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Thursday, February 26, 1914
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The Headlines
MITCHEL FINDS HIS BILLS OPPOSED; Heckled by Frawley and Cullen at Hearing on Police Measures to Smash "System."
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St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy
The must-have
Tinker Toys
On This Day
HMHS Britannic, sister to the RMS Titanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Victor Hugo (1802)
- Christopher Marlowe (1564)
- Nadezhda Krupskaya (1861)
- François Arago (1786)
- Giulio Natta (1903)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Leica 35mm Camera, Traffic Lights & Tank Warfare Concepts.
Style of 1914
Silhouette: Utilitarian and flared
Material: Wool and serge (wartime utility)
- Trench coats
- Shorter hemlines
- Military details
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
41,007 days ago
(112 years, 127 days)