Valentine's manual of old New York . ies absorb labor so that railroads have to eliminate parlor 6—Passenger trains were cut 7—Liberty Week was declared by labor 12—Railroad traffic was completely tied up everywhere by a great blizzard and extreme cold, and all war activities were greatly ; 14—Crippled railroad service and coal shortage compelled the Director General of Railroads to issue orders for the movement of food and coal to New York City to avert a threatened 16—The Fuel Administrator ordered the suspension of all b
Valentine's manual of old New York . ies absorb labor so that railroads have to eliminate parlor 6—Passenger trains were cut 7—Liberty Week was declared by labor 12—Railroad traffic was completely tied up everywhere by a great blizzard and extreme cold, and all war activities were greatly ; 14—Crippled railroad service and coal shortage compelled the Director General of Railroads to issue orders for the movement of food and coal to New York City to avert a threatened 16—The Fuel Administrator ordered the suspension of all businesses consuming coal for one week. Also that no fuel should be used on Mondays from Jan. 21st till March 25th— otherwise heatless 21—Only food and drug stores were open—no heat or 23—Ships which were unable to sail on account of want of coal were supplied with sufficient to send them on their way at lastJan. 22—Not a theater or place of amusement was opened and Broadway was dark. [316]. Broadway below Trinity Church. Replacing of the old cable withthe underground trolley. (1900.) OF OLD NEW YORK Jan. 26—All one-cent newspapers were advanced to two cents. Feb. 1—Regional Director of Railroads Smith reported thatcoal is still frozen in cars and heavy drift ice preventstowing. Feb. 2—Fifteen hundred soldiers wives applied for work at theU. S. Employment Service office. Feb. 4—The Merchants Association asked the War Departmentfor troops to guard ship construction plants. Feb. 5—Parade of the 308th Infantry on Fifth Avenue. Feb. 16—The Food Board appointed committees to promote theCity Garden Movement for the increase of food. Feb. 20—The reorganization of the Home Defense League intoregiments to assist the police was begun. Feb. 22—Great parade of the citys Selective Draft soldiers on Fifth Avenue took place; 10,000 men were in the procession. The capture of Jericho by the British created great interest. March 1—The
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