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Wednesday, August 30, 1922
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The Headlines
HARDING REVIVES PLAN FOR WIDER POWER; COAL SHIPMENTS HINDERED BY SABOTAGE; STATE FUEL LAW PASSED AND SIGNED; PROSECUTIONS ARE SPURRED Daugherty Orders "Impressive" Law Enforcement in Strikes.--MANY COAL CARS CRIPPLED--Reports of Lawlessness Rouse Administration to MoreVigorous Course.--HARDING DEEPLY CONCERNED--Hopes to Avoid Seizing Mines and Roads, but Still Wants Power.
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
On This Day
Battle of Dumlupınar: The final battle in the Greco-Turkish War (Turkish War of Independence).
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ernest Rutherford (1871)
- Mary Shelley (1797)
- Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852)
- Jacques-Louis David (1748)
- Edward Mills Purcell (1912)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Technicolor Films, Water Skiing & Audiometer.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
37,900 days ago
(103 years, 305 days)