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Tuesday, September 30, 1902
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The Headlines
STOCKS BREAK VIOLENTLY; Greatest Decline SinCE Northern Pacific Panic Day. MONEY RATE 35 PER CENT J.P. Morgan Talks and Other Financiers Discuss the Situation, Its Causes and Its Outlook.
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Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
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You Share a Birthday With
- Rumi (1207)
- Jean Perrin (1870)
- Pope Nicholas IV (1227)
- Hans Geiger (1882)
- Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (1714)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Air Conditioner, Hearing Aids & Lie Detector (Polygraph).
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
45,175 days ago
(123 years, 280 days)