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On the date
Friday, August 2, 1907
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The Headlines
LEADERS FOR HUGHES FOR THE PRESIDENCY; Only Roosevelt Himself as a Candidate Could Change Sentiment in This State. DECLARATION ON AUTHORITY Canvass Made by The Times Shows Little Chance of the President's Swinging His State to Taft. LEADERS FOR HUGHES FOR THE PRESIDENCY
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
School Days
Will Cobb & Gus Edwards
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Mahmud I (1696)
- Constantine I of Greece (1868)
- Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834)
- John Tyndall (1820)
- Myrna Loy (1905)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Electric Washing Machine, Color Photography (Autochrome) & Bakelite (Plastic).
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
43,407 days ago
(118 years, 337 days)