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Sunday, July 5, 1931
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The Headlines
TEXT AWAITED IN CAPITAL; Officials Confident Messages, Expected Today,Will Bring Final Steps.PRESIDENT IS NOTIFIEDAfter Phoned Notice From Mellonto Castle and Mills, TheyCall Rapidan Camp.ACTION ON NOTE FROM HEREState Department MemorandumSent Friday Night OutlinedPrinciples for Paris Cabinet. Phone Talk Is Difficult. WASHINGTON THINKS TERMS ACCEPTABLE Final Adjustment Expected. Points in the Agreement. Compromise on Repayments. Waited Hopefully All Day.
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
34,669 days ago
(94 years, 359 days)