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Monday, November 9, 1914
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The Headlines
TRACK CUT IN GERMAN REAR; Border Residents Flee and the Kaiser Calls a War Council. RUSSIANS IN WIRBALLEN Przemysl Again Attacked ;- 30,000 Austrians, 200 Guns Taken in San River Victory. BARRIER OF 3,000,000 MEN Austro-German Armies Concentrating on Line from Fortress of Thorn to That of Cracow.
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On This Day
SMS Emden is sunk by HMAS Sydney in the Battle of Cocos.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ivan Turgenev (1818)
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877)
- Edward VII (1841)
- Hedy Lamarr (1914)
- George II of Great Britain (1683)
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
40,751 days ago
(111 years, 236 days)