No shutdown of business ahead in Boston coal crisis
News from Washington boosts Boston and New England coal movement reducing fears of a broad shutdown. Supplies arrive from Achilles and navy yard transfers, with 21 570 tons anthracite and 9 450 tons bituminous on hand as barges head to Boston.
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Portland Coal Ration Ordered Amid Short Supply
Portland Missouri faces a six day stock of soft coal with no near relief. State Fuel Administrator James C. Hamlen bans wholesale and retail distribution from Feb 1 4 am, restricts deliveries to utilities ships hospitals food plants homes restaurants hotels and banks to prevent freezing. Anthracite may not substitute for bituminous coal under the order.
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Two Dorchester Schools Closed Over Fuel Shortage
Two more schools the Francis Parkman and the Bailey Street in the Henry L. Pierce district Dorchester were closed yesterday due to fuel shortages. Many buildings have little fuel left and the district expects up to 150 closures by week’s end as relaxations on fuel loans remain unanswered.
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Coal Relief in Sight 175000 Tons Coming
New England faces a severe coal shortage as officials announce relief efforts. 15 steamers and 35 barges will gain 72 hours priority at Hampton Roads for 150000 tons, with 12000 rail cars to be deployed to speed delivery to Boston and surrounding areas.
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Office Buildings Hit by Boston Coal Shortage
Boston faced a coal famine with heat limited to 12 to 3 pm in many large offices. Elevators were reduced or stopped, fires banked to save fuel, and clerical staff wore coats at desks. Cotting properties and Williams & Bangs controlled buildings also curtailed service with open offices remaining chilly.
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Churches urged to join Boston coal conservation drive
Robert B. Stone, fuel conservator, asked Boston area churches to help with coal economy amid severe shortages. He suggested lowering pew temperatures, shorter and fewer services, using chapels, and combining services for multiple congregations. He urged churches to report any actions taken.
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Big Labor Upheaval Reported in Germany
Reports from Kiel Hamburg and the Rhenish Westphalian mines describe widespread strikes and work stoppages led by Socialist factions independents imprisoned leaders Hugo Haase and Philipp Scheidemann coordinate a multi nation peace demand including no indemnities or annexations public assembly and direct secret ballot suffrage with food relief and end to martial law.
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Great Berlin Strike Spreads as Citywide Walkout Grows
Nearly 600000 Berlin workers are on strike with hourly additions. The movement extends to provincial towns. A 6500-strong workmen's council forms with a 10-member action commission including Hugo Haase and Philip Scheidemann, leaders of the independent and majority Socialists.
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Grain Warehouses in Vienna Burn Amid Suspected Fire
Vienna grain warehouses are on fire causing enormous damage. Revolutionaries are suspected of starting the blazes. The Vorwaerts reports the Kaiser-Ebersdorf flour mill near Vienna was burned Saturday with all grain flour and machinery destroyed, the mill key to Vienna's provisioning.
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Italians Again Smash the Austrians on Front
An intensive artillery duel rages along the front as Austrian shells strike Italian positions and Italian forces respond with a heavy shelling of enemy positions behind the lines.
Italian victory on Asiago plateau yields thousands of prisoners
A Rome despatch reports more than 2600 Austrian prisoners and valuables seized after Italian forces dominated the Asiago plateau. Six guns and 100 machine guns fell to Italy while two Austrian divisions were nearly wiped out. Col del Rosso and Monte di Val Bella were among the captured positions as Italian troops pressed west of Frenzela valley.
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U-Boat Hunters Ferry Across the Atlantic
Taussig of the U S N took the U boat hunter crews across the Atlantic detailing their voyage from the United States to the European theatre. The account outlines early convoy action and the transition of anti submarine patrols from shore to sea.
Navy expedition recounts voyage to Queenstown and sea dangers
Commander Taussig told Carnegie Hall listeners of a long voyage 50 miles east of Cape Cod to Queenstown Ireland aboard a vessel refuelingless in ten days amid southeast gales. British destroyer Mary Rose met them as submarines prowled, mines swept, and the crew aided ships and saved lives while avoiding submarine action.
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Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Promotes Blood Builder
Advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as an old reliable blood builder trusted across generations. Claims include purified blood, expelled humors, restored appetite, relief from rheumatism, and banished tired feeling.
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Submarine warfare claims from naval patrols during wartime
A veteran recounts patrols where only once did his vessel fire on a submarine, claiming a sinking after the fifth shot but remaining unsure. He describes depth bombs as the real fear and notes damaged targets seen on several occasions. The patrols faced vast wreckage 300 miles offshore making periscope identification hard.
Two Americans Killed in Italy on Red Cross Duty
Italian Army HQ reports two Americans killed at Mestre when bombs dropped by German raiders struck. Victims were William Platt and Richard Cutts Fairchild, first Americans to die on the Italian front. Platt, 26, from Baltimore, had traveled to Europe last summer to drive an ambulance.
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