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Friday, May 31, 1918

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The Headlines

CHARGE GERMANY COERCED BRITONS BY SCANDAL BOOK; Mr. and Mrs. Asquith and Lord Haldane Were on Secret List, Witnesses Say. TELL OF EXPOSURE THREATS Story Linked with Alleged Move to Restore Asquith to Power and Make Peace. TESTIMONY IN LIBEL SUIT Pemberton-Billing, M.P., Sued by Maude Allan--Mrs. Keppel Named as Messenger. Said Some Succumbed to Germans. Told American Admiral. CHARGE GERMANY COERCED BRITONS Linked Book with Theatre List. Dancer Defends Reputation. Called Deterrent to War. Salome" as a Propaganda Drama. HALDANE OFTEN ATTACKED. Mrs. Asquith Also Once Accused of Favoring German Prisoners.

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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

39,453 days ago

(108 years, 33 days)