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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
2
The Shawnee Telephone company receives a car load of tele probe poles as crews hasten reconstruction of wrecked lines from a severe sleet storm. Most of the summer may be needed to restore the system. Local news covers social events, visits, ailments, and community notes from Stone Bluff and nearby areas.
Postmaster General Hitchcock reports the Taft administration has eliminated the post office deficit, expanded facilities with 3,744 new offices and 186 new carrier-delivery cities, added 2,516 rural routes, and boosted rural routes by 60,679 miles. Plans include cost-based postage reductions toward a one-cent letter rate and universal free city and village delivery, plus domestic parcel post.
The report cites two appropriations to cover initial parcel post costs for rural routes and city delivery and a third to finance an investigation into extending the service to railways and other transport lines.
President Taft used firm action to block a nationwide railroad rate increase just before new rate law amendments. He warned railroads against preempting the law, leading to postponement after talks. The reform shifted proof of reasonableness from shippers to railroads, and the ICC later denied higher rates.
Spencer E Wishart of Port Chester New York enters the 500 mile International Sweepstakes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next Memorial Day driving a near duplicate Mercedes. The field includes Stutz Fiat Case Nationals and Lexington entries with sizable private ownership and growing foreign interest. Attendance and seat sales began January 15 with plans to host about 150000 spectators using 4000 private rooms.
Harry Knight riding a six cylinder Lexington in the second annual 500 mile International Knight race skidded into the pit walls and wrecked his car and Herb Lytle’s, escaping with minor injuries. He blamed the crash on avoiding a fallen mechanician. An effort was made to award him a Carnegie medal for the young driver. He plans to drive a similar car next Memorial Day for the Wescott Company.
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