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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1917
Page
4
Sir Gilbert, famed novelist of Canadian life and knighted for his work, is regarded in England as a spokesman for Lloyd George policies. It is understood he will undertake publicity work for the Allies here through a series of lectures.
The Laurentic, a 14,892 ton British cruiser, was sunk by a submarine near the Irish coast last Thursday. Twelve officers and 109 men were saved. British admiralty reports German torpedo destroyers in the North Sea, with another British destroyer lost and a German vessel shelled off the Suffolk coast. In Riga, Germans press the Russians with heavy fighting and prisoners. French trenches near Verdun are stormed by German troops, yielding 500 prisoners and ten machine guns. Romanian prisoner numbers near 200,000 rise as dispersed troops reappear. Lieutenant Guynemer adds air power on the front.
A basement origin fire at the McCrory store swept through two blocks of Pittsburgh retail districts on Saturday, destroying Frank & Seder department store Grand Opera House McCrory ten cent store Hilton Clothing and over a dozen smaller buildings. Four firemen were seriously hurt and many others injured. Estimated losses reached about 2.5 million dollars. Four hundred police guarded the burned district as sparks blew onto skyscraper tops and the blaze prompted a fourth alarm an hour after the third. The cause was undetermined.
Senate disposes of the big supply measures placing all postmasters on the civil service list and barring bureau of education staff from private education foundations. Government clerks receive 10 to 15 percent raises, raising the total to about 40 million dollars. The Rivers and Harbors bill carrying 38 million dollars with over 10 million for new projects passes the House 221 to 131 and moves to the Senate.
Live stock and grain quotes from Pittsburgh dated Jan 30 show butter, cattle, sheep, hogs, calves, bulls, and cows with varying grades and prices across markets. Separate Chicago line lists hogs, cattle, sheep, and grain futures with May wheat and corn prices, plus oats.
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