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Friday, January 16, 1903
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The Headlines
J.P. MORGAN FEARED GATES IN LOUISVILLE; Inter-State Commerce Commission Hears His Story of the Deal. Sale of the Road to the Atlantic Coast Line Due to Belief that the Gates Coterie Cared Only for Stock Market Profit.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
Eddie Leonard
The must-have
Crayola Crayons
You Share a Birthday With
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Vittorio Alfieri (1749)
- John C. Breckinridge (1821)
- Franz Brentano (1838)
- Ismail Qemali (1844)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Wright Flyer (Airplane), Windshield Wipers & Crayons.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
45,066 days ago
(123 years, 171 days)