Merit System Grows Fast Across Government Roles
From the twenty fifth annual report of the United States civil services commission the growth of competitive examinations is shown with two thirds of national positions filled by this method and expanding application to state and city posts. Promotions in Justice and Post Office departments illustrate merit driven appointments and reduced sinecures as efficiency rises.
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Washington
Mar
United States Civil Services Commission
Treasury
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Post Office Department
Dgdepartmentis
Concrete road dream links three canal phases to citywide build
A statement asserts that concrete spread on three canal phases could form a fifty foot wide road from Philadelphia City Hall to New York, with ornamented concrete houses fifty feet apart on either side. The canal project is only a small part of a larger 1915 optimism.
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Ghnetanwss
City Hall
Philadelphia
Sty Tell
New York
Annual Meeting Notice of Great Western Mining Co
Notice announces stockholders meeting in Cheyenne Wyoming on Wednesday April 5 1911 at 8 oclock p m to elect officers for the coming year and transact other business. O H Troastle acting secretary. 8-45
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Great Western Mining Company
Cheyenne
Wyo
Orlock
Moicera
H. Troastle
J B Bean Secretary Notice Appears in 1911 Issue
Public notice shows J B Bean serving as secretary with first publication date February 25 1911. The fragment indicates official record timing and role in the matter.
Merit System Expansion Tied to Civil Service Reforms
The text discusses extending merit system coverage to new government fields and boosting qualified personnel. It notes limited violations, calls for competitive promotions based on merit, and urges reclassification and salary readjustments to reduce inefficiency and promote ability in advancement.
Insurance certificate from Wyoming for Michigan company
Insurance Commissioner of Wyoming certifies that Standard Accident Insurance Company of Detroit has complied with Wyoming laws and is authorized to transfer the business of accidents and health insurance in the state for the current year. Executed at Cheyenne on February 23, 1911, with official seal and signatures.
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Certificate OF Publication Insurance Comissioner's
Eden Irrigation and Land Co. Announces Stockholders Meeting
The Eden Irrigation and Land Company schedules its initial stockholders meeting in Cheyenne Wyoming on April 1. H. B. Parrott serves as Secretary and Treasurer.
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Eden Irrigation and Land Company
Cheyenne
Wyo
Eden Irrigation & Land CO
H. B. Parrott
Notice of Real Estate Tax Sale Purchase in Wyoming
A tax sale was held by County Treasurer John Schuneman of Jaramie County Wyoming on June 6 1908. The purchaser acquired Lots 2 and 9 in section 34 township 14 range 67 Laramie County for 1907 taxes of 5.87 plus interest penalties and costs. The property is in the name of W L Sarah and redemption will be possible per law as of the stated date.
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John Schuneman
Capniy
Jaramie County
Laramie County
Wyoming
W. L. Sarah
Japan Will Try to Raise Cotton Plants in Japan
Houston march 14 Japan plans to join global cotton producers. Mitsui & Co. funded a carload of cotton seed sent to Kobe for tests to grow cotton in Cherry Blossom land. This shipment appears to be the first large seed export for Japan’s cotton culture experiments.
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Houston
Tex
Japan
Mitsui & Co
Kobe
Mitsui & Goes
Alligator Captured in Houston Ship Channel
A sixteen foot alligator was captured in the Houston ship channel and chained to a plank for display before transport to the Dopping ranch. The giant reptile, one of the largest seen in these waters, appeared bloated and torpid after recently swallowing a hog or calf, with the party returning a dozen young gators recently hatched.
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Houston
Tex
Mar
Texas
Dopping Ranch
Aime
Ces
Parisian Society Women Wealthy Dressers
A Parisian writer notes that top society women wear $100000 in goods for afternoon calls, with wide mantles and costly bat, while fashionable Latin quarter belles dress simply yet stylishly. Luxury dominates the day as public taste favors opulence.
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Paris
Lafevue
Notice of Special Meeting of Union Iron Works Stockholders
Notice is hereby given of a special meeting of the stockholders of The Union Iron Works in Cheyenne Wyoming on Saturday March 26 1911 at 1 00 PM for the election of director and for the transaction of such other business as may lawfully come before the meeting. Denver Colorado March 18 1911 CHAS W Cochran
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Little Bell Consolidated Mining Company
Corporation of Wyoming
Dleman Brothers Company
Sixteenth
Ferguson
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Board of Trustees
Solon Spiro
Union Iron Works Manufacturing Company
Pard
Denver
Colorado
Chas, W. Cochran
Fight for Bird Laws 15 Commenced In New York
New York dispatch reports a nationwide campaign led by the National Audubon Society to defend bird protection laws amid millinery and market interests. Leaders warn that defeating safeguards could threaten crops and wildlife across states, with experts ready to travel to Albany to present ecological and economic dangers.
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New York
Mar
America
National Association of Audubon Societies
Eranges
Audubon Workers
National
Federation of Women’s Cluba
Andubdén Association
Funda
Audubon
Albany
T. Gilbert Pearson
Annountion of Audubon Societies
Panama Canal Construction Seen From The Canal Zone
Washington dispatch reports visitors who have not seen the Canal Zone cannot grasp the Panama Canal project size. Colonel Gotals leads efforts showing the vast task under way in the building of the ditch.
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Panama Canal
Washington
Mar
Canal Zone
Panama
Gotals
Hats Hats Hats At New Idea Millinery In 1905 Capitol Ave
Advertises old material being repurposed into new hats at The New Idea Millinery located on Capitol Avenue. Encourages customers to bring in fabrics for modern style creations. Includes phone contact 156 Y.
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New Idea Millinery
Capitol Ave
Double Life of Wealthy Recluse Revealed After Death
London report uncovers the twofold life of Mr. Dering of Lackey Welwyn an octogenarian who hid a vast estate and a museum while living as a bachelor recluse. He kept a Brighton wife who died in 1894 a daughter married and visiting, with most wealth going to her. The mansion Lockley Welwyn Park and a large estate formed his legacy while he shunned change and enjoyed his mechanical inventing skills.
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London
Mr. Dering
Lackey
Welwyn
Merts
Lockley
Brighton
Dering
Anold
Sir George Ghee
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