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Sunday, December 21, 1919
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The Headlines
UNDERWOOD MOVES FOR TREATY ACCORD; BLOCKED BY LODGE, WHO ASKS FOR TIME; COMMITTEE ADOPTS NEW KNOX PROPOSAL; WANTS TEN CONCILIATORS Underwood Asks Senate to Act in the Christmas Spirit. SUPPORTED BY 'MILD' GROUP Knox Alters Plan and Provides for Forcing Germany to Give Us Treaty Benefits. BARUGH VISITS SENATOR Reported to Have Brought Message That Wilson Opposes Concessions. Party Vote on Lodge Committee. "Preposterous," Says Hitchcock. Mild Group Not Consulted.
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On This Day
American anarchist Emma Goldman is deported to Russia.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804)
- Heinrich Böll (1917)
- Kurt Waldheim (1918)
- Masaccio (1401)
- Leopold von Ranke (1795)
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
38,883 days ago
(106 years, 193 days)