Illinois towns face severe coal shortage across state
More than 100 southern Illinois towns lack coal as the fuel administration warns the crisis is deeper than during recent blizzards. Relief efforts proceed, but car rail shortages promise a week to ten days before substantial relief. Northern Illinois towns like Chicago, Galesburg, Woodstock, and Kankakee also feel strain as coal cards constrain supply. editors note wood use increasing in Rock Island.
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Chicago
Illinois
State Fuel Administration
Fuel Administration
Mineis
Indiana
Kentucky
Pho Toel
Galesbore
Woodstock
Wankakee
Rock Island
Tite Attenadts
Lutsk Captured by Ukrainian Troops After Three Days
Geneva dispatch reports three days of fierce fighting ending with Ukrainian rada forces defeating the Bolshevik army and taking Tutsk. Airplanes aided the Ukrainians in gaining the victory with heavy losses on both sides.
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Geneva
Rada
Tutsk
Kiev
Ukrainiann Committee
Retail Merchants Confront Dr Garfield Over Closure Order
Merchants from eastern and midwestern cities arrived in Washington to protest the government Monday closing order. Fuel administrator Garfield offered no relief without specific, well supported cases. He suggested merchants submit figures to the conservation department for careful consideration. A separate line notes skepticism about a young woman's claim.
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Worseington
Washington
East
Middle West
Garfield
Fuel Administration
Conservation Department
Russian Minister Reports Cable Cut
American Minister Morris at Stockholm reports cable and telegraph lines to Russia have been cut. Remaining routes of communication with Petrograd are via Paris and Vladivostok. Land lines were severed at Harpanda and cables at Viborg. No further significance given.
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Washtlington
Jan
Russia
Morris
Stockholm
Petrograd
Paris
Vladivostok
Haparanda
Viborg
Railroads Move to Dismiss All Business Agents
WASHINGTON Jan 30 Railroads have begun dismissing attorneys in various locales where needed, under Director General McAdoo order. Employees labeled as business agents who act as lobbyists before state legislatures will be discharged, and traffic soliciting agents will be dropped or reassigned as changes unfold.
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Wasteiington
McAdoo
Slight Increase In Sick Rate at U. S. Cantonments
War department health report shows week to Jan 25 higher sick rates in national guard and national army camps. Deaths: 81 in guard, 103 in army. pneumonia caused many deaths. Camp Wheeler and Camp Travis noted high non effective and admission rates, with measles down and meningitis rising across camps.
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Washington
National Guard
National Army
War Department
Camp Wheeler
Camp Logan
Texas
Camp Deniphan
Okla
Camp Travis
Sherman
Ohio
Pike
Arkansas
Camp Lewis
Washington State
Women hold up Kansas City dry goods store
Two women warden Tuesday robbed a Kansas City dry goods store on the edge of the business district. They produced revolvers and forced the proprietor Mrs Anna Cohen to face the wall while they searched the cash drawer and began rolling up clothing after finding no money.
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Kansas City
Anna Cohen
National effort to recruit women for farm work
Washington reports a government drive to register women for farm labor as part of a nationwide plan to avert a labor shortage. A. L. Berkman notes posts in federal agencies and post offices will recruit, focusing on light tasks like gardening and dairying while men handle heavy work.
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Washington
Department of Labor
A. L. Berkman
Division of Farm Service
Middle West
Berkman
An Axiom About Value: Fove Over Flaw
A concise adage notes that small quality surpasses large imperfection, urging care in judgment where precision matters. The saying favors intrinsic merit over sheer quantity, implying better outcomes come from refinement.
Public Service Accords Between Utilities and Public Overreach
A 1918 Oregon Public Service Commission statement argues utilities should be regulated to protect consumers and ensure fair returns. It says public control restores citizen authority, rates reflect costs, and surplus is not permitted in good times. The piece notes the general applicability to Illinois and Portland, urging justice and transparent service.
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Oregon State Public Service Commission
Portland
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Dealera
Quincy, Ill
ST. Louis
U. S
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West Side Square
United States
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Illinois State Electric Association
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