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Saturday, May 23, 1903
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The Headlines
TENDERLON RESORTS RAIDED BY O'CONOR; Scores of Women Arrested in the "Cairo" and "Bohemia." Police Captain Permits Men Visitors to Go After Questioning Them -- Theatre Crowds See the Raids.
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
- Carl Linnaeus (1707)
- Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
- Otto Lilienthal (1848)
- Hans Frank (1900)
- Philip I of France (1052)
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
44,939 days ago
(123 years, 44 days)