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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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You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Harrison (1833)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890)
- Salvatore Quasimodo (1901)
- Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779)
- Raymond Poincaré (1860)
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
39,006 days ago
(106 years, 316 days)