Friday, November 4, 1921

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The Headlines

STRIKERS RIOTING ALL OVER THE CITY, DUMP THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF MILK; HYLAN THREATENS TO SEIZE PLANTS; BRICKS RAIN ON TRUCKS Drivers and Dealers Are Beaten, Policemen Attacked, Wagons Stolen.ONE DYING, TWO BADLY HURTPeople With Pails Are TurnedBack From Stations, SmallStorekeepers Cowed.40 ARRESTS, FOUR TO JAILCourts Score Disregard for Public, Threaten Severe Sentences in Day of Violence.

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On This Day

• The Saalschutz Abteilung (hall defense detachment) of the Nazi Party is renamed the Sturmabteilung (storm detachment) after a large riot in Munich.

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• Japanese prime minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Walter Cronkite (1916)
• Joseph Rotblat (1908)
• Will Rogers (1879)
• Guido Reni (1575)
• Art Carney (1918)

Slang

Tech Check

Robots (The Term 'Robot'), Polygraph (Modern) & Insulin (Medical Tech).

Cost of Living (1920)