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Saturday, September 19, 1931

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The Headlines

MRS. COLLINGS' STORY ATTACKED AT INQUEST AS SHE STAYS AWAY; Prosecutor Stresses Details Omitted in First Recital of Raid on Cruiser. POLICEMAN CHIEF WITNESS Quotes Widow as Saying Two Boats Passed During Tragedy but She Made No Outcry. SHE IS TOO ILL' TO ATTEND Lawyer, Defending Her Story Again, Says It Has Been Proved True-- Silent on Private Inquiry. Widow's Story Defended. Two Witnesses Heard. ATTACKS THE STORY OF MRS. COLLINGS Found Widow Smiling. Omission in First Account. Crowd Kept from Inquest. Asked Mrs. Collings's Presence. Tells of Finding Widow. Repeats Woman's Story. Heard Crash of Glass. Says She Did Not Cry Out. Did Not Mention Struggle.

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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

Catchphrases of 1931

  • Goodnight, Mrs. Calabash

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 DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

34,593 days ago

(94 years, 283 days)