What Was it Like in the 1900s? |
| Music |
"School Days", Gus Edwards & Will Cobb
"Carrisima", Arthur Penn
"Daddy's Little Girl", Edward Madden
"Bandana Land", Glen MacDonough
"Kiss Me Again", H. Blossom
"Tammany", Gus Edwards
"In the Good Old Summertime", by George Evans and Ben Shields
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| Literature |
The Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud
The Jungle, Upton Sinclair
The Ambassadors, Henry James
Kim, Rudyard Kipling
Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad
Up From Slavery, Booker T. Washington
The Way of All Flesh, Samuel Butler
The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton
The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. DuBois
Sister Carrie, Theodore Dreiser
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
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| Entertainment |
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The first nickelodeon opens, showing early movies.
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| Average Salary: $862.00 |
| Cost of Living |
| Loaf of Bread: |
.04¢ |
| Gallon of Milk: |
.29¢ |
| Average House: |
$4,000.00 |
| Average Car: |
$500.00 |
| First Class Stamp: |
.02¢ |
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| World Events |
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London is site of first Pan-African Congress. The Boxer Rebellion breaks out in China. King Humbert I of Italy is assassinated. Queen Victoria of England dies. The Australian commonwealth is created. Egypt's Aswan Dam is completed. The first Tour de France is staged. Russo-Japanese War commences. Revolution in Russia after Bloody Sunday. Einstein proposes theory of relativity. Finland first in Europe to grant women suffrage. The British Labour party is formed. New Zealand receives dominion status. Gandhi practices nonviolent resistance in South Africa. Bulgaria declares independence. Italian King Victor Emmanuel and the president of Switzerland open the world's longest railroad tunnel (Simplon) linking Iselle, Italy and Brig, Switzerland.
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| U.S. History |
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Carrie Nation leads a women's temperance crusade in Kansas. William McKinley is assassinated and Theodore Roosevelt becomes president. Oil is discovered for the first time in Southeast Texas. United Mine Workers five-month coal strike cripples the country. Wright brothers make their first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Henry Ford founds Ford Motors and introduces the Model T. The Boston Red Sox win the first World Series, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates. San Francisco survives the great earthquake and resulting fire. The National Negro Committee is founded, soon renamed the NAACP. Oklahoma becomes the 46th state. The first split skirt is worn by Mrs. Adolph Landeburg (horse rider). The first U.S. Esperanto club is organized in Boston. The first Rotary Club is organized by four businessmen in Chicago. Las Vegas, NV is founded.
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| At Salem Normal School |
 Salem's 50th, or semi-centennial, anniversary is celebrated in 1904. President Beckwith dies. Joseph Asbury Pitman is appointed the fifth president of Salem Normal School. The first student council is organized.
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| Toys and Games |
 Lionel Trains, the Teddy Bear and Crayola Crayons all make their first appearance in this decade.
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