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Saturday, April 4, 1931
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The Headlines
RACKET CLEAN-UP ON; $200,000,000 TRIBUTE PAID YEARLY IN CITY; Federal Men From Chicago Delve at Once Into Bank and Brokerage Data of Gangs. HUNT 1,000 TAX EVADERS Seabury to Turn Over Records on Police--Others in City Posts May Be Under Fire. CRIME BOARD FIXES TOLL Report to Legislature Estimates It at $12,000,000,000 In Nation-- Amet Plans Similar Campaign. Delve Into Bank Accounts. Amell Plans Similar Drive. Losses Not Taken as Excuse.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Maya Angelou (1928)
- Caracalla (188)
- Marguerite Duras (1914)
- Isoroku Yamamoto (1884)
- Muddy Waters (1913)
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
34,761 days ago
(95 years, 86 days)