 1922 Protocols. SCHOBER STICKS TO PLAN Says Powers Can Delay, but Not Prevent Agreement--Berlin Expects No Protests. ALL FRANCE IS PERTURBED Papers Call Move the Gravest Since War--Curtius Wires Defense to Paris. No Protests to Berlin. Failure of Parleys Cited. Budapest Is Friendly. Rumanian Papers Cautious. Foresee Regrouping.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
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
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
34,774 days ago
(95 years, 99 days)