War time coal rationing ordered nationwide
Washington Dec 1 wartime coal restrictions tightened beyond wartime levels to avert a fuel famine. Fuel Administrator Garfield and the railroad administration limited supplies to essential consumers in five priority classes and urged state and local authorities to enforce rationing. Nonessential power and heat for utilities and industry to be curtailed, with local control allowed but federal power to intervene. Some relief expected from a 14 percent wage raise for mine workers, though impact uncertain for days.
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Washington
Garfield
Railroad Administration
Giarfield
New gearless electric locomotive for Milwaukee service
Officials of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad anticipate the arrival in Butte of five gearless electric locomotives built by General Electric. The 3,000 volt, bi polar engines weigh 265 tons with 229 tons on 14 axles and drive wheels. They are designed for passenger service, reach 65 mph, and feature a cab weight suspension system that cushions track thrust for smoother high-speed riding.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Butte
Cascade
Seattle
Milwaukee Railroad
Irie
Government asks liberal sum for Montana works
Federal officials urged Congress to provide broader funding for Montana irrigation. The proposal calls for Milk River projects at 662000 from the reclamation fund and 385000 from the general treasury, Huntley at 129000 from the reclamation fund and 20000 from treasury, and Sun River at 148000 from the reclamation fund plus 306000 from the treasury.
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Montana
Milk River
Reclamation Fund
General Fund of Treasury
Huntley
Treasury
Sun River
Coal Mine Closures Force Butte Industries to Halt
Disturbing news from Diamondville shows two of three coal mines owned by Anaconda Copper Mining Co. shut down, leaving Butte with no operation today or tomorrow. Fuel dealers plan to bring in wood as the city faces a severe shortage and potential heat shortages.
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Diamondville
Anaconda
John H. McIntosh
Butte
Hutte
Oy Railroad
John Gillie
Mr. Gillie
John H. MclIntosh
Montana
McIntosh
Acme
Wyo
F. Cone
Wyoming
Sheridan
A. C. M. Company
Fuel Administration
Tuberculosis
Galen
Asylum For the
Warm Springs
Deer Lodge
Home For the Deaf and Dumb
Boulder
Death of Felipe Angeles Sparks Villa Assault in Chihuahua
El Paso dispatch reports 1000 Villa forces under Francisco Villa attacked the 18th Federal regiment at Rancho Eshejo 21 miles north of Santa Rosalia Chihuahua, killing all but two. Dr. L M Gomez, an American aviator, confirms the massacre and details Angeles arrest and execution.
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EL Paso
Texas
Felipe Angeles
Francisco Villa
Federal Army
Rancho Eshejo
Santa Rosalia
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Fl Paso
L. M. Gomez
Los Angeles
France
Angeles
Gomez
Hair tonics must be made undrinkable declaration
Washington December 1 Prohibition Commissioner Kramer served notice on manufacturers of proprietary medicines barbers supplies and other alcoholic preparations that they must doctor their products so they may not be used as beverages after January 16 when the constitutional prohibition becomes effective Hair tonics that are hair tonics in name only must be made undrinkable Mr Kramer declared Representatives of the manufacturers promised him their hearty support.
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Ashington
Kramer
Kraner
Wilsons Second Harmony Effort Opens In Washington
Secretary of Labor Wilson presides as the second industrial conference opens behind closed doors to harmonize capital and labor relations. Delegates include Hoover as permanent vice chairman and Stanley King as temporary secretary with 17 members present except Slade who is in Europe. Cost of living and collective bargaining prompt discussion among prominent figures from government, business, and industry.
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Washington
Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Stanley King
Boston
George T. Slade
St. Paul
Europe
Thomas W. Gregory
Austin
Tex
George W. Wickersham
New York
Lhinyer
Taft
Oscar&. Straus
Commerce and Labor
Roosevelt
Frank Taussig
United States Tariff Commission
Samuel W. McCall
Massachusetts
Martin H. Glynn
Albany
N. Y
H. C. Stuart
Virginia
W. ©. Thompson
Ohio State University
Julius Rosenwald
Chicago
O. D. Young
Henry J. Waters
Kansas State College of Agriculture
Stanley King Boston
Council of National Defense
Henry W. Robinson
Pasadena
United States Shipping Board
Richard Hooker
Springfield
Mass
Railway strikers returning to work in Kansas City
Switchmen who walked out on an unauthorized strike last Saturday were largely returning to their posts today after the strike was called off in the early hours this morning. Authorities and railroad officials reported a peaceful resumption of service with crews reassigned to standard duties.
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Kansas City
Bank Hold Up at Hellmann Branch in Los Angeles
Three bandits raided the Union Square Hellmann bank in Los Angeles today. They forced five people inside the bank into the vault and escaped with cash and Liberty bonds totaling about 25000 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Union Square
Hellmann Bank
Lansing Blunt Note Demands Jenkins Release From Mexico
United States Secretary of State to Mexico demands immediate release of William O Jenkins, the American consular agent held in Puebla. The note accuses Venustiano Carranza of trying to cloud the issue and refuses to discuss legal refinements. Washington notes no ultimatum or defined actions if denied and cites banditry in Puebla as the real concern. Porter of the House Foreign Affairs Committee backs a firm State Department stance.
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United States
Gain
Washington
Mexico
Mexico City
William O. Jenkins
Puebla
Carranza
Jenkins
Lansing
Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Note From Lansing to Carranza
Washington reports the text of a note sent from the United States regarding William Jenkins, American consular agent at Puebla. The U S declines to engage in juridical debates and urges a full, fair examination of Jenkins’s abduction while opposing prolonged imprisonment or bail. The note critiques Mexican explanations of penal law and emphasizes American insistence on due process.
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Willam
Jenkins
Puebla
United States
Mr. Jenkins
Carranza Reports Release of Jenkins
El Paso Texas December 1 an unverified report circulated that William Jenkins American consular agent at Puebla Mexico had been released from jail Andreas C Garcia consul general for Mexico in El Paso said he had heard the rumor but no verification was received
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EL Paso
Texas
William ©. Jenkins
Puebla
Mexico
Andreas C. Garcia
Brazil Not Concerned In Mexican Affairs
Rio de Janeiro reports that Brazil has not offered to mediate in the dispute between the United States and Mexico, either on its own or in connection with the A. B. Co. powers, according to an authoritative Associated Press source.
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RLO
Irish Bond Issue in United States
A plan to float 10 million dollars in bond certificates of the Irish republic will be launched in the United States around January 15. Frank P. Walsh will be national director. Subscribers will be told their money is a gift, with repayment contingent on recognizing the Irish republic as an independent nation.
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New York
United States
Frank P. Walsh
Eamonn de Valera
Irish Republic
Emma Goldman Denied Appeal in Deportation Case
New York Dec 1 Appeals for delay in deportations of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman who finished two year sentences for obstructing the draft law have been denied. A telegram from Anthony Caminetti commissioner general of immigration received by Harry Weinberger announced the decision. Ellis Island officials await orders to expel Goldman and Berkman, who are on parole in Weinberger custody.
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New York
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Anthony Caminetti
Commissioner General of Immigration
Harry Weinberger
Ellis Island
Goldman
Berkman
Weinberger
Two Accused With Sen Newberry Plead Guilty
Grand Rapids, Mich December 1 Federal officers moved toward an early trial for 135 men including United States Senator Truman H Newberry who were indicted on charges of corruption fraud and conspiracy tied to the 1918 election campaign. Service was secured on several defendants and first arraignments were held before Federal Judge G W Sessions today with about a half dozen defendants appearing in court.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
United States
Truman H. Newberry
Newberry
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