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Wednesday, January 9, 1901
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The Headlines
AMERICAN PROPOSAL REGARDING CHINA; Plan for Discussing the Indemnity Question at Washington LIKELY TO BE AGREED TO Attitude of Imperial Court Threatens Serious Complications -- Partition of China May Result.
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Blaze Away
Abe Holzmann
The must-have
Lionel Trains
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 727 (727)
- Karel Čapek (1890)
- Pope Gregory XV (1554)
- John B. Watson (1879)
- Kurt Tucholsky (1890)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Transatlantic Radio Signal, Vacuum Cleaner & Meccano.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
45,804 days ago
(125 years, 179 days)