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Tuesday, November 11, 1919
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The Headlines
CALLS CITY HEADS IN TRACTION 'CRIME'; Grand Jury Questions Whalen, Enright, and Others, in Its Plot Investigation. ALL HYLAN LETTERS SOUGHT Not an Inquiry Into Police Matters, Enright Says--Mayor'sCorrespondence Guarded. People vs. Hedley. CALLS CITY HEADS IN TRACTION 'CRIME' Whalen Waives Immunity. Hints of Politics.
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Lincoln Logs
On This Day
The Industrial Workers of the World attack an Armistice Day parade in Centralia, Washington, ultimately resulting in the deaths of five people.
Wikipedia →Latvian forces defeat the West Russian Volunteer Army at Riga in the Latvian War of Independence.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821)
- Paracelsus (1493)
- George S. Patton (1885)
- Victor Emmanuel III (1869)
- Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050)
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
38,923 days ago
(106 years, 233 days)