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Wednesday, November 13, 1901

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The Headlines

THIEVES' BOLD EXPLOIT ON THIRD AVENUE; Two Men Lock a Jewelry Store Door and Smash the Window. DAYLIGHT, CROWDS PASSING One Robber Grabs a Tray of Diamonds, but Fails to Secure the Booty-Caught After Hot Chase.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Blaze Away

Abe Holzmann

The must-have

Lionel Trains

On This Day

  • The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster occurs, killing 9 of the 12 crew members.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead

Aristocrat

capitalmy wordbally

Working Class

gadzooksblimeychump

Catchphrases of 1901

  • Good to the last drop

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

45,495 days ago

(124 years, 235 days)