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Monday, March 2, 1903

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The Headlines

WESTERN DESPERADOES CAUGHT IT HARTFORD; Officers Get the Drop on "Missouri Kid" and His Pal. Charged with Torturing an Aged Couple in Missouri and Robbing a Bank There of $110,000 -- $8,685 in Cash Found.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider

Eddie Leonard

The must-have

Crayola Crayons

On This Day

  • In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead

Aristocrat

capitalmy wordbally

Working Class

gadzooksblimeychump

Catchphrases of 1903

  • The Great Train Robbery

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

45,022 days ago

(123 years, 127 days)