One Cent Postage Movement Gains Broad Support Across Industries
Chambers of commerce boards of trade banks and numerous associations from Illinois Ohio North Carolina Wisconsin and nationwide endorse a one cent letter postage plan. Businesses press for faster passage while also backing post office employee relief retirement funds and better compensation.
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Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade
Socitaion
National Dry Goods Association
National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association
National
Grocers’ Association
Shoe Wholesalers’ Association
Mlinois
Ohio
United States
National Hardware Jobbers Association
New Y M C A Building Dedicated At Georgia Tech
The Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta celebrates the dedication of a new $75,000 Y M C A building featuring a pool billiards and two bowling alleys reading and reception rooms and ten dormitory rooms for students The alumni banquet honors the senior class and faculty with speeches by M Ashby Jones and W M Fambrough The event includes a baccalaureate sermon and fresh man oratorical contest with Jeter C Pritchard noted as a powerful speaker
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Hugh K. Walker
First Presbyterian Church
Weatherford
Sieorgia Tech
Tech
M. Ashby Jones
Augusta
Paul Norcross
Tech Alumni Association
W. M. Fambrough
J. B. McCrary Co
Fambrough
North Avenue Presbyterian Church
Jeter C. Pritchard
Asheville
N. C
U.S
Notable National Conference Opens in Cleveland
The National Conference of Charities and Correction gathers in Cleveland for a week of sessions with related meetings by Red Cross, Boys' Clubs, remedial loan groups, relief officials, and the NAACP. Focus areas include working-class conditions, eight hour day impacts, labor hazards, congestion, cost of living, and relations between workers and employers.
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Cleveland
America
National Conference of Charities and Correction
American National Red Cross Society
Federated Boys’ Clubs of America
National Federation of Remedial Loan Associations
National Association of Public Relief Officials
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Hotel Rooms Sold Out Early for Chicago Convention Week
Chicago notes hotel capacity nearly filled as national Republican convention crowds arrive. Taft and Roosevelt HQs were booked for weeks, with major downtown hotels like Congress, Blackstone, LaSalle, Sherman and Great Northern at capacity by the weekend. Officials anticipate record turnout and widespread private hospitality for visitors.
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Chicago
Ill
the Nations Committee
Congress Hotel
Taft
Roosevelt
Hadeen
Blackstone
LaSalle
Sherman
Great Northern
Biz
Watown
Oklahoma Christian Endeavors Meet Opens in Anadarko
Anadarko Oklahoma June 13 The annual convention of the Christian Endeavor societies of Oklahoma began today with a large representative attendance. The sessions will continue until Sunday.
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Anadarko
Okla
Christian Enver Societies
Oklahoma
Centennial Commencement of Hamilton College Includes Taft and Root
Alumni and friends gather in Clinton New York for Hamilton College centennial exercises marking 100 years since chartering. President Taft and Senator Elihu Root will speak at the milestone celebration concluding next Monday.
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Clinton
N. Y
Hamilton College
Taft
Elihu Root
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