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Wednesday, December 17, 1919
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The Headlines
SENATORS START CANVASS ON THE TREATY IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING CONCILIATION; UNDERWOOD URGES MILD RESERVATIONS; WORK FOR TREATY REVIVED Conciliators for Both Sides Find Senators Disposed to Concessions.BEGIN BIPARTISAN EFFORT Underwood Declares Peace Must Come Soon, Even if Action on League Is Deferred.READY FOR POLITICAL ISSUEDemocrats Want CompromiseCommittees--Knox to RenewHis Peace Proposals. Knox to Renew Proposals. Underwood Demands Compromise. Not Afraid of League Issue. Hitchcock for Conciliation.
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- Humphry Davy (1778)
- Willard Libby (1908)
- Joseph Henry (1797)
- Émilie du Châtelet (1706)
- Simo Häyhä (1905)
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
38,887 days ago
(106 years, 197 days)