Geneseo Post Office Second Class Mail Change
Postal bulletin notes Geneseo, Illinois switching second class mail status for six menthe? and prepaid rates. Three months rate S1.50 listed with distribution details and upcoming postal office actions.
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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
1
Postal bulletin notes Geneseo, Illinois switching second class mail status for six menthe? and prepaid rates. Three months rate S1.50 listed with distribution details and upcoming postal office actions.
A long news item outlines a three day gathering starting May 12 with governors and public figures led by President Roosevelt to discuss natural resources from forests to soils and transportation. Speakers include James J Hill Andrew Carnegie T. G. Chamberlain and ex governor Pardice with numerous delegates from national organizations to craft a policy balancing use and preservation of resources.
Robert Tanner, a Tampico area hired man earning $25 a month, will sail to Ireland to claim his grandfather’s estate after relatives informed him. He is one of the heirs under Irish law and must act before reaching a certain age to receive his share. Friends here congratulate him on the sudden wealth.
A Washington dispatch reports an appropriation of 28 500 included in the sundry civil service bill for repairing and improving the dam at the Rock Island arsenal water power plant. The measure, pushed by Congressman Mckinney and Dawson, is part of a 279 525 total for arsenal grounds and bridges and follows high water from the Moline lock. Hugh W. Cole conducts abstracts and probate work opposite the post office.
The Illinois Democratic state convention adopted the unit rule instructing delegates to support the nominee at the national convention. A plank favored maximum personal liberty within others' rights, and eight delegates with half a vote each were chosen alongside two presidential electors at large. Roger Sullivan led the proceedings, with Owen P. Thompson denouncing the outcome as a sellout.
Advertises ribbed black stockings for children. Medium weight yarns claim durability under severe wear. Price stated as 15 cents.
An advertisement touts silk faille and velvet ribbons in assorted colors at 22¢ per yard plus a selection of hairline hosiery and imported gauze lisle items. It promotes women’s Oxfords in multiple leathers, long silk gloves, and a full glove line, urging quick purchase to avoid later scarcity.
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