Government takes control of railroads to speed coal movement
United States Fuel Administration notes the president's proclamation placing railroads under government control to fix coal shortages. New orders regulate coal contracts and distribution, appoint deputy distributors, and require contracts to align with government pricing. A January 30 Tag Day urges schoolchildren to remind households to conserve coal.
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United States Fuel Administration
Public Information Division
Eighteenth
C Streets
Washington, D. C
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fuel Administration
Garfield
D. R. Lawson
Pairment Clarskburg
West Virgins
Washington
Conservation Division of the Fuel Administration
Long Island Sound
New York
New England
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Praised by Pittsfield Mom
Mrs George Lewis of Pittsfield Massachusetts says her five year old boy suffered a two to three week cold last winter. After trying several medicines with little effect he improved rapidly once Chamberlains Cough Remedy was used and soon recovered.
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Chamberlain
George Lewis
Pittsfield
Explosion at Monongahela Powder Plant Kills Two at Fairmont
A terrible explosion at the Corning mill of the Monongahela Powder Company near Fairmont West Virginia today killed one man outright, later died two others, and another is near death. Cause of the blast is undetermined.
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Associated Presa
Fairmont
W. Va
Monongahela Powder Company
Coal riots erupt in New York as queues fight for fuel
On New Year’s Day, several hundred people surrounded a coal yard after trucks departed with no coal for sale. They stoned the office, smashed windows, and unhooked wagon chutes to seize coal streaming into the street while police restored order.
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Associated Press
New York
Nine Americans Dead in France
General Pershing reported nine expeditionary force deaths today including Private Ernest Cannon of the stevedore regiment from Statesboro Georgia. Pneumonia caused the deaths and the men are identified as part of the American force serving in France on January 1.
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France
Associated Press
Washington
Pershing
Ernest Cannon
Stevedore Regiment
Statesboro
Doans Kidney Pills Prove Mercy to Athens Reader
Mrs. M. Garrison of 3728 Thomas Street Athens testifies after three years stating Doans Kidney Pills relieved back pain dizziness swollen ankles and rheumatic limb pains from kidney trouble. She repeats high opinion and says the medicine always brings relief when needed and cites the price of 600 at dealers FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Athena Peaders
Athens
M. Garrison
Thomas Street
Dean
Navy yard boiler tube explosion kills two firemen
A Naval Yard blast in Philadelphia on January 1 killed two African American firemen and severely burned six others when a four inch boiler tube exploded.
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Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Fire Endangers The Camp at Newport News
Three dwellings near Camp Stewart on the outskirts of Newport News were destroyed tonight by fire. Fifteen thousand soldiers are quartered at the camp, and soldiers with firemen prevented the flames from reaching the camp buildings.
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Newport News
Camp Stewart
Stomach Troubles Prompt Trial of Chamberlain's Tablets
A note extols Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach trouble. It claims many have been restored to health, noting the low price of 25 cents and urging readers to try the remedy.
Explosions and Fires Devastate Norfolk Downtown Area
In Norfolk yesterday three men were killed and a score injured as a series of three explosions and fires levelled parts of the business district including the Monticello hotel. Naval authorities deployed 2500 marines and bluejackets to aid police. Firefighters battled blizzards of smoke amid frozen hydrants. one firefighter died and several were injured. Suspects, including two German men, were detained as authorities feared enemy involvement.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Monticello Hotel
Mayo
Hugo Schmidt
H. H. Lessing
Department of Justice
Granby Theater
Granby Street
Charles McCoy
Monticello
Lenox
Portsmouth
Suffolk
Bluejackets
Bolshevik Hostilities Reported In Russia With Missions Arrested
A Petrograd dispatch reports the Bolsheviks have arrested members of the American Railway Mission in Irkutsk Siberia amid the Kursk fighting between Cossacks and Bolsheviks. Heavy casualties are listed in three days of combat near Poltava. An unconfirmed dispatch says Lieutenant General Korniloff may be dead.
