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Saturday, January 4, 1919
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The Headlines
M'ADOO DEFENDS HIS RAILROAD PLAN AT SENATE INQUIRY; Insists 5-Year Control Is Only Fair Test, Amid Crops-Fire by Members of Committee. OPPOSED TO OWNERSHIP But Would Turn Lines Back Now Rather Than Continue for Only 21 Months. FORESEES RATE REDUCTION Puts 1918 Loss at $136,000,000, but Believes Surplus Can Be Earned In a Peace Year. Opposes Government Ownership. Seeks Safety for All. M'ADOO DEFENDS HIS RAILROAD PLAN Need of Concentrated Power. Foresees Delay in Congress.
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- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710)
- Katsura Tarō (1848)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Pop-Up Toaster, Shortwave Radio & Arc Welding.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,234 days ago
(107 years, 179 days)