Editorial notes on postal expansion and election commentary
The editorial discusses postal service growth led by Postmaster-General Charles Emory Smith seeking about 121 million dollars for the next fiscal year, including 3.5 million for rural free delivery and expansion to about 4,500 routes. It notes Edison’s election night telegraph stunt, reactions to the election, Prohibition candidate Woolley’s strong showing, trust endorsements and price hikes in beef and salt, and Gen. Miles proposing a larger army. It also cites opinions on post-election politics and Addicks’ Senate bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Emory Smith
United States
Beef Trust
Salt Trust
Daly dies in New York amid political feuds and campaigns
Matehs Daly a Montana mine owner and millionaire died Monday in New York City. The Daly-Clark feud secured Clark's Senate appointment then rejection. Other items note campaign costs around 20 million, Kerr to serve in Congress briefly, highway push in Chicago, McKinley cabinet stability, 1904 nomination chatter, beef prices rising, Cumberland Republicans backing Bryan, Kentucky voting Democratic by 8,000, Jackson and Kerr results in First District, salt price surge, and Bryan turning 40.
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Matehs Daly
Montana
New York City
Daly
Daly-Clark
Clark
United States Senate
National Capital Talks Signal Deliberate Silence
Democratic Senators and Representatives in Washington avoid public comment on the election results, arguing defeated parties should let others talk while they will govern. The piece notes mood on party reorganization, war tax reforms, and preparations for McKinley’s second inauguration amid ongoing campaign rhetoric. It cites plans to revise war taxes without full repeal and mentions expectations of substantial funding for Philippines actions and a regal inauguration atmosphere.
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Gorman
Democratic Party
Bryan
McKinley
Washington
Democraatic Party
Philippines
Senate
Hay
Spain
Philippine Islands
United States
Mearthur
Ways and Means Committee
House
Congress
MacKinley
L. P. Michener
Indiana
W. W. Dudley
England
New York Journal
Locofocos
Barnburners
Trained men in demand across professions and farms
A wide call for college educated and polytechnic trained men grows, with employers preferring educated workers for banker, manufacturing, and insurance roles. A New York Journal note says Democrats must unite, while temperance extracts from Henry Grady and quotes urge decisive action. Local notices include a village blacksmith praising Chamberlain remedies and public health tips for croup and corns.
Henry Arparny Jr Seeks Insurance Policy Collection
Henry Arparny Jr directs Herbertz N. Fell of The Mutual Life Insurance Co to collect his late father Edward Ridgely’s policy. He provides the appointment as administrator and his receipt, notes diligence on interest, and praises the company’s fairness and courtesy in the matter.
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Henry Arparny, Jr
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