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Wednesday, September 19, 1928
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The Headlines
POWERFUL CHINESE PLOTTING TO UPSET NANKING IN OCTOBER; Disaffected Leaders Have Spent 30,000,000 Mexican Dollars and Enlisted 200,000 Men. NATIONALISTS JOIN THEM Plan to Abolish Rule by Committees and Follow AmericanGovernmental Scheme. Advance Officers in Disguise. CHINESE PLOTTING TO UPSET NANKING 600,000 Potential Troops. Yang Yu-ting Obdurate. May Force Chiang and Feng's Hands. Feng's Troops Well Trained. Public Bitter Against Nanking. Old Supporters Turning Away. Chihli Province Hardest Hit. Masses Face Suffering. Chinese Warn Foreign Friends.
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You Share a Birthday With
- William Golding (1911)
- Henry III of France (1551)
- Masatoshi Koshiba (1926)
- Emil Zátopek (1922)
- Lajos Kossuth (1802)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Electric Razor, Penicillin & Bubble Gum.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
35,688 days ago
(97 years, 283 days)