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Monday, March 4, 1901
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The Headlines
LAKE FLEETS MAY COMBINE.; Plan to Place 124 Vessels Under Steel Trust's Control.
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Blaze Away
Abe Holzmann
The must-have
Lionel Trains
On This Day
William McKinley inaugurated president for second time; Theodore Roosevelt is vice president.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678)
- Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769)
- Prince Henry the Navigator (1394)
- Georges Dumézil (1898)
- Blanche of Castile (1188)
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
45,749 days ago
(125 years, 124 days)