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Wednesday, July 14, 1909
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The Headlines
TROUBLE FEARED FROM THE EXCLUDED; The 800 Immigrants Held on Ellis Island Not Taking Deportation Easily. FIGHT ON OUTGOING SHIP Immigration Officer Knocked Down by a Steward -- Hebrew Trades Protest Against the Rejections.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Gustav Klimt (1862)
- Cardinal Mazarin (1602)
- Gavrila Derzhavin (1743)
- Arthur de Gobineau (1816)
- Buenaventura Durruti (1896)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Toaster, Silencer for Guns & Instant Coffee.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
42,695 days ago
(116 years, 355 days)