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Monday, October 8, 1917
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The Headlines
URUGUAY BREAKS WITH GERMANY ON GROUND OF HONOR; Rupture Announced Officially After Deputies Vote For It, 74 to 23. CHAMPIONS SMALL NATIONS President Viera Declares It Necessary to Defend the Cause of Justice. PERU CALLS BACK MINISTER Fifteen Countries Have Followed Our Lead in Severing Diplomatic Relations. HOSTILITY TO BERLIN GROWS. Argentina Expected to Follow Uruguay in Breaking Relations. PERU RECALLS HER MINISTER. Also Orders Withdrawal of All Consuls from Germany.
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Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
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(108 years, 268 days)