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Saturday, February 2, 1918
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The Headlines
ARMY THREAT TO CRUSH BERLIN STRIKE; WARNS TROOPS WILL FIRE ON CROWDS; POLICE AND RIOTERS CLASH; ONE KILLED; MARTIAL LAW IN CAPITAL Berlin Commander Forbids Labor Leaders to Direct Strike.SOCIALISTS DENY CONTROLTrades Unions Also DisclaimResponsibility--HertlingRebuffs Workers.MOVEMENT IS SAID TO WANENot Spreading in Berlin, Gaining Little Elsewhere, SaysGerman Statement. Policeman Killed in Street Clash. Locomotive Workers Join. Disclaim Control of Strike. Appeals for Conciliation. Vital Effects Doubted.
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Till We Meet Again
Richard A. Whiting
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You Share a Birthday With
- James Joyce (1882)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
- Pope Benedict XIII (1650)
- Justin I (450)
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
39,571 days ago
(108 years, 151 days)