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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1919
Page
5
A letter from John Oneil in Ponta Delgada describes a New Year celebration aboard a ship with a forecastle band, film show, and a harbor serenade by boats. The write urges citizen courage on domestic and international matters and notes local officials and state posts in Basin City.
The Rev M F Newport leaves for the Synod of Wyoming meeting in Denver to begin January 29 at 10 am. He plans a day in Cheyenne to visit the state legislature now in session. The Western division New Era conference follows Thursday and Friday aiming to prepare the church and nation for postwar conditions through prayer service study and stewardship.
The Denver Post reports Nellie Maxwell formerly taught in Basin died in an influenza outbreak. Her husband Walter C Sutton, their infant son, and Mrs Sutton died after funeral services in Fairmount. Sutton was linked to Houlder Colorado and Encampment Wyoming. Mrs Sutton, a Miami University graduate, taught in Wyoming.
A bulletin explains new toll rates for station to station calls. Charges are five cents per six miles up to twenty four miles and five cents per eight miles beyond that distance. Callers should use number dialing when possible and provide the called party’s name and address if directory information is unavailable.
The article explains the higher rate for person to person toll calls requiring direct connection to a specific individual. It notes a daily rate between points, a minimum charge of 20c, and a ban on such calls if station to station rate falls below 15c. It also compares to appointment and messenger rates, with messenger minimums and payment rules.
Night rates for station to station messages are set from 8:30 pm to 12:00 midnight at about half the day rate and from 12:00 midnight to 4:30 am at about a quarter. Applies the origin time for rate application and sets a minimum night charge of 25 cents. day rates used if the station to station charge is below the minimum.
A telephone policy explains when a report charge applies for person to person calls. It covers cases where the desired person cannot be reached, is unwilling to talk, or when the caller is absent or refuses to talk within one hour. The charge ranges from 10 cents to 2 dollars, with appointment calls costing about 50 percent more than station to station rates.
The document outlines initial period rates for station to station, person to person, appointment, and messenger call services. It specifies a distance range of 144 to 152 miles and includes report charges and messenger charges. Night rates from 8:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. apply to station to station service only.
Collect calls or reversed charges are permitted only when the call is a person to person connection. The charges are collected from the distant station where the call completes.
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