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Saturday, June 10, 1916

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The Headlines

NO WORD TO CHICAGO IS SENT BY HUGHES; Justice Remains Silent and Refuses to Issue Any Statement to the Press. HASN'T SENT RESIGNATION Political Washington Views Him as an Actual Candidate, Though Friends Dissent. NO WORD TO CHICAGO IS SENT BY HUGHES

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Poor Butterfly

Raymond Hubbell

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

On This Day

  • The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1916

  • He kept us out of war

Tech Check

Toggle Light Switch, Electric Clock & Submachine Guns.

Cost of Living (1910)

Loaf of Bread

$0.06

Gallon of Gas

$0.15

Average Home

$3,600

New Car

$950

Time Elapsed

40,172 days ago

(110 years, 22 days)