Coal relief for Illinois amid light supply crisis
Chicago faces a coal shortage with no excess storage and rising demand. Harry A Garfield is appointed state coal administrator with a defense council committee to advise, focusing on Chicago and Cook County, to secure shipments and prevent shortages. Maximum price controls have failed to curb the crisis.
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Garfield
Chicago
Tre Niet
Ilinois
National Coal
Harry A. Garfield
State Council of Defense
Coal Administration
Cook County
Washington
Lovett
Railway Transportation
Illinois
Baseball Results From Boston New York Games
Baseball results show Boston and New York totals with scores 5 9 0 and 0 12 1 across games. The data reflects a doubleheader outcome with final tallies indicating Boston wins and New York high scoring in the second game.
Football score snippets from multiple games
Detroit defeated Chicago 7 to 3 in Detroit. New York beat Boston 6 to 12 in New York with a 2 point margin and a 5 to 2 tally. Washington defeated Philadelphia 2 to 7 in Wahington with a 1 to 5 score. St Louis beat Cleveland 6 to 18 in St Louis with a 1 to 5 result.
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Detroit
Chicago
New York
Boston
Wahington
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Cleveland
Lead coated wire nails shipment halted by customs
New York experts reveal accidental discovery of lead caps on Sweden bound wire nails. A Brooklyn pier accident exposed the hidden lead, raising questions if the caps were to smuggle war material to Germany or served a legitimate purpose. Three hundred cases were held for inspection.
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New York
Sweden
Brooklyn
Germany
U S saved allies so says Bonar Law
Andrew Bonar Law the chancellor of the exchequer told Medill McCormick at a London luncheon that the entente relies on the United States for financial aid and warned that without American help the allies would face disaster, saying the end is not yet. In Paxton Illinois J L Lane was killed when his car was struck by a Lake Erie train, the vehicle carried a block and a half.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
Empire Parliamentary Association
Medill McCormick
Illinois
United States
Paxton, Ill
J. L. Lane
Lake Erie
Iron Crosses Pour From Kaiser After War
London report notes German Kaiser has awarded 2,250,000 second class iron crosses since the war began, with dealers in old iron anticipating a harvest in Germany after the conflict.
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London
Germany
Saloon Keepers Slept by Sailors For Sale of Liquor
Government agents disguised as sailors trapped three South Side saloon keepers into selling liquor and then arrested them. Daniel O'Hearn at West Fifty-third and South Halsted, Frank Scanlon at 1552 West Fifty-fifth, and John Regan at 1000 West Fifty-first will be arraigned before a federal commissioner on charges of violating the federal prohibition on sale of intoxicants to soldiers or sailors.
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Chicago
Jackies
South Side
Daniel O’hearn
West Fifty-third
South Halsted Streets
Frank Scanlon
West Fifty-fifth Street
John Regan
West Fifty First Street
Springfield Walkout Deters Gov Lowden in Labor Clash
Springfield nears general strike as 12 000 workers join protest over police and military actions. Governor Lowden and union leaders meet without agreement while miners, iron trades, and other crafts join a mass walkout impacting local industry.
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Springfield
Lowden
Chicago
William Haywood
Illinois Watch Factory
Sanramon Meter Works
Central Powers Reply on Belgium Independence Reports
Rome reports the Central Powers have replied to the pope on peace proposals. Officials say the reply supports absolute independence for Belgium and asks that King Albert’s nation be free from all military and economic alliances.
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Rome
Vatican
Belgium
Albert
Mexican Governor Cantu Rejects Carranza Authority
El Paso reports Colonel Estaban Cantu, governor of Lower California, will resist with armed force any move by President Venustiano Carranza to depose him. He says he would fight to keep the governorship and commands about 2,500 troops at Tia Juana.
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Carranza
el Paso
Tex
Estaban Cantu
Lower
California
Tia Juana
Cantu
Russian general shoots self after Kerensky meeting in Petrograd
General Krimoff, commander of Korniloff troops, shot himself after a visit with Premier Kerensky at the winter palace. His wounds were not fatal. The revolt appears formally ended with Korniloff's surrender, and Petrograd begins recovery and reconstruction efforts.
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Petrograd
Kerensky
Winter Palace
Krimoff
Kornikofft
Korniloff
Markets Report on Hogs Cattle Sheep and Livestock Prices
Receipts and quotations for hogs cattle and sheep across multiple markets show steady to higher prices in places. Notable figures include Hogs at 16.00 19.00 and cattle 5.50 16.80 with lambs reaching 17.75, while East Buffalo listings set prime steers 14.25 15.65 and calves at 17.25.
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Kansas City
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
Mast Buffalo
N. Y
German and British Air Actions in Belgium and France
Reports from London Havre and Berlin recount air raids and battles along the Belgium front near Ypres and Ramscappelle. British planes bombed Ghistelles and Thourout while a Belgian rescue mission recovered two fallen aviators, with German assaults and counterfire described in official statements.
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Aisne
Critis
Belgium
Ramscappelle
Berlin
Flanders
Gtaf
Langemarck
Belxzian
London
Admiralty
Royal Naval Air Service
Ghistelles Aircome
Thourout
Havre
Nieuport
Dixmude
Man’s Land
Ite
Italian Victories Shift War in Dol and Monte San Gabriele
Washington reports Italian forces have taken the Dol hill and Gargaro basin from Austro Hungarians and now hold Monte San Gabriele after severe fighting. The embassy calls it Italy’s greatest victory since entering the war as large Austrian losses unfold near Tarnovo. Montevideo notes Uruguayan marines boarded all German ships in harbor to thwart sinking plans.
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Washington
Treasan
Dol
Gargaro
Monte San Gabriele
Itaian
Monte San Ctrole
Monteviedo
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Medill W’ Cormick
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Placeh
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Iron Trades Council of
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Seattle
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American Press Association
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Reichstag
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Heérsize
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Uruguay
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