Butte Faces Fuel Crisis as Coal Delays Persist
Butte battles extreme cold and fuel shortages as 1,000 families await coal. Diamondville coal load expected tonight, 12 cars arrived, 11 more due today, and Anaconda Copper Co. ships coal Sunday to keep smelter fires burning. Emergency oil stoves and sacks of coal are rushed to extreme cases while nonessential venues close to conserve fuel.
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Butte
Diamondville
Silver Bow Junction
Anaconda
John D. Ryan
Silver Bow
Anaconda Copper Company
Diamondville Coal
Fuel Administration
John H. MclIntosh
McIntosh
Margaret Rosza
Continental Oil Company
Committee
Miners Return to Work as Strikes End Across Regions
Dec 12 dispatches report miners in Montana Oregon Ohio and Wyoming moving toward normal work as coal production resumes. In Montana Tracy camp Sand Coulee and Belt camps plan Monday returns after instructions. volunteers transport coal. Illinois utilities lift coal use rules. Chicago expects business normal Monday. Ohio miners predict most mines operate Monday amid continued voting. Montana volunteers expect to leave before resumption. Wyoming Hanna and the Winton Lyon mines run at full capacity despite snow disruptions. Duluth fuel chief predicts lifting of bituminous coal ban and normal rail service by tomorrow morning.
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Great Falls
Tracy
Charles A. Sederholm
Anaconda
Sand Coulee
Robert B. Noble
Chicago
Illinois
Illinois Public Utilities Commission
Billings
Henry Drennan
United Mine Workers Today
Montana
Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Hanna
Winton
Lyon
Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Superior
W. H. Groverman
Supreme Court asked to review Bertoglio bar exam papers
A. R. Bertoglio of Butte filed a petition in the Montana Supreme Court asking that the court personally review the papers from the recent bar examination in which he failed. Homer G. Murphy represents him and H. G. McIntire backs the petition, saying he saw the papers and believes a certificate should have been granted amid criticism of the exam's alleged severity.
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Helena
A. R. Bertoglio
Butte
Homer G. Murphy
Supreme Court
Bertoglio
H. G. Mclntire
Tax policy survey circulated by county officials
County officials drafted a taxpayer questionnaire on preferred tax laws. Copies go to state association members after approval at the Miles City convention, with distribution to gather public input on tax policy.
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Helena
State Association of County Officials
Miles City
Four Lines of Cars Restored In Butte Blizzard
Partial restoration of streetcar service in Butte after a blizzard began by 6 pm with 100 workers and police. Lines 1 2 3 and 4 operated. others were iced or blocked. Crews expect full operation on all lines by noon tomorrow, though Walkerville remains unlikely today. A car on Arizona street caught fire near the fire station and was damaged.
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Butte
South Side
Walkerville
Elbck
Utah Avenue
Arizona Street
Salaries of Teachers Increase Next Year
Helena Dec 12 Increases ranging from 10 to 20 per cent effective Jan 1 1920 will be made in salaries of teachers at the state university Missoula the state agricultural college Bozeman the state normal Dillon and the school of mines Butte These raises come from appropriations approved by the legislature at the last regular session and were adopted unanimously today by the state board of education and the state board of examiners.
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Helena
Montana
State University
Missoula
State Agricultural College
Bozeman
State Normal
Dillon
School of Mines
Butte
State Board of Education
State Board of Examiners
Faculty Members to Chop Wood at Snow Camp
Bozeman Montana December 12 forced by fuel shortage 15 faculty members of Montana State College will take days of vacation to establish a wood camp seven miles from Bozeman. Professors and instructors begin wood chopping and sawing this morning. College buildings closed until after Christmas holidays with few offices open. Students had final exams and are dismissed until January 5.
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Bozeman
Montana State College
State College
Montana Splits Into Two Revenue Divisions
W. C. Whaley, collector of internal revenue for Montana, announced the creation of two divisions with headquarters in Helena and Butte. The divisions are now in operation and handle the Montana district.
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Helena
W. C. Whaley
District of
Montana
Butte
Senate Blocks Railroad Bill Delays Enactment Timeline
Senator La Follette held the floor as the Senate recessed without an end date for debate on the railroad bill. Leaders doubt enactment by year’s start, arguing railroads profit under present operations despite pleas for higher rates. No White House word on reversing the January 1 plan.
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Washington
Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
White House
Dewey's orderly at Manila Bay dies after health trip
Patrick Healey longtime Butte fire department member died of heart trouble in Toledo Ohio where he had traveled for health. He served at Quartz street and west side stations and retired April 1 1918. He was orderly to Admiral Dewey during the Manila Bay battle in the Spanish American War.
