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Saturday, December 26, 1914
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The Headlines
WASHINGTON IN DARK AS TO FILIPINO PLOT; Administration Puzzled by Continued Press Reports of an Uprising at Manila. GOV. HARRISON IS SILENT Denial of First Report All That Departments Have Been Able to Get ;- Times Hears of 150 Arrests. WASHINGTON IN DARK AS TO FILIPINO PLOT
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You Share a Birthday With
- Mao Zedong (1893)
- Charles Babbage (1791)
- Henry Miller (1891)
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194)
- Yun Ch'iho (1864)
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
40,705 days ago
(111 years, 190 days)