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Monday, July 27, 1931
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The Headlines
PRISONS OF NATION DECLARED FAILURE; OUTWORN, INHUMAN; Wickersham Report Assails the Whole System as Worthless in Rebuilding Men. BRUTAL DISCIPLINE DECRIED Riots and Fires "Dramatic Evidence" of Futility--AuburnType Forts "Needless."NEW PENAL MODE URGEDConvict Wages, Segregation, Individual Education and Broad Use of Parole Advised. Inefficiency Is Stressed. PRISONS OF NATION DECLARED FAILURE Individual Study Advised. Would Relieve Overcrowding. Prisoner Wage Recommended. Value of Parole Emphasized. Central Supervision Favored General Overcrowding Found. Data on Discipline Given. New York Parole Plan a Model. Points to Savings. Experts Who Made Study. DEFENDS BAY STATE PRISONS. State Commissioner Denies Cruelty but Admits Overcrowding.
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Giosuè Carducci (1835)
- Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
- Jean Baudrillard (1929)
- Murad IV (1612)
- Hans Fischer (1881)
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
34,647 days ago
(94 years, 337 days)