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Saturday, December 8, 1917
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BLIZZARD ADDS TO THE HALIFAX HORROR; COLD KILLS THOSE TRAPPED IN THE RUINS; SNOW HALTS AID; STOPS TRAINS OF INJURED; CITY FACING NEW TRAGEDY Storm Forces Rescuers to Abandon Search in Wrecked Homes. MANY INJURED EXPIRING And Relief Forces That Have Reached the City Cannot Cope with All Needs. FIRES AT LAST PUT OUT Stories of Miraculous Escapes Mingle with Reports of Whole Families Killed. Rescue Workers Overwhelmed. Many Dead Are Unrecognizable. Blizzard Stops Rescue Work. Puts Destitute at Over 20,000. Searching in Ruins All Day. Fires Finally Under Control. Former Newspaper Man's Story. Some Miraculous Escapes. Thrilled by Offers of Aid. STORY OF BLUEJACKETS SLAIN. Washington Discredits Reports of American Tars Killed.
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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
39,627 days ago
(108 years, 207 days)