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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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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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You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius XII (1876)
- Pope Leo XIII (1810)
- Benedict of Nursia (480)
- Bedřich Smetana (1824)
- Pope Adrian VI (1459)
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
45,022 days ago
(123 years, 127 days)