Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p From March to October 1915, swarms of locusts stripped areas in and around Palestine of almost all vegetation. This infestation seriously compromised the already-depleted food supply of the region and sharpened the misery of all Jerusalemites.The crop destruction resulted in several increases to the price of food. On April 25, 1915, The New York Times described the price increases. "Flour costs $15 a sack. Potatoes are six times the ordinary price.. }
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- 1915_Palestine_locust_infestation comment "From March to October 1915, swarms of locusts stripped areas in and around Palestine of almost all vegetation. This infestation seriously compromised the already-depleted food supply of the region and sharpened the misery of all Jerusalemites.The crop destruction resulted in several increases to the price of food. On April 25, 1915, The New York Times described the price increases. "Flour costs $15 a sack. Potatoes are six times the ordinary price.".