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Saturday, June 16, 1917
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The Headlines
EMMA GOLDMAN AND A. BERKMAN BEHIND THE BARS; Anarchist Headquarters Raided and Leaders Held for Anti-Draft Conspiracy. MANY DOCUMENTS SEIZED Card Index of Reds in the United States Simplifiies Secret Service Men's Work. RIOTERS MENACE SOLDIERS Some 200 Without Registration Cards Detained at Anti-Conscription Gatherings in This City. Slacker Arrested Also. EMMA GOLDMAN AND BERKMAN HELD Arrayed in Royal Purple. Berkman's Offending Article. Miss Goldman's Proclamation. Will Demand Heavy Ball.
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- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
- Stan Laurel (1890)
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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
39,801 days ago
(109 years, 16 days)