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Tuesday, April 24, 1917
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The Headlines
COAST SHIPS TO GO IN FOREIGN TRADE; New Board Making Plans for Vessels Available to Transport Supplies to Allies. TO ARM 1,000 STEAMERS Daniels Asks for Appropriation to Buy Guns;-Work on German Ships Being Pushed. GERMAN SHIPPING HALVED. Tonnage Sunk, Captured, or Seized Totals 2,259,000, Experts Figure. MAY PUT COAST SHIPS IN FOREIGN TRADE
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- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
- Vincent de Paul (1581)
- Erich Raeder (1876)
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General
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Soldiers
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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
39,854 days ago
(109 years, 69 days)