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Tuesday, December 4, 1917
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PARIS CONFERENCE ENDS IN HIGH HOPE OF LARGE RESULTS; Foundations Have Been Laid for Better Handling of the Entente's Affairs. LARGE CALLS ON AMERICA All the Allies Count Heavily Upon the Power and Resources of This Country. UNIFIED CONTROL WAITSQuestion Not to be Settled UntilAfter Colonel House, Beports to Wilson. Will Reach Goal, Says House. PARIS CONFERENCE ENDS IN HIGH HOPE House to Visit Army Today.
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The Finnish Senate submits to the Parliament of Finland a proposal for the form of government of the Republic of Finland and issues a communication to Parliament declaring the independence of Finland.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Francisco Franco (1892)
- Rainer Maria Rilke (1875)
- Thomas Carlyle (1795)
- Samuel Butler (novelist) (1835)
- Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910)
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
39,630 days ago
(108 years, 210 days)