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Saturday, December 20, 1913
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The Headlines
CURRENCY BILL PASSES SENATE; Owen Measure Adopted, 54 to 34, Six Republicans and One Progressive Supporting It. TRIUMPH FOR PRESIDENT Hitchcock's Substitute Measure, Offered as a Test of Strength, Beaten on Earlier Vote. CONFERENCE MEETS TO-DAY La Follette's Radical Amendment Barring Congressmen from Serving on Bank Boards Accepted. CURRENCY BILL PASSES SENATE
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890)
- John III of Sweden (1537)
- Ferdinand Buisson (1841)
- Irene Dunne (1898)
- Robert Menzies (1894)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
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Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
41,075 days ago
(112 years, 195 days)