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Tuesday, October 16, 1906
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The Headlines
BREEN, HEARST'S CHOICE, PLANNED TROLLEY GRAB; And Afterward Sued Huckleberry Railroad for $132,500. WHAT THE COURT SAID OF HIM: The Tendency [of Acts Advised by Breen] Would Be to Put a Premium on Lawlessness. BREEN, HEARST'S CHOICE, PLANNED TROLLEY GRAB
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You Share a Birthday With
- Oscar Wilde (1854)
- David Ben-Gurion (1886)
- Eugene O'Neill (1888)
- Itō Hirobumi (1841)
- Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Aristocrat
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Working Class
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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
43,697 days ago
(119 years, 262 days)