Destructive Atlanta Fire Destroys City Blocks
Atlanta endures a vast blaze sweeping thirty six blocks in the residential area. Loss exceeds five million dollars with ten thousand left homeless. Miss Bessie Hodges dies of shock. guardsmen from Camp McPherson deployed. looters to be punished. relief tents and supplies arranged. Russia rejects separate peace, seeks general war-end.
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Atlanta
Bessie Hodges
Peachtree Street
Red Cross
Camp McPherson
East Mair Street
West End
Decanter
Fort and
Hilliard Streets
Edgewood Avenue
Macon
Chattanooga
Augusta
Newman
Griffin
War Department
Live Stock and Grain Prices Across Markets May 22
Pittsburgh and Cleveland market reports list butter prints cattle and hog prices, with primes and middling grades, ranges for sheep and lambs, veal calves, and fresh cows. Chicago figures show hogs and beef cattle along with sheep and lambs prices, including heavy, mixed, and feeder categories.
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Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Chicago
Painieve Keeps Post as French War Minister
M Painieve is recognized in Paris and allied councils as a strong force in French political life. He has retained power amid cabinet and military upheaval, continuing in his role as war minister through the recent turmoil.
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M. Painieve
Paris
War Front Reports and Naval Actions Amid Global Conflicts
German war office claims British attacks along the Array front were repulsed with a mile gain. British capture of Bullecourt reported. Italian war department says Austro Hungarian prisoners number 6,482. British heavy artillery aids Italian offensive on Julian front. Fourteen drifters sunk. Dartmouth torpedoed but safe. Japanese fleet arrives at Marseilles to hunt submarines. U S entry into war zone triggers a brief clash between a destroyer and a U boat. details withheld.
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Acheville
Queant
Scarpe
German War Office
Monchy
Bullecourt
London War Office
Julian Front
Saya
Italian War Department
British War Office
British Admiralty
Adriatic Sea
Dartmouth
Marseilles
France
United States
Wilson orders force of regulars to France
President Wilson directs an expeditionary force of about one division of regulars under Major General John J. Pershing to France at the earliest practicable date, with a marine regiment accompanying. Roosevelt’s volunteer offer is rejected. All state guards will be mobilized July 15 to Aug 5, governors authorized to recruit to full strength.
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Pershing
Roosevelt
Wilson
John J. Pershing
France
Ifrance
Congress
Tle Army
Colone
National Guard
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Mann
Militia
Penyvania
War flavor in Pennsylvania politics and safety bills
Harrisburg report notes a war flavored legislative scene with a bill to prohibit hunting during war, a plan to pay appointive officers serving in the military, and a proposal to train lawmakers for duty. Other items cover mine cave bills, defense boards, a licensing overhaul raising car, motorcycle rules, and improved road safety signage.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Germany
Stewart
Green
United States
West
Montour
Reitzal
Lancaster
Reitzel
Senate
House
War Board
Brumbaugh
McClain
Kephari
Snyder
Committee For Public Safety and Defense
George Wharton Pepper
Philadelphia
Liberty Loan Drive Endorsed by Indiana County Banks
Citizens are urged to support the United States Liberty Loan during the present crisis. The following Indiana County banks announce their subscription and offer free information and assistance to customers: First National Bank of Blairsville, Savings and Trust Company of Indiana PA, Marion Center National Bank, Citizens National Bank of Indiana PA.
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Farmers Bank OF Indiana
First National Bank OF
Glen Campbell
First National Bank OF Indiana
United States Liberty Loan
Indiana County
Citizens National Bank OF Indiana
Potato Planting Tips and Tractor Fleet News
Garden ser money tes provide simple potato planting guidance. Plant after soil prep, in cool weather, four inches deep, rows 30 to 36 inches apart, tubers 12 to 15 inches apart. Early plantings emerge faster with shallow covering. The Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburg railway plans a tractor fleet for farms in NY and PA, guided by J M Hawley, with night operation possible using electric headlights. Also an offer to order a 96 page Anniversary Edition of The Progress for ten cents in stamps or coin.
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Pennsylvania
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railway
New York
J. M. Hawley
England
The
Progress
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Cuy
Gorgia
Holocaust
Russia
American Press Association
Paul Painleve
Boyer
Eallat
Reneral
Lackawanna County
Mines and Mining Committee
Taner Mine Cave Commission
W. J. Connell
B. 4. Lynett
J. Benjamin Demmick
Buckman
Bucks County
Roy
United States OF America
Liberty Loan Bonds
Blairsville National Bank
Clymer National Bank
Cherrytree
Homer City National Bank
Blairsville
Indiana County Deposit Bank
Plumville
Marion Center National Bank
Sheldon W. Funk
Department of Agriculture
Peterson & CO
Indiana, Pa
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