Parcels Post Recommendation and Rural Delivery Costs
The report proposes a parcels post program with an estimated carrier salary of 867 dollars per year and 1790000 dollars to start service for the year ending June 30 1910. It notes 1672 new routes and 140 route changes, 1958 post offices closed, and only about 10 percent of rural routes handling more than 9000 pieces per quarter. The dead letter office processed over 13 million pieces with 7.2 million items returned. It urges Congress to adopt improved methods for undeliverable mail and notes unprecedented mail opening at year end.
Memorial Elks Services Planned With City Talent
Arrangements for the annual Elks memorial services on Sunday December 6 are nearly complete. Supt A H Douglass of the city schools and Rev J C White will address and assist. Ward quartets harp solo by Miss Arrick and Steinhart orchestra provide music.
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A.H. Douglass
J. C. White
Ward Quartets
Miss Arrick
Steinhart Orchestra
Ue Ke of P Social at the Castle Tonight
Half the social committee of the U R of P will host another popular card social with dancing to follow. A good crowd is expected and a jolly time promised to all guests. Rebekahs to entertain.
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Ue. Ke
U. R. x of P
Memorial and social notices from Lincoln Circle and local groups
The regular meeting of Lincoln Circle G A R planned memorial services for deceased sisters. Elections named Mary Clevinger president and other officers. Fraternal socials include Blue Ball Aid ice cream supper and a planned social by Rebekah lodges. regional dances and missions events follow with invitations. A wedding in New Castle and church anniversary events scheduled with sermons by local pastors. The Crescent club tickets go on sale for December 22 ballroom event at Stettiner hall with a South Bend orchestra. The Forty club held a successful dance with guests from Delphi and Decatur. The Cecilian club prepares a December 18 recital featuring guest Cecil Fanning from Chicago.
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Lincoln Circle
Lucinda Crockett
Fern Wright
Mrrs
Mattie Miller
Rebecca May
Bell Thompson
Anna King
Jennie Shaffer
Joe Kinney
Lois Wilson
Stettiner Hall
Forty Club
Morehart & Denbo
Coble
Delphi
Neidham
Decatur
Ill
Cecilian Club
Laura Howe
Cecil Fanning
Chicago
Train wreckers foiled by nervy trackman
Peoria Illinois December 1 an attempt to wreck a Toledo Peoria and Western passenger train between Effner and Sheldon stations was foiled by track man H Pappmore. He was ditched but recovered and flagged the train with over sixty passengers aboard in time to avoid disaster. Investigations show spikes removed and rails spread.
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Associated Press
Peoria
Effner
Sheldon Station
H. Pappmore
Lawton Sets Record on Fort Wayne Line
Samuel T. Murdock sped from New York to Lafayette after learning of his father’s death, using the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley lines. General Manager C. D. Emmons lent the private car Lawton, covering 115 miles in 3 hours 25 minutes, arriving 9:55 a.m. Sunday.
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Tribune
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Lafayette
Samuel T. Murdock
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley
Murdock
New York
Ft Wayne
C. D. Emmons
the Traction Company
Lawton
Weather: One Degree Below Zero Amid Persistent Cold
St Paul record shows one degree below zero with a northwest wind through the night. Forecasters expect the exceptional cold to continue today and ease tomorrow as milder conditions approach. Associated Press reports from December.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
United States
Foreman Found Frozen Near Esterhazy on CPR Line
A Canadian Pacific Railway foreman was found dead from freezing six miles west of Esterhazy Saskatchewan today. The body was discovered along the railway right of way in cold conditions with no immediate signs of foul play.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Esterhazy, Sask
Kermiss Opens Today at Stettiner Hall
The Trinity Guild of the Episcopal church presents the first city Kermiss in Stettiner Hall opening this afternoon. Booths represent each month with seasonally themed goods and activities including a Maypole dance and various drills by St Marys Guild and others.
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Kermiss
Stettiner Hall
Trinity Guild of the
Episcopal Church
Wenses Masterstate Ownerships Reform Exam Clause
Government revises policy allowing ownership groups to avoid holding examinations. Proposed rule changes aim to streamline licensing by waiving certain test requirements for specified entities and replacing them with alternative oversight measures.
McKinley to Gary The Flag of Truce
Hot Springs Virginia December 1. Representative McKinley of Illinois ex-chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee and a close friend of Speaker Cannon will visit the president elect here Friday. He is to bear assurances from Cannon in harmony with messages reaching Taft through Cannon allies. The assurances are in the line of harmony and have been well received.
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Associated Press
Hot Springs
McKinley
Illinois
Republican Congressional Committee
Cannon
Taft
Sleepwalking and Its Mysteries in Sleep Disorders
Sleepwalking more often affects women and children than men due to heightened brain sensitivity to dreams. Somnambulists walk with eyes open, respond to whispers, yet may ignore loud noises. Senses vary with cases. some find brimstone pleasant, taste can distort, and activities range from periodic to spasmodic. A German doctor even links moon attraction to high roof walking.
Tiny Death Dealer Spider Haunts Peru Insect Threat
A small black spider about half a pea in size is blamed for a deadly bite in Peru. Reports describe a painful death from a venomous encounter with this tiny arachnid in South America.
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Peru
South America
The Mecky Spider Bite Causes Unbearable Pain
A London Chronicle quote describes a venomous spider bite that fills the victim with extreme pain and drives some to suicide. The account notes the spider is common and venom travels through blood vessels and tissues, with the bite often leading to death within days.
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London
Oyster Dilemma At Dinner Causes Confusion
In a dining room scene the Youngs and Baileys clash over scarce oysters. A hostess warns no fuss while a small girl Helen identifies a lone oyster on her plate. She asks if Mrs Young should share the oyster, highlighting dinner table tensions.
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Baileys
Helen
Telen
Chrisizn
Countess Hertford's Bell and a Tragic Love Tale
Edward Seymour Earl of Hertford married a young widow who had been engaged to Sir George Rodney. Rodney arrived at Amesbury inn to await the bridal party and died by his own sword at Lady Hertford's feet. The countess gave Amesbury church a bell with the inscription Be strong in faith prayes God well Frances Cavrress Wertford's bell.
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Countess Hertford
Edward Seymour
Earl of Hertford
Elizabeth
Sir George Rodney
Lord Hertford
Amesbury
Lady Hertford
Sir George
Wertford
Auctioneer’s Christmas Sale Offers Dolls and China Bargains
The ad touts a vast stock of dolls, toys, fancy china, bric-a-brac, lamps and glassware with deeply slashed prices to clear space for new stock. It emphasizes affordable, unap proachable prices and hints at staged pay and delivery terms around the holiday season.
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Valready
Kadiak Island Climate Described As Arctic Temperate Split
A writer notes Kodiak Island Alaska lies between arctic and temperate zones due to the Japanese current. The island shows abrupt shifts from tropical forests to barren snowscapes within miles, as travelers cross the climatic boundary.
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Kadiak Island
Alaska
Arctic
Kodiak
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