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Wednesday, December 31, 1919
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The Headlines
ESTIMATE BOARD WILL OPEN BOOKS OF TRACTION LINES; Investigators to Depend on Documentary Evidence RatherThan Oral Testimony.AIM TO VALUE SECURITIESWill Seek to Discover Disposition Made of Moneys Invested by the Public.CITY OWNERSHIP WANTEDDelaney Offers a Plan--ResolutionAdopted Unanimously--Hylanthe Only Speaker. Details Not Revealed. WILL OPEN BOOKS OF TRACTION LINES Criticises Reports. Traction Security Losses. Resolution of Inquiry. Calls for New Contracts. Interborough Asks Higher Fare. No Cost to City Treasury. Situation Improved.
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Lincoln Logs
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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
38,873 days ago
(106 years, 183 days)