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Saturday, September 29, 1917

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REPUBLICANS SEEK A COMPROMISE FOR TAMMANY'S DEFEAT; Hope to Induce Bennett and Mitchel to Stand Aside in City's Interest. BUT MAYOR DECIDES TO RUN Does Not Wait for Complete Count Showing Opponent Wins by 611. AWAITS CALL OF CITIZENS Mass Meeting Will Be Held Before the City Hall on Monday to "Nominate" Him. Mass Meeting of Citizens. SEEK A COMPROMISE TO DEFEAT TAMMANY Preparing the Petition. Swann Starts Investigation. BENNETT WON BY 611. Election Board Finishes Its Re-examination of Primary Ballots.

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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

39,696 days ago

(108 years, 276 days)