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Friday, August 14, 1914
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The Headlines
KARLSRUHE RAN FROM SUFFOLK; British Cruiser Tells of Surprising Her Coaling from Kronprinz Wilhelm. HOT CHASE AND FIGHT German Got Away, but Later Engaged in Brief Duel with the Bristol. BIG WARSHIPS AT HALIFAX The Good Hope, Aboukir, and Euryalus to Coal There Today and Tomorrow. KARLSRUHE RAN FROM SUFFOLK
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On This Day
World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive.
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
- Frederick William I of Prussia (1688)
- Guangxu Emperor (1871)
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
40,839 days ago
(111 years, 324 days)