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Friday, October 17, 1919
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The Headlines
FLEET SHELLS RUSSIAN PORT; Warships Said to Have Entered Harbor After Bombardment. REDS LEAVING PETROGRAD Troops Mutinous and Advancing Army of Yudenitch Only 16 Miles from City. RED RETREAT IN SIBERIA Kolchak Reports Retirement on His Whole Front--Bolsheviki Claim Recapture of Kiev. Army Closing in on Petrograd. FLEET SHELLS RUSSIAN PORT General Retreat Before Kolchak. Denikin Continues to Gain.
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General
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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
38,948 days ago
(106 years, 258 days)