09 Dec 1919
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1919
Page
1
City issues orders tightening energy use. Garfield curtails factory production for three days except essentials, halves electric lighting in residences and businesses, and forces railways to cut schedules.
Washington reports Fuel Administrator Garfield eased restrictions amid dwindling bituminous coal due to the miners strike. Lighting and heating are curtailed for most consumers, with three nonconsecutive manufacturing days allowed. Electric railways must minimize heat and schedules. anthracite coal and other fuels unaffected. Officials discuss possible early settlement as shortages continue to loom.
A memorandum to President Wilson, released by Senator Fall, links Mexican President Carranza to a plan by Lodge 23 radicals and IWW members to incite a U.S. revolution. Notes from October indicate a 1919 miners strike, port seizures, and a proposed separate U.S. capital in Colorado with Mexican support.
The Associated Press reports towns in several states facing coal shortages and extreme cold as a major storm blankets Nebraska causing Lincoln to Denver rail service stoppages. A southwestern blizzard bites Missouri Kansas and Eastern Colorado as Butte Montana records 22 below and parts of the Northwest see 27 below. Forecasters warn a 24 hour chill will extend east to Chicago and the lower lakes with zero temperatures by Wednesday.
Investigation at the municipal light plant shows the night load nearly doubles expectations with 900 kilowatts city use and 160 for the railroad at 9 p m. Orders limit heavy industrial consumption and adjust open hours and lighting rules as officials enforce curtailment amid fluctuating demand.
City officials report that the electric light and power plant operated under restricted consumption for eighteen hours reducing coal use by at least thirty tons. Two rail carloads per day are allowed. savings expected to reach fifty tons daily as boilers gradually return to full load.
The Siren council notes on the peace treaty were sent to Baron Von Leisner head of the German delegation. They deny German demands to modify surrender terms and address indemnities, the Scapa Flow incident, and charges of crimes against international warfare after a reparations commission hearing.
The United States railroad administration approves temporary reductions in Allegheny region passenger trains. L W Baldwin, regional director, says new schedules will take effect at 1 01 a m Wednesday Dec 10 during the coal shortage. Details on affected trains on the Logansport and Michigan divisions are pending.
The Associated Washington reports a large gathering of Republican leaders in Washington to choose a convention city and date for 1920. Chicago or St Louis are favored as the session opens with many influential members arriving and discussions expanding beyond the official purpose.
The unresolved bid by Senator Fall to urge breaking diplomatic relations with the Carranza government was shelved after a White House briefing. President Wilson and key senators argued adherence to constitutional procedures should guide foreign policy. Fall sought postponement until the president reviews the Mexican situation further.
The Pennsylvania railroad announced 135 local trains would be cancelled starting Wednesday to conserve bituminous coal. The Reading Railway withdrew 25 suburban trains in the Philadelphia district, with many locals upstate affected. Baltimore and Ohio cancelled two trains.
DoJ officials including Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer with United Mine Workers leaders arrived in Washington. They refused to disclose terms of the Saturday night agreement aimed at settling the bituminous coal miners strike. They also declined to explain potential effects on legal proceedings and the planned federal grand jury investigation into fuel violations.
Fragments describe distant coal fields and scattered coal cars. Trains continue to run on rail lines as industries nationwide report activity. Mentions of increases in coal collection and administration renewals indicate broader economic movement.
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