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Thursday, October 4, 1906
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The Headlines
PLEA OF ROOSEVELT, JR., DENIED BY PROSECUTOR; Moran Refuses to Discontinue the Grand Jury Inquiry. BOUND TO MAKE HIM TALK If the Arrest of His Roommate and Lower Court's Investigation Don't Reveal the Facts.
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
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Jean-François Millet (1814)
- Louis X of France (1289)
- Engelbert Dollfuss (1892)
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
43,709 days ago
(119 years, 274 days)