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Tuesday, April 15, 1919

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The Headlines

SHARP FIGHTING IN GERMAN CITIES; Many Fall in Berlin When Troops Fire on Vendors of Stolen Goods. BATTLE WITH MUNICH REDS Troops Defeat Duesseldorf Spartacides--Preparing for Battle in Dresden. Battle Expected in Dresden. SHARP FIGHTING IN GERMAN CITIES Announces Army Rule in Munich. Arrests Follow Neuring Murder. TO KEEP LEDEBOUR IN JAIL. Soviets Informed of Rebuff--Imprisoned Man Charges Cruelty. DERNBURG FINANCE MINISTER. Former German Propaganda Chief Here Succeeds Schiffer.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

John Kellette

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1919

  • The Red Scare

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

39,134 days ago

(107 years, 79 days)