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Tuesday, March 13, 1917

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ARREST SUSPECT AS GERARD LANDS; Key West Officials Seize a German Who Arrived with Envoy from Havana. FLURRY ON THE STEAMSHIP Remark by Gerard About Spies Caused Two Men to Betray They Were Talking German. ARREST SUSPECT AS GERARD LANDS COMMITTEE TO GREET GERARD. Mayor Names 75 Men, with J.B. Stanchfield as Chairman.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Over There

George M. Cohan

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1917

  • Uncle Sam wants YOU

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

39,896 days ago

(109 years, 111 days)