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Coal shortage prompts townwide shop hours and call for governors
Citizens in the city rally to conserve fuel amid a coal crisis. Businesses adopt closing and opening hours to save light as the electric company and townsfolk seek wood fuel and government leadership. An appeal favors Governor Allens and strong national leadership to curb strikes and Bolshevism.
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