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Wednesday, January 24, 1917
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The Headlines
WASHINGTON ORDERS PERSHING TO RETIRE; Officials Admit Outposts Are Being Drawn in, but Are Silent on Final Withdrawal. ZAPATA ALLIED WITH VILLA Mass 8,000 Men Near Chihuahua for Campaign;-Banks Protest Loans Were Forced. THINK WITHDRAWAL AT HAND. Officers Predict Pershing Will Be Ordered Out This Week.
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- Frederick the Great (1712)
- Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732)
- E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776)
- Edith Wharton (1862)
- Ernest Borgnine (1917)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
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
39,945 days ago
(109 years, 160 days)