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Tuesday, April 12, 1910
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The Headlines
HUGHES ASKS FULL INQUIRY; Message to the Legislature Calls for an Investigation of All Graft Scandals. DEMANDS LIGHT ON BRIBERY Scope to Include Insurance Graft and Improper Methods Used to Obtain Legislation. HOTCHKISS REPORT IS OUT Governor Sends It to the Legislature with His Special Message -- Saya Lobbyists Used Bribe Funds.
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On This Day
SMS Zrínyi, one of the last pre-dreadnought battleships built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, is launched.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jan Tinbergen (1903)
- Alexander Ostrovsky (1823)
- Christian IV of Denmark (1577)
- Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839)
- Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Neon Lamps, Headsets & Seaplane.
Style of 1910
Silhouette: Tubular and columnar
Material: Chiffon and velvet
- Hobble skirts
- Wide-brimmed hats
- Orientalism
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
42,424 days ago
(116 years, 84 days)