Today -100: February 5, 1922: Of influenza, Lincolns, non-profit wars, and saddlemakers

As flu cases rise, New York health authorities are considering banning talking on the subway.

Henry Ford buys the bankrupt Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million.

The International Association of Machinists proposes taking the profit out of war by removing the manufacture of war materials from private companies.

German President Friedrich Ebert is expelled from the saddlemakers’ union.

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