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Wednesday, May 16, 1906
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The Headlines
RAYNER TO TELL ALL IF PRESIDENT ASSENTS; Will Sustain Tillman Anyhow in White House Fight. ROOSEVELT AGAIN ASSAILED Republicans Silent Under Tillman's Arraignment of Chief Executive's Honor.
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
- Henry Fonda (1905)
- Pope Innocent XI (1611)
- Celâl Bayar (1883)
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)
- William H. Seward (1801)
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
43,850 days ago
(120 years, 50 days)