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Tuesday, June 9, 1903
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The Headlines
MAYOR LOW VISITS CITY'S WATER WORKS; Observes Weakness in a Portion of the New Croton Dam. Displeased with Delay at Jerome Park -- Charges Against Aqueduct Commission to Go to Mr. Jerome.
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
- Peter the Great (1672)
- Bertha von Suttner (1843)
- George Stephenson (1781)
- Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640)
- Johann Gottfried Galle (1812)
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
44,923 days ago
(123 years, 28 days)