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Thursday, May 10, 1906
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The Headlines
MAYER DEFINES HOTELS UNDER THE EXCISE LAW; Ten-Room Places Can Get Certificates Without Fireproofing. TANGLE IN CITY DEPARTMENT Superintendent of Buildings Will Not Get His Work Straightened Out for Weeks.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
You're a Grand Old Flag
George M. Cohan
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
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
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
43,856 days ago
(120 years, 56 days)