Commission for Postal Changes Recommendations Given to Congress
The joint commission on postal service business methods outlines proposed changes to the department. It urges a permease administration head titled director of posts to run general management while postal finances stay with the administrator. The plan also calls for abolishing four assistant postmaster generals and reorganizing into seven bureaus, with fourth class offices moved to a salary basis.
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Washington
Postal Service
Joint Commission
Post Offices Department
Congress
Thes Department
Eee
Stationery and gift items offer for Xmas giving
Advertisement notes a miscellaneous selection of stationery small boxes and icy gifts on the second floor with a sale price of five dollars, encouraging Christmas giving. It mentions substantial discounts from regular pricing and highlights the second floor as the display area.
Erie Company Stock Movements Reported Profit Over Year
A report notes the Erie railway stock activity during the year 1903 with purchases and sales by J P Mionde and associates. It states 1 000 shares bought and 1 900 shares sold in the period realizing about 318 198 in profit as the hearing adjourned to January 14 in Philadelphia.
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Tola
Erie
Beieh
J. P
Mionde
Philadelphia
Juror 1s Father Titled as Night Rider Linked Witness
In Union City Tennessee on December 17 the trial of eight night riders for Captain Quentin Ranken’s murder saw two surprises. An affidavit alleged juror J Russell is the father of night rider Charles A Russell and would testify, leading to Russell’s excusal. The trial proceeded after the defense exhausted its peremptory challenges, with jurors from Union City and nearby towns.
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Union City
Tenn
Quentin Ranken
J. Russell
Charles A. Russell
Caldwell
Russell
Reelfoot Lake
Hilk County
Barn and Grocery Burned North of Glasgow
Special Dispatch reports a large barn owned by Leslie Redford, five miles north of Glasgow, burned with hay and stock inside. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars as Redford seeks bloodhounds. an adjacent wholesale and retail grocer’s stock, Sariow and Thoemar, also burned, total loss about 9000 dollars with 5000 dollars insured.
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Commercial Tribune
Glasgow
Hill Lynched by a Kentucky Mob
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune. Elmer Hill was hanged by twenty six armed men after two failed mobs. He had been jailed at Monticello for choking his 13 year old cousin Mamie Womack to death. The body hung by Greasy Creek and the mob dispersed without gunfire. Hill was captured after a long chase through Adair Russell and Taylor counties.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Elmer Hill
Monticello
Greasy Creek
Hill
Mamie“Womack
Adair
Russell
Taylor
Jamestown
Lfe
Hil
Civil Service League Praises Roosevelt Civil Service Order
Delegates at the National Civil Service Reform league twenty eights annual convention in Pittsburg applaud Roosevelt's order extending merit system protection to many fourth class postmasters. Joseph H. Choate is to telegraph congratulations to the president for civil service advancement.
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Pittsburg
National Civil Service Reform League
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Fleet Officers Banqueted by Ceylon Governor in Colombo
Thirty officers of the American battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry and fifty Ceylon officials were entertained at dinner in Colombo. Governor Sir Henry Edward McCallum proposed the health of President Roosevelt and Admiral Sperry replied. The fleet has been away from Hampton Roads for one year.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Sperry
Henry Edward McCallum
Roosevelt
Hampton Roads
Great Britain Offers Mediation Over Armaments
Report from Buenos Aires on December 17 says Britain has offered mediation to Argentina and Brazil to reduce armaments. The Nacive notes belief mediation may be offered by the United States through Secretary Root.
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Buenos Ayres
Great Britain
Argentine Republic
Brazil
United States
Root
Kentucky Joe 16 Held Under Guard in Bluefield
Henry Collie alias Kentucky Joe arrested by local guards under secret service direction in Bluefield. The 60 year old, known also as Joe Miller Joe Foster and HC Miller, allegedly led a gang of post office robbers and safe blowers active in Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee for over three years. He has broken jail multiple times and remains under guard with irons on limbs.
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Bluefield
Henry Collie
Kentucky
Joe
Buticors
Gervice
Collie
Joe Miller
HC. Miller
Joe Foster
Virginia
Tennessee
Thaw's Aunt Dies in Frankford Asylum
Mrs. A. Thaw aged 85 died Tuesday night in the Friends’ Asylum for the Insane at Frankford a Philadelphia suburb. The death occurs amid the second trial of Harry K Thaw for the murder of Stanford White where insanity was raised as a defense.
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Philadelphia
Pee A. Thaw
The
Friends’. Asylum For the Insane
Frankford
Asylum For the Insane
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Thaw
Bassett Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Third Regiment
Frankfort Kentucky December 17 1917 Major J E Bassett of Hopkinsville has been promoted to lieutenant colonel of the third regiment for his good work with state troops during the night rider troubles in Western Kentucky. The appointment was announced by Adjutant General Johnston today.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Western
Kentucky
J. E. Bassett
Hopkinsville
Ben
Johnston
Porters’ tips deemed essential in railway service
Witnesses Mrs Anna McNulty and Mrs A E Moreweth testified tips are needed for travel comfort on Pullman cars. They described experiences of porter neglect when tips are not given and cited discrimination cases, with upcoming rate hearings between Chicago St Paul and other routes.
