Fuel Administration Plans Mandatory War Fuel Curtailment
The Fuel Administration weighs mandatory curtailment of coal use to divert labor and materials to war work. Industries including brewing paint and varnish box board and glassware are urged to volunteer reductions with formal orders possible. Percentages will vary by industry to balance domestic needs and war production while preserving essential output.
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Nieuw
American Brewers’ Association
Fuel Administration
Box Board
Washington
Western Cities Get Big Supplies
Bridgeport reports coal shortages persist as no coal arrived since Sunday. Local fuel committee records show 260 residents received quarter ton allocations while homes await fuller shipments. Wood fuel plans advance with 430 cords option and woodcutting at Botsford. rate set at 10.50 to 12.00 per cord. Twenty six carloads of hard coal moved eastbound, but a promised 20 car train remains unaccounted.
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Pridgeport
Carl F. Siemon
W.A. Lomand
Avaiable
Fuel Committee
J. T. L. Hubbard
Bridgeport
Hubbard
Meigs B. Russell
Chamber of Commerce
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Botsford
New Haven Railroad
Trussell
Bilton Machine Tool Company
T J. Pardy
Clvne ‘and Industrial Wood Fuel Committee
Bilton
Housatonic Avenue
New England
Jersey City
Shipping delays from wartime shipbuilding program
Industry expert Mr Ferguson says fleet corporation hampered shipbuilding by commandeering yards and resisting extra costs for speed. Wooden construction suffered delays as the program was too ambitious at the outset with frequent specification changes that would have been avoided by starting smaller and refining the design.
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Mr. Ferguson
Fleet Corporation
Ferguson
Hearing on Follette speech postponed again in Senate committee
Washington January 8 The Senate Elections Committee postponed for the sixth time the investigation into Senator Ty Follette's alleged disloyal speech at a September rally in St Paul. The delay extends uncertainty over the case as officials await new dates.
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Washington
Ty Follette
St. Paul
Senate Elections Committee
Prohibitionists Plan March Convention Across States
Prohibitionists meet in March to plan events and seek support from dry states. Lay Virgil C.llinghaw chairs the convention of the Prohibition party in Chienysa Mareh Af, urging governors and lawmakers to nullify the prohibition constitutional amendment. The group anticipates merging with a new national party and continuing a campaign for suffrage public ownership and other reforms. Soldiers of the allies in Europe are cited as suffering from liquor as national prohibition could save the nation millions annually.
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Prohibition Party
Chienysa
Mareh Af
Virgil C.llinghaw
Enti
Ure Povermors
Wilson
Prohibitionists
Custon
Mor
Tineshaw
National Party
Teurope
Mgr. Winshaw
United States
Live Financial News of Day Tersely Noted
The market faced a wavering session as peace talks and war outlooks influenced sentiment. Rail and steel issues fluctuated with industry prospects and government policy debates shaping trading, while American Tobacco, Denver and Rio Grande, and Missouri Pacific saw notable moves amid funding and dividend considerations.
Murphys and others in city funeral notices list
The list records numerous funerals and obituaries including Helen A Murphy daughter of John and Mary Murphy, Arthur E Teodis, Julia Calhoun, John C Sturges, Margaret J King, Sarah J Rainey, Anna Walter, Frances E Sage, Mary Dietrich, Edward Chapman, William J Burke, and others. Ceremonies occur at local churches and homes with interments in Park Mountain Grove Lakeview and local cemeteries. survivors include spouses children and siblings across several families.
