Postmasters Convene in Erie to Review Postal Service
Erie Pa August 20 The National Association of Post Masters of the First Class opens its annual convention with about 300 members from major cities attending through Friday The event aims to improve postal service methods and address defects Postmaster General Von Meyer and senior officials will attend the sessions A proposed postal note could curb customers sending stamps to mail order houses The convention highlights ongoing cooperation with the Post Office Department and its goals
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Erie
National Association of Post Masters of the
Thin City
Tes
Post Office Department
Washington
von Meyer
Monument to Eben Brewer Reveals First US Postal Post on Foreign Soil
A three day program marks the unveiling of a monument to Eben Brewer the first U S postal agent assigned abroad He proposed the military postal service to Cuba and opened the first U S post office on foreign soil June 24 1898 Brewer died of yellow fever soon after A national postal fund financed the monument at his former home site.
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Eben Brewer
United States
Spain
Brewer
Washington
United States Post Office
No. 1
Cuba
Rapid Work on the Big Canal
Washington reports the Panama Canal project is advancing faster than planned. Colonels Goethals argues for $8 million excess to accelerate work this year and seeks congressional funding to finish sooner. Gatun dam progress exceeds expectations as labor costs rise.
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Washington, D.C
Panama Canal
Goethals
Congress
Gatun
Life Insurance Offer Along With Cholera Remedy
For twenty-five cents you can insure yourself and family against ill effects from colic or diarrhoea during summer. Buy Chamberlain's Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy now. it has never failed. Sold by H.R. Palmer & Sona Warren J. Smith & Bro L. P. Canning E. C. McEvoy :r Drug Company Athens Ga.
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Colle
H.R. Palmer
Provincetown Becomes Site for Pilgrim Fathers Monument
President Roosevelt attended the cornerstone ceremony for a Cape Cod monument on Town Hill, Provincetown. The $92,000 project, partly funded by federal and state contributions, will rise 250 feet in granite with 160 tablet stones from New England towns and three English stones. Visitors will ascend via an inclined plane to view the Cape region the Pilgrims explored.
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Provincetown
Mass
Roosevelt
Cape Cod
Pilgrim Fathers
Oyster Bay
Guild
State of
Massachusetts
Town Hill
Grand Lodge
Masonic Order of
J. Henry Blake
Governor Guild
United States
Henry Cubitt Lodge
Plymouth
New England
England
Bradford
Austerfield
Leyden
Holland
Women's Suffrage Association of England
Delfthaven
Lantern Quest for Honest Men Around a Small City
A writer describes seeking a dozen trustworthy men in a town of ten to eleven thousand. Seven men emerge, mostly church members tied to banks or public funds, challenging assumptions about character and social roles. Also notes mariners marking plaice for a Great Britain study.
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Diogenes
Twn
Civ
Th.e
Ank
North Bea
North Sea
Lowcatof
Regular as the Sun Promotion for Dr King's New Life Pills
Ad touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a regular daily aid beside sunrise and sunset. Claims liver and bowels regulated, guaranteed by W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons druggists, price 25 cents.
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Dr. King
W. J. Smith & Bro. J
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Her Heaven in a Corset Freeing Frontier
A Chicago Record article notes a humorous view of heaven by a refined woman who imagines freedom from corsets and awkward grace as the ideal haven. The piece reflects social manners and evolving attitudes toward feminine dress.
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Chicago
Heraki
Play for Miss Gotrox Sparks Father’s Opinion
A street quarrel overheard in Chicago News humorously questions a suitor's plan for Miss Gotrox. Tomdix mentions a dog interaction, implying skeptical parental reaction and awkward romance stakes.
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Gotrox
Sui
Tomdix
Chicago News
Prohibition in Kansas City Cited as Prosperity Proof
Rev Bascom Anthony publishes a letter from Kansas attorney general praising the closure of saloons in Kansas City Kansas The letter claims the city without dens of vice shows rising population bank deposits more teachers hired and reduced crime costs and jail use It argues prohibiting saloons spurs business keeps streets orderly and supports wider adoption elsewhere
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Bascom Anthony
Trinity Methods At Church
Savannah
Kansas City
Savannah Press
Kansas
Reformatory
Court of Common Pleas
Georgia Rural Carriers Lead 1906 Convention Plans
Statesboro August 20 George DeBrosse president of the State Rural Letter Carriers Association praises growing interest among Georgia carriers. He aims to organize counties in September and promotes Georgia as a banner state with the national convention headed for Atlanta October 8 to 11. Carriers report tougher job entry, rising efficiency demands, and welcome better rural delivery prospects. A Labor Day event near Augusta at Lake View Park includes a barbecue and speeches featuring Congressman Hardwick.
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Statesboro
George DeBrosse
State
Rural Letter Carrere’ Association
Georgia
DeBrosse
Peoria
Ill
Atlanta
Tenth District
Augusta
Lake View Park
Hardwick
Y M C A Building Planned for University Campus
State Secretary J W Read and Chancellor Barrow reviewed campus sites for a new YMCA building on the university campus near Lucas Hill and Lumpkin Street. The alumni fund tops 100000 dollars with 83000 in hand. remaining 17000 to be raised as work may start within months.
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J. W. Read
Barrow
Leavitt
Lucas Hill
F. W. Lucas
Lumpkin Street
University
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Southern Dental College
Soniterm Dental College
Atlan
W. Foster
Atlanta, Georgia
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Columbia
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Marine Biological Association of Great Britain
Heaven
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