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Saturday, February 24, 1917
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The Headlines
AMERICAN LOST ON A TROOPSHIP; Presbyterian Missionary Dies Trying to Save Chinese on Torpedoed French Vessel. SHIP WAS BEING CONVOYED Destroyers and Gunboat Save 1,450 from Athos, Which Was Carrying Senegalese. AMERICAN LOST ON A TROOPSHIP OTHER SINKINGS ANNOUNCED London Reports Three Vessels Lost With American Cargoes. REPORTS U-BOAT STRANDED. Submarine Said to be in Difficulty in the North Sea. THREE MUNITION SHIPS SAIL. Italian Liner Has 240 Passengers;- Manchuria Coming In. MANY SHIPS GO TO EUROPE. Big Fleet Leaves Baltimore;-Several Arrive from War Zone.
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Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,913 days ago
(109 years, 128 days)