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1909: The Edwardian Golden Age.
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Genteel civilization had cometo England, the continent
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and the eastern United States.
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New Yorkrivaled London and Paris
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as one of the great metropolisesof the world.
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Albert Einstein had expoundedhis theory of relativity
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back in 1905, and science
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had brought us the wondersof the modern world.
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Culture and refinementhad arrived
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on the east coast of America.
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Caruso was singing Pagliacciat the Met.
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Arturo Toscanini was conducting.
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The Barrymores were performing
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and a Ziegfeld girlwas the rage.
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1909 in the western partof the 46 United States
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was not so refined.
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The surviving Indian warriors
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were now being rounded upby the U.S. Army.
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In Washington,William Howard Taft...
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300 pounds of pure Republican...was President
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and life was comfortable.
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In other parts of the country,men were fighting each other
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and the elements.
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In the New Yorkdepartment stores
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a lady could buy maxisand boots and live in style.
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Out west,they didn't think about style,
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just living.
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Eastern empire buildershad secured their fortunes...
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the Morgans,Vanderbilts, Carnegies.
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There were empiresin the west, too,
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such asthe great McCandles Ranch.
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But these huge rancheswere held together
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only by havingenough men and guns.
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Notre Dame teamswere playing football
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with end Knute Rocknecatching a forward pass.
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