Thursday, January 24, 1918

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The Headlines

Baker Reports "Substantial Progress" Made in Getting Army Abroad; Won't Tell Numbers; Special to The New York Times.

Best-selling Sheet Music

Till We Meet Again

Richard A. Whiting

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

On This Day

• The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style).

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You Share a Birthday With

• Frederick the Great (1712)
• Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732)
• E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776)
• Edith Wharton (1862)
• Ernest Borgnine (1917)

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Tech Check

Superheterodyne Radio Receiver, Enigma Machine (Early Version) & Hydraulic Brakes.

Cost of Living (1910)