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Monday, September 24, 1906
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The Headlines
TELL OF MURPHY DEAL TO DEFEAT HEARST; To Be Unopposed in Tammany If He Quits the League. HEARST MEN DENY REPORT If a Caucus Is Held at Buffalo the Sullivan Clans May Hold the Balance of Power. TELL OF MURPHY DEAL TO DEFEAT HEARST
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)
On This Day
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
Wikipedia →Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
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You Share a Birthday With
- F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896)
- İsmet İnönü (1884)
- Gerolamo Cardano (1501)
- Horace Walpole (1717)
- Howard Florey (1898)
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
43,720 days ago
(119 years, 285 days)