The Rail Way Mail Clerks and Their Routined Perils
A vivid portrait of railway post office workers, their grueling hours, precise mail handling, and constant danger on the rails. It describes the RPO car as a government on wheels, the rapid sack exchanges, and the peril of wrecks, with notes on accident rates and compensation. It contrasts clerks’ youth with the demanding career and cites specific routes, stations, and safety measures.
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Post Office Department
Uncle Sam
Sugar dominates U S imports as consumption climbs
The United States imported over 150 million dollars worth of sugar out of more than 1,200 million dollars in merchandise, the sugar being the largest single item of the year’s imports. Domestic sugar production rose from 176,035 tons in 1885 to about 600,000 tons in 1905, yet import demand kept increasing with population. The country leads in sugar consumption, though per capita use trails the United Kingdom.
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Ihon
United States
United Kingdom
Bees Learn to Avoid Honey Hoarding in Australia
The New York Times reprints a Montreal story, likely from London, describing bees brought to Australia quickly learning that storing honey for a nonexistent winter is futile. The piece portrays the bees as amiable and spends many lines on this quirky observations about bee behavior in a new climate.
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Times
Australia
New York Times
Montreal
London
Ghostly Ashes in the Yard
A new household discovers three horrid pairs of ashes left by former tenants in the yard. The husband mocks the find while the wife insists the ashes deserve reverent regard as the ashes of the departed.
Indore’s Nod to Novel Nose Industry Sparks Curiosity
Indore, famed for artificial noses, sits as a modern yet dull capital of a rich native state. The hospital’s famed nose manufacturing draws attention amid a landscape of contradictions, with social humor surrounding its discreet, unusual specialty.
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Indore
India
Too Much Law Making Says Selfishness and Ambition
A Kansas representative Justin D. Bowersock criticizes overlegislation as a great evil and folly. He argues laws cannot make people honest or improve business and commerce, urging focus on curbing corporate greed and reforming rates, rebates, and abuses to protect consumers and producers. He warns against impractical lawmaking and jokes about legal panaceas.
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Legion
Two Foot Rat Seen At Baltimore Port
A Baltimore dock warehouseman killed a two foot long rat weighing nearly seven pounds. The giant rodent fought fiercely for twenty minutes, nipping the man’s face with its sharp teeth before it was dispatched. Experts suspect it originated from South America aboard a ship.
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Oriental Dock
Baltimore
South America
Lodge Bill on Consular Service Sparks Strong Senate Debate
In a sharp attack the Foreign Relations Committee denounces a Lodge bill to reorganize the consular service as dangerous to the Senate’s role in appointing consuls. Critics call for maintaining political control and caution against civil service crowding into a sacred political office. The panel argues against diluting merit with promotion schemes and vows to preserve Congressional influence.
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Senator Lodge
Committee On Foreign Relations
Consular Service
Committee On Foreign Relatons
Congress
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Vielate
The Engineer Halts a Runaway Train in Quick Wits
A engineer sees an open draw and cannot stop the speeding engine. He acts swiftly by reversing briefly and regaining control to avert disaster. The incident echoes a port of legal peril where Portia’s aid is lacking for clients in distress. Indore is named as a hub for such unfortunates.
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Portia
Indore
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