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Thursday, January 4, 1917
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The Headlines
CARRANZA'S CONSUL UNDER ARREST HERE; Federal Authorities Charge Burns with Sending Arms and Ammunition to Mexico. THREE SHIPMENTS ALLEGED War Materials Said to Have Gone Forward in Cases Labeled as Commercial Hardware. "Hardware" Was Ammunition. Traced Money to New York. No Immunity for Burns.
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- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710)
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General
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Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Modern Zipper & Drone Torpedoes.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,964 days ago
(109 years, 179 days)