Tuesday, February 27, 1900

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The Headlines

PUERTO RICO BILL WILL BE AMENDED; Republicans Agree on a Reduction of the Tariff. ALSO MAKE A TIME LIMIT Duty To Be 15 Per Cent. Effective Until March 1, 1902. It Is Asserted That Only Four Republicans Will Oppose the Measure in Its Modified Form -- Vote Is Delayed.

Best-selling Sheet Music

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

Harry Von Tilzer

The must-have

Lionel Trains

On This Day

• Fußball-Club Bayern München is founded.

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• The British Labour Party is founded.

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• Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Constantine the Great (272)
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807)
• Marian Anderson (1897)
• Sveinn Björnsson (1881)
• George Herbert Mead (1863)

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Tech Check

Kodak Brownie Camera, Zeppelin Airships & Escalators.

Style of 1900

Silhouette: S-bend corset and pouter pigeon chest

Material: Lace, silk, and heavy wool

• Gibson Girl hair
• Parasols
• High collars

Cost of Living (1900)