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Thursday, August 7, 1919
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The Headlines
LABOR LEADERS URGE PLUMB BILL TO LOWER PRICES; Stone and Morrison Testify Before House Interstate Commerce Committee.DENY THREAT OF STRIKEBut Fear General Outbreak ifWages Are Not Raised orLiving Cost Reduced.WEBSTER DEFIES MORRISON Representative Makes Union Chief Deny Labor Is Trying to CoerceMembers of Congress. Webster Challenges Morrison. LABOR LEADERS URGE PLUMB BILL Stone Reads Statement. Says Men Could Make Profit. Predicts Panic, Failing Solution. Dodges Strike Question.
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- Ralph Bunche (1904)
- Elizabeth Báthory (1560)
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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
39,019 days ago
(106 years, 329 days)