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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.
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
- William Golding (1911)
- Henry III of France (1551)
- Masatoshi Koshiba (1926)
- Emil Zátopek (1922)
- Lajos Kossuth (1802)
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
34,593 days ago
(94 years, 283 days)