Parcel Post Expands to Move 2500 More Workers in 1912
Washington reports postmaster general Frank Hitchcock plans to add 2,500 workers to the parcel post system including 1,200 railway clerks and 500 carriers. The $1.315 million request funds security teams drivers and delivery offices as the service tests amid rules on packaging perishable items and postage rates.
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Hewker
Post Office Department
Washington
San Francisco
Department
Generela
Hitchcock
Congress
Congreen
Parcela Post
Carriera
Metr
Wyoming Legislature Opens With Narrow Majorities
The Wyoming State Legislature convenes January 14 in a session expected to be the most sensational yet. Democrats and Republicans hold slim majorities in both houses as major issues are set for debate and public interest runs high. A daily newspaper coverage plan is offered to subscribers during a ten day bargain period starting January 1 1948, with rates and payment options outlined.
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Wyoming
Parcel Post Strain to Be Felt in Big Cities
About 70 percent of mail matter in large cities is delivered on the first trip by carriers. The parcel post system will raise railroad handling costs, with an estimated 20 percent more mail moved by rail, costing the government around 9 million dollars annually after full operation. Large department stores expect heavy use of parcel post for heat deliveries, with firms offering their transport fleets to the government to cut costs.
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Branlew
Rairoads
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Alfalfa Meal Mill Opens in Powell
Powell inaugurates one of the first alfalfa meal factories in the state. A crowd of about fifty saw the mill try-out last Thursday with A. A. Keyser delivering the first load and N. Furlow receiving the first ground meal. The plant will pause briefly for sacks before full operation resumes and farmers will be paid per load on weighing and delivery.
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Powell
Powell Tribune
A. A. Keyser
N. Furlow
Cure for stomach troubles offered by patent tablets
A letter from John R. Baker of Battie Creek Michigan claims heartburn and indigestion were cured by Chamberlain's Tablets. He asserts others have permanent relief and urges readers to try the remedy. Subscription advertisement for The State Leader promotes the product.
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John R. Baker
Battie Creek
Mich
Hyer
Ail
Beard's Scout Greeting Praises Manhood and Courtesy
Daniel Carter Beard urges Boy Scouts of America to foster sturdy manhood and physical vigor. He condemns the Lord Fauntleroy image, promotes intelligent obedience, and calls for politeness from choice. He cites Washington and Lincoln as ideals and stresses self-respect over servility.
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Daniel Carter Beard
Boy Scouts of America
Boys of America
Lord Fauntleroy
Republic
Huck Finna
Tom Sawyers
Lord Fauntierous
America
Percy
Boston Harbor
George Washington
Abe Lincoln
Wealthy broker shoots wife then kills himself in Bellport
In Bellport New York Jan 3 a wealthy retired Wall Street broker shot and killed his wife in their home and then killed himself. Servants woke to gunfire as the two lay in or near the doorway. The tragedy follows a publicized precedent when Edey swapped wives with Gardner Murdock last year and paid $60000 to seal the arrangement.
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Bellport
Fleary
Eday
Wall Street
Real South Bay
Mia
Edey
Murdock
Dey
Surgeon General Robert Murray Dies in Baltimore
General Robert Murray 91 former surgeon general of the United States Army from 1882 to 1886 died of pneumonia in Baltimore last night. He entered the army as a surgeon in 18 45 and served in Wyoming among other postings.
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Baltimore
Robert Murray
United States Army
Copper King's Son Pays $5,000 For San Francisco Ballroom Dance Night
Charles W. Clark, son of a Montana copper king, financed a New Year’s Eve ballroom fete in San Francisco. He paid $5 a minute for the venue, totaling around $1,000, to entertain a party from his Hillsborough estate as they danced for nearly three hours after midnight.
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San Francisco
Charles W. Clark
Clark
Hillsbourough
Tait
John Tait
Texas
War Fund Gathers Millions to Aid China in Mongolian Conflict
Chinese communities in the United States mobilize a multi state drive to raise funds for a looming clash with Russia over Mongolia. Subscriptions exceed a million in Los Angeles and San Francisco with total near several millions through Chinese Merchants' associations and the Young China society, kept highly secret until New Year observances.
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New York
Russia
Mongolia
Chinese Merchants’ Association
Young China Society
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chinese War Readiness Report Sparks Nationwide Meetings
The Chinese Reform News reports seven eighths of Chinese people in the eastern United States are in absolute readiness for war. Agitated meetings form across societies and associations as the purpose of their contributions is revealed and the community braces for a possible declaration.
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Chinatown
Chinese Reform News
United States
He Was Very Careless No Coat Brushed
A friend recommends Hall's Heir Renewer after a doctor visits. The product claims a clean healthy scalp with no dandruff no falling hair and no danger of staining the hair while restoring vitality to the wearer.
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Hall
Chinese urged to arm for Mongolia's fate in China
The article notes a push to mobilize Chinese forces to defend Mongolia as part of the Chinese republic. It states arms and ammunition have been shipped to China and urges every Chinaman to secure his full quota of weapons.
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Mongolia
Chinese Republic
China
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Capitol
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Cor. Capitol and
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Dan Beard
Scouts
Derides
Sissy
Chamberlain
Lida Dewey
Milwaukee
Wila
Lote
Blucher
Want
Killaever AE
Sunkist
Rogers Silverware
Rogers Ad
Kent
California Fruit Growers Exchange
N. Clark Street
Chicago
1604
Eddy Street
A. T. Hale
W. 17Th St
Carey
Modesto & Pipit
Capitol Ave
Snanes Sss Anal
Courn
Bent
Jackson Perk
Delavan
Hent-Deek
Elod
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