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Friday, October 4, 1901
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The Headlines
DEMOCRATS NOMINATE EDWARD M. SHEPARD; Demonstration in the Convention for Mr. Coler. ONE VOTE CAST FOR HIM. Scene of Excitement While the Roll Is Called -- The Rest of the Ticket Ratified -- Resolutions Commend Van Wyck Administration. DEMOCRATS NOMINATE EDWARD M. SHEPARD
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You Share a Birthday With
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Jean-François Millet (1814)
- Louis X of France (1289)
- Engelbert Dollfuss (1892)
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
45,535 days ago
(124 years, 275 days)