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Wednesday, August 6, 1919
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The Headlines
ALLIES INSTRUCT RUMANIANS TO LEAVE BUDAPEST; And Serbian Army to Halt-- Jugoslavs Also Reported Advancing on City. FERDINAND EXPECTED THERE 30,000 of King's Troops Occupy Hungarian Capital and Seize Ministers as Hostages. PLUNDERING IN SUBURBS American Officials Warn Economic Support Will Stop If Allies' Orders Are Not Heeded. Looting in Budapest Suburbs. Report Budapest Was Shelled. Army Paraded Through City. TELL RUMANIANS TO LEAVE BUDAPEST
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- Paul Claudel (1868)
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Slang
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General
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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
39,020 days ago
(106 years, 330 days)