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Sunday, August 17, 1919
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The Headlines
B.R.T. LINES HERE TO RUN; Otherwise Buses and Taxis Must Carry New Yorkers Today. NO DISORDER AT TERMINALS Men Bring in Their Trains and Leave Work Confident of Gaining Their Demands. 14,000 WERE ORDERED OUT Bitter Wrangle Ended Final Meeting with the Mayor, Who Vainly Sought Postponement. Men Depart Quietly. Won't Try to Run Trains. Conciliation Facts. B.R.T. Prospects.
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Lincoln Logs
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
39,010 days ago
(106 years, 320 days)