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Patrick Healey
Butte
Healey
Toledo
Ohio
Quartz Street
West Side
Marine Corps
Asiatic
Olympia
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Golden Eggs Sell High in Denver Market
Denver sellers moved eggs at up to 1.10 per dozen today as the Denver market showed strong demand with eggs reaching unprecedented prices.
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Denver
Col
If Berkman Must Go I Will Go With Him
Emma Goldman abandons her appeal to delay deportation with Alexander Berkman and about 80 radicals to soviet Russia. Her attorney says she prefers jail or deportation to Ellis Island custody and will go with Berkman if he must depart within 10 days.
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New York
Bec
Alexander Berkman
Emma Goldman
Supreme Court
Soviet Russia
Berkman
Harry Weinberger
Atttorney
Stewart
Washington
Miss Goldman
Commissioner General of Immigration
Ellis Island
Restrictions to be removed as soon as possible
Washington, Dec 12. Regional railroad directors were authorized by Director General Hines to lift restrictions on coal derived light heat and power as soon as fuel supplies permit. The move will start in the eastern district including New York and extend to restoring curtailed or removed train service amid the coal shortage caused by the bituminous miners strike.
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Washington
Hines
New York
Labor Reconstruction Conference Set in Washington
Labor's reconstruction conference called by the executive council of the American Federation of Labor will convene in Washington tomorrow to consider the fundamental principles affecting American workers.
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Washington
Labor
Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
Record Cold Grip Turns Butte Night Into Deep Freeze
Butte faces unprecedented cold with readings from 30 to 56 below zero across the city. Officials warn the morning may set new low marks, surpassing any prior Montana winter except for 1883 or 1884, as stock losses and transportation disruptions mount. Predictions hoped for a warming trend, but early reports show varied official temperatures from 30 to 56 below, with some areas near 58 below.
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Butte
Montana
Butte Floral Company
Farragut Street
Lake Avoca
Montana Power Company
South
Montana Street
Park and Main Streets
Silver Bow
Timber
Butte Anaconda
Weather Upends Train Schedules In Montana Snow
Severe cold paralyzed passenger service through Butte with through trains hours late and locals losing time. Burlington No 41 arrived 15 hours behind, Oregon Short Line unit did not reach Butte until 5 30 PM before returning south at 7 30 PM. Northern Pacific locals and No 3 connection hit delays. No 4 was four hours late. Missoula line lost an hour. Milwaukee trains also delayed. subfreezing conditions disrupted multiple routes.
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Butte
Burlington
City
Oregon Short Line
Northern Pacific
Logan
Missoula
Milwaukee
Whitehall
Alder
Coal slow to come in Helena report says Merriman
Dec 12 Helena dispatch quotes W H Merriman division freight and passenger agent Northern Pacific with Helena HQ stating coal distribution hinges on railroad replenishment and national domestic commerce returning to normal before noticeable coal supplies reach the public
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Standard
Helena
W. H. Merriman
Northern Pacific
Possible New Political Party Planned by July 1
at a national conference in St. Louis liberals heard a new political party may be organized before July 1. The statement came during discussions at the meeting held tonight.
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ST. Louis
Record Cold Deepens Across Montana Tonight
Weather data from Montana Power shows 6 am and 6 pm readings near record lows. Cities like Billings Missoula Helena and Great Falls report double digit below zero temperatures with Butte forecast to become the coldest yet this winter.
W W S accused of dire threat to oil fields
Kansas City hearing on 32 L W W members charged with espionage acts includes testimony via a letter identified as written by Phineas Eastman, secretary of Augusta L W W local union in 1917. Excerpts warned of blowing up oil fields in Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Kansas City
Bec
Kansas
Oklahoma
Federal District Court
Phineas Eastman
L. W. W. Union
Augusta
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H. Lang
Relief Organization
Lang
I. V. Platt
Platt
City Fuel Administration
A. C. M. Company
J. B. Cook
Ana
Conda
Cook
Deer Lodge
Darby
Philipsburg
Northwest Fuel Company
Roy Alley
Mr. Ryan
Ryan
Minero
Columbus
John Moore
Ohio Miners’ Organization
Moore
Wyoming
Taapayvers
Menace
Underwood & Underwood
Dewey
Manila Bay
Labor Conference
Captown
South Montana Street
Cuptown
Ss. Montana Street
Uptown
S. Montana Street
Butte Electric Railway Company
Coldo
Stuart
Deer Lodge Valley
East Helena
Beaver Canyon
Canyon Ferry
Marysville
Hauser Lake
Madison Dam
Hebgen Dam
Basin
Os Er Eye Field
Associated Press
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Lewistown
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