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Wednesday, August 20, 1919

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The Headlines

CONFER IN WHITE HOUSE; Senators Question President on League Covenant and Peace Treaty.HE ANSWERS THEM FREELY President Says Moral RatherThan Legal ObligationsBind Us Under League.STANDS BY SHANTUNGAWARDAsserts Monroe Doctrine andConstitutional Rights AreAmply Upheld. British League Plan Prevailed. Answers Shantung Questions. Called Shantung Award "Unjust."

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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

39,006 days ago

(106 years, 316 days)