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Tuesday, May 10, 1904
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The Headlines
KUROPATKIN ORDERS GENERAL RETREAT; 15,000 Russians Withdraw From Niu-Chwang. ALEXIEFF MOVES TO HARBIN Chinese Bandits Destroying Railroad -- London Believes Japanese Will Overtake Retiring Army.
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Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis
Kerry Mills
The must-have
Land's Lord (Precursor to Monopoly)
On This Day
The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Fred Astaire (1899)
- Gustav Stresemann (1878)
- Karl Barth (1886)
- Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788)
- Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Offset Printing Press, Vacuum Diode Tube & Teabags.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
44,587 days ago
(122 years, 57 days)