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Tuesday, January 8, 1918
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The Headlines
DELAYED LINERS GET COAL SUPPLY; Some of Those Held in Port 17 Days Receive Enough Fuel to Depart. 24 BARGES SUNK BY ICE Hillquit Asks Mayor to Take Over All City Coal Yards;- 53 Schools Still Closed. Ships Need 500,000 Tons. City May Buy Coal. DELAYED LINERS GET COAL SUPPLY
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General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Superheterodyne Radio Receiver, Enigma Machine (Early Version) & Hydraulic Brakes.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,595 days ago
(108 years, 175 days)