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Friday, February 8, 1918

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The Headlines

PREDICT FAILURE OF OVERMAN BILL; Senators Doubt if Committee Will Even Report Measure Extending President's Power.CONSIDER IT TOO ABSOLUTESome Senators Hold That It Would Virtually Establish an Autocracy. Next Step a Monarchy. Will Delay Senate Debate. SEE FAILURE OF BILL URGED BY PRESIDENT Intent of Congress. The Constitutional Obstacle. Inquiry Behind Closed Doors.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Till We Meet Again

Richard A. Whiting

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1918

  • The Yanks are coming

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

39,564 days ago

(108 years, 144 days)