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Tuesday, July 7, 1903
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The Headlines
SEVEN KILLED IN MOB FIGHT WITH MILITIA; Troops and Police Fire on Lynchers at Evansville, Ind. Crowd Defies Soldiers and Hangs a Negro -- Governor May Declare Martial Law.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
Eddie Leonard
The must-have
Crayola Crayons
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
44,894 days ago
(122 years, 364 days)