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Thursday, May 3, 1917

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The Headlines

DIVERSE REPORTS ON BETHMANN SPEECH; One Says He Won't Talk Today ;-Perhaps Due to Efforts to Oust the Chancellor. DIVERSE REPORTS ON PEACE SPEECH Chancellor's Enemies Active. ALLIES SKEPTICAL ON PEACE. Members of Missions Here Think Germany's Eyes Are on the East.

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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

39,845 days ago

(109 years, 60 days)