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Saturday, October 31, 1931
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The Headlines
BERLIN NOW INSISTS IT CANNOT PAY BOTH LOANS AND WAR DEBT; Holds Lamont's Proposal OverOptimistic and in Line WithOfficial French View.YOUNG PLAN "OUT OF DATE"World Bank Inquiry Under It IsOpposed and General Parleyof Big Powers Urged.REICH IS SOUNDING OTHERSVon Hoesch Arrives in Berlin forInstructions--No Decision Till HeHas Conferred With Laval. Von Hoesch Arrives in Berlin. BERLIN NOW BALKS AT WAR DEBT PLAN See Provisions Out of Date.
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
- Hokusai (1760)
- John Keats (1795)
- Chiang Kai-shek (1887)
- Johannes Vermeer (1632)
- Norodom Sihanouk (1922)
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
34,551 days ago
(94 years, 241 days)