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Kursk
Moscow
Rostov
Associates Press
Poltava
Charles
Sweden
London
Irkutsk
Siberia
Korniloff
Petrograd
Dorsey protests fuel orders favoring Atlanta
Athens fuel administrator W F Dorsey wired Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield and State Administrator Hardman to protest what he calls unfair discrimination in coal orders. He cites Atlanta gaining sweeping powers and warns against preferential treatment that could deprive Athens and other Georgia towns. He notes Atlanta has coal flowing in while Athens has none, despite reporting and claims filed weeks earlier.
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Athens
W. F. Dorsey
Garfield
Hardman
Atlanta
Kennedy
Avanta
Dorsey
Dorsey Wires
Georgia
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Local Publisher
Earl Ross, publisher of the Hamilton County Republican News in Syracuse Kansas, reports discussing Chamberlain Medicine Co.'s rep and recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He notes a family of six children and that he has used it for years, calling it the only cough remedy on the market after trying many.
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Chamberlain's
Chamberlain Medicine Co
Chamberlain
Earl
Ross
Hamilton County Republican News
Syracuse
Kan
Resolved to Keep New Year Commitments Strictly
A solemn pledge to uphold New Year resolutions is affirmed with firm resolve to observe them religiously conscientiously and punctiliously throughout the year.
Italians Clear Right Bank of the Piave River
Italian forces drove Teutons to the Piave eastern bank in the Zenson loop, clearing the right bank except in the far north. Air raids hit Vicenze Bassiano Castel Franco and Treviso, 13 killed and 44 wounded. British troops press Turkish lines north of Jerusalem with over 1,000 dead and 750 prisoners in days of fighting.
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Talians
Teutons
Piave
Zenson
Vicenze
Bassiano
Castel Franco
Treviso
Palestine
Jerusalem
County Board inquires into patrol road maintenance plan
Clarke county Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues opened the year by exploring a patrol maintenance method for roads. A committee from the Chamber of Commerce and several farmers will study feasibility, meet with interested farmers on the 15th, and report. Members named include C. M. Strahan Martin J Abney and C D Flanigen.
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Clarke County
Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
Chamber of Commerce
C. M. Strahan
Martin J. Abney
C. D. Flanigen
Hodgson
J. M. Hodgson
Hugh White
R. L. Bramblett
Ten Day Courses At State College Of Agriculture
Over 250 people gather at the State College of Agriculture for ten day courses and farmers conferences focusing on food production and conservation during wartime. New county and district extension agents arrive to replace those called into service, with training on farming, gardening, poultry, and food efficiency. The schedule includes intensive sessions on the 14th and 15th with three major farmer conferences, and daily luncheons hosted by the local YWCA.
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State College Agriculture
University of Georgia
State College of Agriculture
Georgia
Farmers’ Conference
Farmers
Georgia Seed-Breeders Association
State Live Stock and Dairy Convention
Georgia Horticultural
Priority Orders Suspended to Free Coal Movement
Washington on January 1 reports that priority orders for the entire country were suspended to speed coal movement. Hundreds of loaded cars are stalled on sidings as the Director General McAdoo orders a higher differential rating system to ease congested shipments of goods.
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Washington
Counci
McAdoo
Georgia National Bank opens Liberty Bonds department
The Georgia National Bank establishes a Liberty Bonds and War Savings department to handle thrift stamps and bonds. Miss Gwendolyn Griffith will head the new unit, assuming duties January 2, in a move to improve public service and expedite government business.
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Liberty Bonds and War Savings Department
Georgia National Bank
Georgia National
Nis
Gwendolyn Griffith
Miss Griffith
Quinine Product Promises No Headache Side Effects
The label claims Laxative Bromo Quinine can be used by anyone without causing ringing in the head. Grove's signature appears on the box, suggesting the product's branding and claimed safety.
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Grove
Are Your Sewers Clogged How Chamberlains Tablets Help
The passage likens the bowels to a sewerage system and notes constipation can cause problems. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild purgative that clears the bowels and aids digestion.
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Chamberlain
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