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“The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.” Thomas R. Marshall (March 14, 1854-June 1, 1925) 28th Vice President of the United States — Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson (Dec. 28, 1856-Feb. 3, 1924) 28th Vice President of the United States Boxer Jack Dempsey In the news • The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified prohibiting any U.S. citizen from being denied the right to vote based on sex • Bubonic plague in India • Silver goes for $1.37 per ounce • First commercial radio broadcast aired • Harlem Renaissance begins • League of Nations established • Pancho Villa retires • Silver reaches record $1.37 an ounce • Walt Disney starts first job as an artist, $40 week with KC Slide Co. • Palm Sunday tor - nado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states • Joan of Arc canonized as a saint • Post office says children could not be sent by parcel post • Panama Canal opens Inventions • Jungle gym • Band aid • Spiral notebooks • Qtips • Hair dryer • Radio Sports • Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to New York Yankees • 1st Black baseball league organizes • Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavy- weight boxing title • NFL Champi- ons:1920 Akron Pros • Babe Ruth sets home run season re- cord at 54 • Man O’War’s last race and win Movies • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari The Golem • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde • Way Down East • The Last of the Mohicans • The Penalty • Sex • Within Our Gates • The Flapper • Why Change Your Wife? • Leaves Out of the Book of Satan • Erotikon • Anna Boleyn • The Saphead • Terror Island Popular songs • “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smoith • “Dardanella” by Ben Selvin’s Novely Orchestra • “I’ve Got My Captain Working For Me Now,” Al Jolson • “Love Nest” by John Steel Page 26 September 1, 2013 THE MILITARY PRESS Duesenberg Model J Dual-Cowl Phaeton Dusenberg

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“The government, which wasdesigned for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the specialinterests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.”

ThomasR.Marshall(March 14, 1854-June 1, 1925)28th Vice President of the United States

— Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson(Dec. 28, 1856-Feb. 3, 1924)

28th Vice President of the United States

BoxerJackDempsey

Inthenews• The 19th Amendment to

the U.S. Constitution is ratified prohibiting any U.S. citizen from being denied the right to vote based on sex

• Bubonic plague in India• Silver goes for $1.37 per

ounce• First commercial radio

broadcast aired• Harlem Renaissance begins• League of Nations established

• Pancho Villa retires• Silver reaches

record $1.37 an ounce• Walt Disney starts

first job as an artist, $40 week with KC Slide Co.

• Palm Sunday tor-nado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes

region and Deep South states• Joan of Arc canonized as a saint• Post office says children could not

be sent by parcel post• Panama Canal opens

Inventions• Jungle gym• Band aid

• Spiral

notebooks• Qtips• Hair dryer• Radio

Sports• Boston Red Sox sell Babe

Ruth to New York Yankees• 1st Black baseball league

organizes• Jack Dempsey KOs Bill

Brennan in 12 for heavy-weight boxing title

• NFL Champi-ons:1920 Akron Pros

• Babe Ruth sets home run season re-cord at 54

• Man O’War’s last race and win

Movies• The Cabinet of Dr.

Caligari• The Golem• Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde• Way Down East• The Last of the Mohicans• The Penalty

• Sex• Within Our Gates

• The Flapper• Why Change

Your Wife?• Leaves Out of

the Book of Satan• Erotikon• Anna Boleyn• The Saphead• Terror Island

Popularsongs

• “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smoith

• “Dardanella” by Ben Selvin’s Novely Orchestra

• “I’ve Got My Captain Working For Me Now,” Al Jolson

• “Love Nest” by John Steel

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1920AVERAGECOSTOFLIVING• Income per year $1,000• New House $4,500• Rent $87• Car $575• Gallon of gas 26¢• Loaf of bread 9¢• Dozen eggs 50¢• Gallon of milk 56¢• First-class stamp 2¢

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• “Whispering” by Paul Whiteman’s Or-chestra

Popularbooks• “The Man of the

Forest,” Zane Grey• “Kindred of the

Dust,” Pete By Kyne• “The Re-Creation of Brian Kent,”

Harold Bell Wright• “The River’s End,” by James Oli-ver Curwood

Bornin1920• Otis Boykin• Rosalind Franklin• Ray Bradbury• Yul Brenner

• Ravi Shankar• San Musial

• William Conrad• Peggy Lee• Charlie Bird

Parker• Shelly Win-

ters• Ross Martin• Helen

Thomas• Ricardo

Montalbon• Isaac

Asimov• Mario Puzo

• Jack Lord

ClaraBowAliceWhiteColleenMooreOliveBorden

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