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Monday, April 9, 1906
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The Headlines
MINERS MAY ARBITRATE ON NEED OF ARBITRATION; Their Committee Will Meet Anthracite Operators To-day. SAY NEW CONDITIONS EXIST A Speaker Suggests to Central Federated Union That the Coal Dealers Be Investigated.
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You're a Grand Old Flag
George M. Cohan
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Charles Baudelaire (1821)
- Leopold II of Belgium (1835)
- Elias Lönnrot (1802)
- Léon Blum (1872)
- Erich Ludendorff (1865)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
AM Radio Broadcasting, Victrola Phonograph & Sonar Concepts.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
43,888 days ago
(120 years, 88 days)