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Sunday, October 12, 1919
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The Headlines
PIERMEN VOTING TO DECIDE QUESTION OF ENDING STRIKE; Result of Balloting on Going Back to Work Will Be Known Tomorrow. FEDERAL AWARD STANDS Men Have the Right, However, to Appeal for Higher Wages in December. CARGOES SPOILING IN SHIPS Walkout Threatens to Bring On Food Shortage--Edison Talks to the Strikers. Strikers Voting on Returning to Work. TO DECIDE QUESTION OF ENDING STRIKE Men Urged to Keep Faith. O'Connor Upbraids a Striker. Chairman Ripley Explains Issues. Thomas A. Edison Appears.
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- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
- Ramsay MacDonald (1866)
- Aleister Crowley (1875)
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
38,953 days ago
(106 years, 263 days)