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Saturday, December 30, 1905
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The Headlines
SWANSTROM NOW HEADS BIG SUBWAY SYNDICATE; Company on $100,000,000 Capital Basis Now Forming McDONALD MAY BUILD LINES Will Connect Two Boroughs by Various Routes, Giving Local and Express Service.
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On This Day
Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Rudyard Kipling (1865)
- Hideki Tojo (1884)
- Theodor Fontane (1819)
- Ramana Maharshi (1879)
- Ahmed III (1673)
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
43,987 days ago
(120 years, 187 days)