Parcels Post System Aims to Reach Nation Wide Use
Excerpt notes Postmaster General Hitchcock pressed Congress for a nationwide parcels post with a $750000 appropriation to start by 1913. The plan sets weight limits from four ounces to eleven pounds and zones mapped from each post office for delivery. Proponents argue it will cut living costs and boost rural access to city goods while merchants fear competition.
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Hitchcock
United States
Congress
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
senate
post office department
Uncle Sam
Bourne
Washington
parcels post
Fatal Fall From a Mule Claims J. W. Ferguson
Fatal accident occurred Tuesday when J. W. Ferguson was thrown from a mule while riding into town. The horse animal frightened and broke his neck. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Mahoney undertaking parlors. Ferguson, a Mississippi settler east of town, leaves a wife and a large family, who receive community sympathy.
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J. W. Ferguson
Wreck of Freight Train Near Lordsburg
A westbound Southern Pacific freight train wreck near Lordsburg injures three crew. Engineer Lawrence Abell dies before hospital transfer in Tucson while fireman W S Hooson and brakeman A G Mast suffer minor injuries. Traffic rerouted over El Paso and Southwestern. Dr E M Paine of Deming tends to the injured.
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Southern Pacific
Lordsburg
Lawrence Abell
Tucson
W. S. Hooson
A. G. Mast
El Paso
Southwestern
Crocker
Southern Pacific Company
E. M., Paine
Deming
Deming Chamber Boosts Growth with Onion and Chili Farming
R. W. Doak, new to truck farming in Deming, yields 20000 lb of onions per acre at two cents a pound and 300 bushels of sweet potatoes per acre. He praises chili as best crop while others doubted, and the Deming Chamber of Commerce plans its third annual dinner at the Harvey House with a strong membership push and notices.
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R. W. Doak
Deming
Texas
Mimbres
Santa Fe
J. W. Foster
Luna County
Doak
Thomasen
Chamber of Commerce
Harvey House
Deming Chamber of Commerce
southwest
New Mexico
United States
Deming Chamber of
slap
variour
W. E. Holt
Bill
Supper and Bazaar by Ladies' Aid Society
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Christian Church will hold a general supper on Wednesday evening December 11 starting at 5 PM at the old Mahoney building on Silver avenue. The menu includes roast beef and gravy mashed potatoes and more. A bazaar opens at 2 PM Wednesday and runs all day Thursday December 12 with fancy articles and hot biscuits.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church
Walter Van Meter Breaks Leg Testing Motorcycle
Walter Van Meter suffered a leg fracture in three places when his trousers caught in a motorcycle chain during a test ride last Saturday. Doctors Steed and Hoffman attended the injury, and Walter says he does not want the machine now. Advertisement for Deming Lumber Co. follows.
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Walter Van Meter
Dra. Steed
Hoffman
Walter
Sideboard Restaurant Reacquired by Joe Lincecum
Joe Lincecum regains ownership of the Sideboard restaurant from M. C. Tidmore and plans interior remodeling including a nonred dining area and a closed kitchen. Tidmore and son Dick Tidmore will focus on mining interests.
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Joe Lincecum
M. C. Tidmore
Joe
Civic improvement topic highlighted by Hon. Ralph C. Ely
The Women’s Club meeting at Adelphi Club rooms featured Hon. Ralph C. Ely speaking on civic improvement. He urged reform of schooling to reduce gender disparity and warned against water contamination from cess pools while stressing societal betterment and citizen pride.
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Women’n' Club
Adelphi Club
Ralph C. Ely
Ely
cess pools
Sloss
Ione Hodgdon
Katherine Wamel
Bertha Taylor
Louise Hodgdon
Methodist Church Services At Enere Corner
First Methodist Church invites strangers and visitors to Sunday morning and evening services at Hemlock and Iron streets. Pastor H. M. Bruce extends cordial welcome.
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eneres
Hemlock
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Carolyne Cross
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Postmasters Advocate
BR. W. Doak
Carmel
RB. BEDICHEK
Deming Chamber of Com- AP
Fritz Richter
Fritz
Dick Tidmore
Deming Lumber Co
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MEET OF WOMAN'S CLUB
C. J. Laugh
H. H. Kelly
Woman’s Club
Deckert building
First Methodist Church
H. M. Bruce
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