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Wednesday, January 16, 1918
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The Headlines
CAILLAUX ARREST DUE TO LANSING; Secretary Cabled to French Government Revelations of Intrigues with Luxburg. PLOT FOR A COUP D'ETAT! Matin Charges That Caillaux Planned the Arrest of Clemenceau and Several Generals. Planned Clemenceau's Arrest? Feared German Praise of Caillaux. Von der
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Till We Meet Again
Richard A. Whiting
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You Share a Birthday With
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Vittorio Alfieri (1749)
- John C. Breckinridge (1821)
- Ethel Merman (1908)
- Franz Brentano (1838)
Slang
Slang of the decade
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
39,587 days ago
(108 years, 167 days)