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Parcels Post Debate and Pension Measures Stir Chicago
Chicago reports the parcels post faces opposition from mail order houses feared to reduce profits. Pension plans for mothers under a new Illinois law begin payments, with Judge Pinckney urging funds to keep families intact. Also covered are age 45 civil service bans, western settler prosecutions, and Canadian exhibits drawing American visitors to the Chicago land show.
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