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Wednesday, September 6, 1916
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The Headlines
REVENUE BILL PASSES; INCLUDES RETALIATION PLAN; Drastic Amendments Adopted, Intended to Reach Britain and Her Allies. THREAT TO CLOSE THE MAILS Final Vote on the Measure, 42 to 16, Is Reached After 14 Hours of Debate. TARIFF BOARD IS CREATED News Print Paper Under 5 Cents a Pound to be Admitted Free as a Relief for Famine. REVENUE BILL PASSED BY SENATE
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Poor Butterfly
Raymond Hubbell
The must-have
Lincoln Logs
You Share a Birthday With
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Emir Abdelkader (1808)
- Marquis de Lafayette (1757)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
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
40,085 days ago
(109 years, 300 days)