Postmaster General's 1871 report overview
The Postmaster General reports 1871 revenue at 087,045.42 and expenditures of 390,104.08, with 1870 revenues at 18,879,377 and expenditures at 2,348,837.63. It notes increases in revenue and expenditures, estimates year-end deficits, and covers stamps issued, money orders, dead-letter totals, postal telegraph, free-delivery, and salary proposals. It discusses railway routes, international mail, and calls for tariff revisions and telegraph nationalization considerations.
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Governor Seward in Pekin Folly Stirs Chinese Mockery
James Brooks reports from China that Governor Seward misreads a Pekin funeral procession. He bows to a catafalque as a grand welcome, believing it honors his entry, then learns the scene was a local royal funeral and grows furious.
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