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Sunday, May 16, 1915
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The Headlines
IMPORTANT STATE AND NATIONAL QUESTIONS BOUND UP IN BARNES-ROOSEVELT LIBEL TRIAL; Its Significance to the Two Men Playing Leading Roles Overshadowed by Far-Reaching Political Consequences Which It Will Bring -- Atmosphere Surrounding It More Like That of a Convention Than a Trial -- Will Affect Next Presidential Campaign.
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I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier
Al Piantadosi
The must-have
Raggedy Ann Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Henry Fonda (1905)
- Pope Innocent XI (1611)
- Celâl Bayar (1883)
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)
- William H. Seward (1801)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Pyrex Glass, Transcontinental Telephone Call & Sonar (Active).
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
40,563 days ago
(111 years, 48 days)