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Wednesday, July 22, 1931
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The Headlines
DOYLE IN CONTEMPT, FIGHTS JAIL TODAY; TAMMANY BACKS HIM; Witness Freed in $25,000 Bail After 30-Day Sentence-- Flouted Immunity Offer. MEMBERS HECKLE SEABURY Democrats Accuse Him of Political Plot With Macy and Medalie. GRAFT HUNT IS IMPEDED Doyle Denies Splitting Fees With Appeals Board--Silent on "Other Officials." Tammany Men Flout Seabury. Rebuke to Cuvillier Cheered. DOYLE IN CONTEMPT, FIGHTS JAIL TODAY Nine Tell of Doyle Income Doyle Called to Stand. Witness Grows Defiant. Immunity Conferred on Doyle. Democrats Denounce Decision. Examination Is Resumed. McNaboe Interrupts Hearing. Seabury Offers Proof. Accuses Seabury of Third Degree. Audience Cheers Seabury. Contempt Action Demanded. Doyle Haled to Court.
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887)
- Janusz Korczak (1878)
- Selman Waksman (1888)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784)
- Bob Dole (1923)
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
34,652 days ago
(94 years, 342 days)