Wednesday, June 13, 1900

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The Headlines

CHINESE MURDER JAPANESE OFFICIAL; Soldiers of Empress's Guard Kill Chancellor of Legation. A MINISTER'S HOUSE BURNED Summer Residence of Sir Claude MacDonald Destroyed. A Handful of British Marines Rout 2,000 Boxers Near Lofa -- Convent at Pao-ting-Fu Attacked.

Best-selling Sheet Music

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

Harry Von Tilzer

The must-have

Lionel Trains

You Share a Birthday With

• James Clerk Maxwell (1831)
• W. B. Yeats (1865)
• Fernando Pessoa (1888)
• Thomas Young (scientist) (1773)
• Charles the Bald (823)

Slang

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)