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Friday, July 13, 1917
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The Headlines
GIVES FREE HAND TO GEN. GOETHALS; President Confers on Him Full Power to Go Ahead with Building Cargo Ships. DENMAN TO OPERATE THEM Shipping Board Will Also Take Over Vessels on the Seas;- Doubt on Wooden Program. Eustis a Possible Factor. Denman Asks Co-ordination.
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- Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608)
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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
39,774 days ago
(108 years, 354 days)