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Wednesday, February 12, 1919
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The Headlines
TELLS SENATORS OF MASS TERROR BY BOLSHEVIKI; Dr. Huntington, Ex-Attache at Petrograd, Produces Copy of Order for Slaughter. SECRET KILLING IN CELLARS Maxim Silencers Used--Soviets Warned Against "Hesitation" in the Executions.REDS' HATRED OF AMERICANSDr. Harper of Chicago UniversityAlso Testifies at Opening of Senate Inquiry. Declares Reds Hate America. Text of Terrorist Order. TELLS SENATORS OF BOLSHEVIST TERROR Tells of Bombing Grand Dukes. Smuggled Letters Read. Agent Simmons Imprisoned. Attended Washington Meeting. Tchitcherin Defense of Killings. DEMAND FOR DEPORTATION. Senator Penrose Wonders Where Bolsheviki May Be Sent.
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The Second Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents is held by the Makhnovshchina at Huliaipole.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Abraham Lincoln (1809)
- Charles Darwin (1809)
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768)
- Anna Pavlova (1881)
- Julian Schwinger (1918)
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
39,195 days ago
(107 years, 140 days)