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Tuesday, December 30, 1919
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The Headlines
RAILWAY UNIONS UNITE IN ATTACK ON STRIKE BAN; Leaders Adopt Declaration of Principles After Talk with Gompers. FOR GOVERNMENT CONTROL Want It to Continue at Least Two Years to Afford an Adequate Test. TO AMEND CUMMINS BILL? Prediction Made That House Will Bolt at Strike Clause--Congress Conferees Meet. Expect Return March 1. Opposition by Railroad Officials. RAIL UNIONS OPPOSE BAN UPON STRIKES
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You Share a Birthday With
- Rudyard Kipling (1865)
- Hideki Tojo (1884)
- Ramana Maharshi (1879)
- Theodor Fontane (1819)
- Ahmed III (1673)
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
38,874 days ago
(106 years, 184 days)