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Saturday, October 11, 1919
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The Headlines
SEEKS TO EXCLUDE SWANN IN I.R.T. CASE; Grand Jury Says Reckless Agitation of Public Unrest IsInimical to People. ASK FOR SPECIAL COUNSEL District Attorney and Court Reject Proposal--Swann Says Jurors Are Not Disinterested. SEEKS TO EXCLUDE SWANN IN I.R.T. CASE
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John Kellette
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You Share a Birthday With
- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884)
- François Mauriac (1885)
- Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758)
- Roman Jakobson (1896)
- Friedrich Bergius (1884)
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
38,955 days ago
(106 years, 265 days)