Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1918 — Around the World [ARTICLE]

Around the World

The trackless trolley has been a success in Bradford, England. Port Arthur (Tex.) Carpenters receive an increase in wages to $6 a day. It is estimated that the gross delivery expense of retail grocers in the country is over $75,000,000, a year. Federal bureau of labor statistics show that in the year from July 15, 1916, to July 15, 1917, food prices as a whole have advanced 32 per cent-