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Tuesday, July 11, 1905
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The Headlines
EQUITABLE DIRECTORS WILL BE SUED SOON; Arranged at a Conference of Prosecutors and Counsel. TRUSTEES CONSIDER NAMES Preparing to Nominate to Fill Vacancies -- Rumor That Depew's Resignation May Be Demanded.
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In My Merry Oldsmobile
Gus Edwards
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Land's Lord (Precursor to Monopoly)
You Share a Birthday With
- John Quincy Adams (1767)
- Robert the Bruce (1274)
- James McNeill Whistler (1834)
- Carl Schmitt (1888)
- Frederick I of Prussia (1657)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Jukebox, Silencers & Novocain.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
44,159 days ago
(120 years, 359 days)