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Saturday, July 28, 1917
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YEAR'S WAR COST TO US $11,651,194,000; LOANS MAY SEND IT TO $17,000,000,000; $5,000,000,000, BONDS IN LIEU OF TAXES; HOPE TO KEEP DOWN TAX But May Be Forced to Add $330,000,000 to the Revenue Bill. NEW LEVY ON WAR PROFITS New Allied Loan of $3,000,000,000 to be Made Soon and Further One Contemplated. McADOO GIVES ESTIMATES Senate Finance Committee Surprised at Magnitude of Administration's Plans. Increase Profits Tax. Consumer's Burden Heavy Now. 51 PROMOTED IN MARINES. Noncommissioned Officers to be Temporary Second Lieutenant. FOOD PLEDGE FOR CHILDREN Iowa Woman Suggests That They Agree Not to Complain.
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On This Day
Anti-lynching movement: The Silent Parade takes place in New York City, in protest against murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Karl Popper (1902)
- Ludwig Feuerbach (1804)
- Marcel Duchamp (1887)
- Beatrix Potter (1866)
- Charles H. Townes (1915)
Slang
Slang of the decade
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
39,759 days ago
(108 years, 339 days)