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Monday, April 30, 1917
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WILL COMPROMISE DRAFT CONFLICTS; Early Agreement in Conference Expected;-Age Limit May Be 21 to 35. ROOSEVELT ARMY IN DOUBT House Loath to Grant Colonel's Request;-Bill Formally Before Senate Again Today. Age Compromise Probable. WILL COMPROMISE DRAFT CONFLICTS The Roosevelt Amendment. Predicts Early Agreement.
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- Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777)
- Jaroslav Hašek (1883)
- Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893)
- Mary II (1662)
- Claude Shannon (1916)
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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
39,848 days ago
(109 years, 63 days)