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Friday, April 11, 1919
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The Headlines
RAILROAD WAGES RAISED $65,000,000 MORE BY HINES; Director Expected to Announce New Increase for Train Crews Today. PAYROLL OF $3,000,000,000 Additional Grant Means Absorption of All Increased RevenueObtained from Higher Rates.400,000 MEN AFFECTEDExpenses Will Exceed Rate Increasesby $550,000,000--80 Per Cent.Pay Increase Since War. RAILROAD WAGES RAISED $65,000,000
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You Share a Birthday With
- AD 145 (145)
- George Canning (1770)
- Ferdinand Lassalle (1825)
- John I of Portugal (1357)
- Sándor Márai (1900)
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
39,138 days ago
(107 years, 83 days)