Friday, October 11, 1918

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The Headlines

REDOUBLE EFFORTS AS WILSON URGES PUSHING THE LOAN; President's Statement Spurs Workers as Nation Passes the Two-Billion Mark. EXPECT QUICK RESPONSE Average of $497,000,000 Daily Required to Fulfill the Government's Request. BRYAN ISSUES AN APPEAL Treasury to Hunt Down Pro-German Agents Working Against the Loan. St. Louis Has 67% of Quota. REDOUBLE EFFORTS FOR FOURTH LOAN

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On This Day

• The 7.1 Mw San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Eleanor Roosevelt (1884)
• François Mauriac (1885)
• Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758)
• Roman Jakobson (1896)
• Friedrich Bergius (1884)

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Superheterodyne Radio Receiver, Enigma Machine (Early Version) & Hydraulic Brakes.

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