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Tuesday, July 2, 1918

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The Headlines

SEA TRAGEDY AT NIGHT; Canadian Steamer Llandovery Castle Sunk 70Miles from Land.HOPED TO KILL AMERICANSU-Boat Believed to Have BeenWarned That U.S. Aviators Were on Board.TWELVE WOMEN DROWNEDWreckage of Lifeboats Rammedby Submarine--Tried toLeave No Trace of Crime. Red Cross Lights Showing. THINK SPY SENT WORD OF HOSPITAL SHIP Survivors Believe U-Boat Was Warned That Flight Officers Were on Board. SEA TRAGEDY AT NIGHT Ship's Captain Questioned. Nearly Runs Down Small Boat. Charging Through the Wreckage.

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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

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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

39,420 days ago

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