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Anna McNulty
A. E. Moreweth
Pullman
Nave
Erie Comptroller Admits Coal Purchases At Hearing
Erie comptroller testifies at a New York hearing in a case against a rail company. He describes coal purchases including Hillsdale Coal and related stock holdings as part of a conspiracy and restraint of trade.
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Erie
New York
M. Pbiduvel
The
Conlaneeet
Hillsdale Coal
McPherson Resumes Testimony in Missouri Rate Case
C J McPherson assistant general manager of the Missouri Pacific resumes testimony in the Missouri rate case hearing. He testifies it is impossible for railroads to operate under the two cent passenger rate without a loss and that higher handling costs for state freight over interstate freight create hardship for taxpayers.
Roosevelt Praises Enlisted Men at Dinner Event
President Roosevelt attended a dinner honoring enlisted men at the local Y M C A in Washington on December 17. He praised soldiers and sailors who perform their duty well and commended the Y M C A for its work with servicemen.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Y. M
C. A
Postmaster General ends Santa letter deliveries
Washington December 17 Postmaster General Meyer announced he would not renew the 1907 order allowing delivery of letters addressed to Santa Claus to charities. He cited complaints about charity letters being misused and beggarlike effects on children and directed local post offices to handle such letters as dead letters.
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Washington
Meyer
Santa Claus
Postmasthers
Cabinet Members Dine at White House Dinner
Washington December 17 cabinet dinner at the White House drew a large guest list headlined by the vice president and Mrs Fairbanks and a host of cabinet members their spouses and notable figures including Roots Cortelyou land Attorney General and Mrs Bonaparte postmaster general and Mrs Meyer Secretaries Newberry Garfield Wilson Straus and others with Senator and Mrs Knox and other dignitaries also present were Sherman Wynne Morton Perkins Bloomingdale Bromwell Roosevelt and Munsey among others
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Washington
White House
Fairbanks
Root
Cortelyou
Land
Wright
Bonaparté
Meyer
Newberry
Garfield
Wilson
Straus
Knox
Pennsylvania
Vilce
Sherman
Robert J. Wynne
Paul Morton
George W. Perkins
BE. W. Bloomingdale
Ieels
Bromwell
Mauretote
Roosevelt
Frank B. Cock
Frank A. Munsey
Woman accused in murder case in Fayette county
Charleston dispatch reports Mrs. E. V. Smith known as Sis Smith was arrested in Fayetteville jail for the November ambush murder of Prohibitionist Grafton Starbuck of Fayette county. Persinger, a 16 year old, sparked the case by saying she confessed. officers say her arrest followed his claim she admitted shooting Starbuck but claimed it was a joke.
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Charleston
W. Va
Grafton Starbuck
Fayette County
Gawley
E. V. Smith
Sis’’ Smith
Fayetteville
Carriage Makers’ Club Meeting Attacks Public Works Duty
Harry Probasco in address before the Carriage Makers' club at the Business Men's club last night accused William Kirtley Jr of not fulfilling his duty on the Miami Erie canal. He criticized canal management and warned service would be dismissed like a clerk. Albert Bettinger was toasted as "The Apostle of the Ohio River" during the twenty second annual gathering attended by over one hundred members.
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Harry Probasco
Carriage Makers’ Club
Business Men’s Club
William Kirtley,Jr
Board of Public Works
Miami Dha Erie Canal
Albert Bettinger
Ohio River
Harry L. Gordon
Aftet
Dudley W. Rhodes
Ayas
Negro in Palm Garden Saloon Foils Officers
Patrolmen Graver and Green clashed with Ulysses Banks 25, of 630 Chapel Street in West Sixth street Palm Garden saloon as they tried to arrest him for carrying a concealed razor. Banks drew and slashed at them, tables overturned, then the struggle ended with Banks in central station.
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Graver
Green
Palm Garden
West Sixth Street
Plum
Central Station
Ulysses Banks
Chapel Street
Hazel Case Nears End in Toledo Murder Trial
Toledo Ohio December 17 The defense in Harvey Hazel 17 charged with first degree murder for his mother s death January 11 practically finished its case and will delay final statement until tomorrow Superintendent Van Cleave of Toledo public schools testified on adolescence and the 17 year old’s critical stage.
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Toledo, O
Harvey Hazel
van Cleave
Toledo ‘Public Schools
Music dealer Flanery bankruptcy reveals $200000 credit
In Springfield Ohio the case of J. L. Flanery a music dealer with stores in Dayton Columbus Toledo and other cities shows he secured a $200000 credit on assets of only $200. His business collapsed due to rapid expansion in electrical piano manufacturing.
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Springfield
J. L. Flanery
Dayton
Columbus
Toledo
Time changes for local trains announced in December 1908
Railway schedule notice states adjustments to departure times on multiple local runs. Houtsville local shifts from 7:8 to 7:30 a m. Bird local moves 3:30 p m to 2:25 p m. Kentucky division sees 8:06 a m depart at 9:15 a m. A fast train to Knoxville Atlanta and Willeba is added with a through Knoxville service leaving 6:46 a m.
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Houtsville
Kentucky
Knoxville
Atlanta
Wille
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Mary Inez Lucas
John B. Lucas
Ivy P. Leonard
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Wendell Hotel
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