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Helen A. Murphy
John
Mary Murphy
Myrtle Avenue
Saerert Heart Church
St. Peter's Cemetery
Danbury
Margaret
Mary
Anna
Catherine
Avon Walter
Anna Walter
M. J. Gannon
John Street
Charles W. Findlay
Park Cemetery
Trances BK. Srott
Frances E. Sage
Norman Street
J. I. Sage
Elsv
Winsted
Mary Deitrich
John W. Beitrich
Bridgeport Hospital
J. Wandsler
Worcester
Mass
George Brown
Sanford
Aubrey Durlison
George Parks
Bridgeport
Edward Chapaxin
Edward Chapman
Darnuns Winter Quarters
Cullinan, Mullins, Buckley and Company
Garden Hill Street
Mountain Grove Cemetery
William J. Burke
Poplar Street
Z. Burke
Nellie Burke
West End
St. Letar'’s Church
Afancaster
Traces Downs Mayes
Yason Hayes
Stepney
Newtown
Denn
Amiusziah Downs
Ell Wayes
CG. C. Brierman
MM. Ponohaev
Michael Kennedy
This City
Patrick
Medina
N. Y
People’s Eucharistic League of
St. Charles’ Church
Agnes H. Presto
Agnes H
Nathan H. Preston
Flushing
I. Tt
Henry Wh.shop
Sairfield Avenue
Lakeview Cemetery
War Tax in Railroads Operating Expenses
Washington reports key issues before the Interstate Commerce Commission on retroactive war taxes as operating expenses. Taxes estimated at 90 million dollars for 1917 would lower carrier net returns, with depreciation and state taxes under review. Commission findings indicate 75 roads handle about 7 percent of national business and seek adequate compensation.
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Washington
Jat
Interstate Commerce i
Nilersen
Anderson
Supreme Court
Interstate Commeree Commission
Senate
Flus Cruttschnitt
Jas Ruttschnith
Great Britain
Wall Street Slump Follows President Speech
Wall Street failed to like the president's war aims message to Congress as stocks fell after an initial rise. The market showed little recovery by close, with 776,000 shares traded. Bonds, rail and oil issues fluctuated, and Union Pacific and Standard Oil moved with the overall trend amid court rulings and dividend news.
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New York
Wall Street
Congress
Httle
American Tobacco
Supreme Court
Ust
United States Steel and Investment
United States
Igh
Larger Offers Give Ease to Spot Corn Prices
New York June Thea corn market shows inaction with narrow price bans and little chance of improvement as spot prices ease in the West about five cents due to larger offers from the country and increased shipping sales. Weather snows hinder movement but car supply improves. oats trade firm then softens amid selling by commissions and weaker demand. Provision market quiet and easier under western selling.
Tortorich Seeks Moran For February Boxing Bout
Dominick Tortorich, warned by Ike Morgan that Charles Morgan would box Fred Fulton on January 28, fell to the sidewalk but recovered and sent a wire to Sobersides asking Moran to delay or move the bout to February 22. He then asked Moran whether he would box in the first week of February as the race period ended. Moran’s reply is awaited.
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Radlvoud
Dominick Tortorich
Ike Morgan
Iproness
Charles Morgan
Fred Fulton
Dominick
Old Sobersides
Moran
Torstorich
Cotton Market New York Quotations Report
Cotton quotations from New York show high and low figures for March May and July contracts. Prices listed include 2s071 at 180, 9118 at 079, 3155 at 048, with close values around 307 and 3155. The report lists vison & Co as the source.
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Grain Rae Chicago
Tf, DL. Watson & Co
New York
T. IL
Vison & Co
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Missouri Pacific
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Arthur It. Landry
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Pitel Avenue
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Julias
Calehoun
Charies AP
Washington Avenue
Henry Hallam Tweedy
New Haven
South Congregational Church
Barinl Will Mountain Grove
John G. Sturges
John C. Sturges
Hasyley and Wilmot
State Street
Margaret H. Wing
Margaret J. King
Sterling Street
Sarah J. Rainey
Sarah J Rainey
Bronx Avenue
Busin
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Standard Oil Group
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Nevada Ophir
Boe Nixon
Nevada
Rex Consol
Rochester
Success Mining
Frank Moran
Barnum
T.L. Watson &Co
Private Bankers Corner Main
John Streets
Theda Bara
Lyric Theatre
City Savings Bank
Main ST
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Nam
Rees State
Kentucky Oil
Muahler
HolanDe &Company
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Sridgeport, Conn
the City National Bank United States Depositure
Wall. Street
A. M. Wooster
U. S. Patent Office
THE
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Main & Wall
People’s Savings Bank
Main Street
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