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Wednesday, November 8, 1916
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The Headlines
CALIFORNIA IN DOUBT; Majority for Wilson Changes to 1400 Lead for Hughes. MAY DEPEND ON NEW MEXICO Hughes Leads There With No More Than 2 Score or So. NEW HAMPSHIRE CLOSE, TOO Kansas, Apparently for Wilson, Also Shows a Declining Plurality. NEW YORK GOES TO HUGHES Also Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, and South Dakota by Large Pluralities. ODD RESULT IN CONGRESS Two Socialists, a Prohibitionist, a Progressive, and a 'Protectionist' May Hold Balance of Power.
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Poor Butterfly
Raymond Hubbell
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You Share a Birthday With
- Bram Stoker (1847)
- Margaret Mitchell (1900)
- Edmond Halley (1656)
- Gottlob Frege (1848)
- Ilia Chavchavadze (1837)
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
40,022 days ago
(109 years, 237 days)