Garfield tightens wartime fuel regulations nationwide
wartime rules require conservation measures across the nation with compulsory compliance. authorities emphasize saving fuel and limiting consumption during the period.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1919
Page
9
War 6 Hour Day Restricted to Conserve Coal Supply
Fuel Administrator Garfield issued an order restoring most drastic coal restrictions nationwide due to the miners strike. Bituminous coal and coke face curtailment for lighting and heating, enforced by railroads. anthracite and other fuels are unaffected. Public safety lighting remains only where essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garfield
Railroad Administration
Three Day Week Rules for Industries and Rail Service
The government announces a three day week for manufacturing plants not producing goods, with railways cutting schedules to minimum. Restrictions include no decorative lighting and limited indoor lighting, with specific hours and temperature controls to curb energy use.
City adopts emergency ordinance on altered business hours
Cheyenne city council passed an emergency ordinance to regulate business hours for wholesale and retail shops amid fuel conservation efforts. Stores including jewelry, lumber, hardware, and offices must operate under new hours, with banks opening 9 and closing 2. Affected shops may fill prescriptions after hours with a permit. penalties for violations range from 5 to 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Rebi
PhD - m
LaFollette blocks railway bill as quorum is demanded
In Washington on December 8 Senator LaFollette prevented passage of the Cummins railroad bill by insisting on a quorum. The Senate signaled the measure would likely pass within a day or two as it continued to address conditions tied to returning railroads to private control and operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
LaFollette
Senate i
Political pot boils at capital during 1920s GOP gathering
The Republican National Committee meeting in Washington fuels early campaign planning as leaders confer on candidates and the 1920 convention site. Senate action on a transportation board amendment triggers debate as Vice President Marshall calls for a vote and Senator La Follette seeks a quorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rec
Republican Party
National Committee
Cheyenne Proclaims Fuel Conservation and Ration Rules
The United States Fuel Administration informs Cheyenne to adopt strict fuel distribution and conservation rules. A committee will oversee coal allotment and regulate heat supply from Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company, with enforcement backed by city authority. Citizens urged to support and reduce consumption for the greater good. Cheyenne Wyoming December 8, 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Fuel Administration
Cheyenne
United States
Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company
National Fuel Administration
Defiant Theatre Manager Brought To Time By Fuel Board
The new fuel conservation committee held its first regular session to relay coal orders and enforce regulations from the federal fuel administrator. A violation was reported at the Amusement Theater which stayed open during the afternoon despite closure orders. after a conference with manager Karl Nye, the theater was instructed to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiant
Citys Fuel Board
Amuse
Fuel Administration
Karl Nye
Settlement of coal strike eyed as government moves
Washington dispatch reports the government paving the way for a final settlement between operators and miners. Hope centers on Mine Workers' union chiefs accepting Friday's proposals from the president, while federal rationing orders remain in force and no further compromise emerged from talks between Tumulty and Attorney General Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Palmer
Indianapolis
International
Miners’ Union
Dia
United District
A. B. Anderson
Eeen Attornesy
Pal
Con Wang
Agein
Minsee
Eran Wan. Cailed
Ny Mmol
Stetcher Defeats Zbyszko in Catch-Can Match
Jos Stetcher of Dodge Nebraska threw Wladek Zbyszko of Poland in New York after 2 hours 24 minutes 16 seconds. Stetcher won the decisive fall with a head scissors and wrist lock in the lengthy bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jos Stetcher
Dodge
Nebraska
Wladek Zbyszko
Poland
Stetcher
Newberry Trial Set for January in Michigan Case
Grand Rapids Mich Dec 8 Trial of Truman H Newberry of Detroit United States senator from Michigan and 144 others indicted on charges of fraud and corruption in connection with Newberrys 1918 election will begin before Judge Clarence W Sessions in Federal court January 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Truman H. Newberry
Detroit
United States
Michigan
Newberry
Clarence W. Sessions
Weather Outlook: Fair to Pleasant Early Week
The forecast calls for generally fair weather on Tuesday with a good chance of similar conditions on Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to rise slowly across the period.
Mexican President Linked to Plot to Invade U.S. and Aid Revolution
Washington dispatch reports evidence that radicals in Mexico with President Carranza's knowledge planned to spark a U.S. revolution and seize border states. The plan references a October meeting in Mexico City by Lodge No. 23 and L W W members, with three men named as agents to operate in Texas and possibly establish a reformist government in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
Carranza
United States
Manis
Mexico City
Lodge No. 23
Texas
Oan
Vna
Colorado
Manuel Aguirre Berlanga
Governacion
President Stands by Constitutional Right
Washington dispatch reports Senator Lodge after a conference with Senators Fall and Barndegee of Connecticut states the foreign relations committees will take no action on the resolution. He says the Mexican situation now rests with the president, who would face responsibility if the resolution passed. Passages moved to page two.
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Washington
Reso- In
Senators Fall
Barndegee
Connecticut
Lodge
Senator Fall
Lewis Confident Settlement Of Coal Strike To Be Voted Today
Indianapolis December 8 The Department of Justice including Attorney General Palmer and United Mine Workers officials reached to a settlement on the coal strike late Saturday night. Officials declined to state the likely effect of the agreement on the legal situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Ndianapolis
Department of Justice
Palmer
United Mine Workers of America
Remarkable Cheyenne Day with Severe Cold and Snow
Cheyenne endured eight degrees below zero highs and 15 below lows with daytime winds and four inches of snow. Mean temperature yesterday dropped to 12 degrees below zero, far from normal, as residents faced a record cold day for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Imesh
Germany Gets Final Warning From Council
Paris dispatch reports the supreme council delivered notes to Baron Von Lemaner head of the German delegation. The notes deny any modification of the peace terms and assert Allied readiness to act on the indemnity and surrender conditions, signaling no leniency or delay.
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Paris
Associated Press
Supreme Council
Baron von Lemaner
Germany
American held in Tampico shooting
A U S resident was shot in the head from behind by a Mexican soldier near Tampico on November 26, according to the Tampico Tribune. The report came through Washington dispatches dated December 8.
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Wallace
Washington
Tampico
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FE Stetcher
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Juan M. Garcia
Page
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