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Thursday, April 19, 1917
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The Headlines
HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTES FOR A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS; But Bill as Amended Authorizes President to Invoke Selective Draft if Necessary. PROVIDES FOR 1,000,000 MEN Members Divide 13 to 8;-Senate Committee Recommends Conscription, 10 to 7.WILSON CONTINUES FIGHT Consults Leaders at Capitol and Believes Draft Plan Will Win in Both Houses. Will Continue the Fight. May Appeal to the Country. HOUSE COMMITTEE FOR VOLUNTEERS New Provisions in Bill. Centre Hopes in Senate. Penalties for Liquor Selling.
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- José Echegaray (1832)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
- Ferdinand I of Austria (1793)
- Jiroemon Kimura (1897)
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
39,859 days ago
(109 years, 74 days)