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Thursday, February 7, 1918
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT SEEKS BLANKET POWERS FOR WAR PERIOD; Bill to Give Him Authority to Coordinate and Consolidate AllGovernmental Activities.POWER OVER PUBLIC FUNDS "We Might as Well Abdicate,"Say Senators on HearingProvisions of Bill. CALLED ANSWER TO CRITICSSimmons and Martin, Democrate,Would Not Introduce It--Overman Finally Did So. Far-Reaching in Scope. Disapproved by Simmons. PRESIDENT SEEKS BLANKET POWERS Text of the Bill. Diversion of Appropriations. Bitter Fight in Prospect. "Abdication by Congress." Inconceivable, Says Dillingham.
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Richard A. Whiting
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- Charles Dickens (1812)
- Thomas More (1478)
- Sinclair Lewis (1885)
- Alfred Adler (1870)
- Puyi (1906)
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
39,566 days ago
(108 years, 146 days)