Penny Postage Is Hot Favored
Washington report notes Postmaster General Burleson opposes immediate one cent postage while favoring it in the future. He prioritizes parcel post and postal savings banks and eyes railway pay fixes before rate changes. Mention of Sulzer as a possible Democratic dark horse and Arizona stereotypes appears amid broader post office and tariff discussion.
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Arthur W. Dunn
Washington
Burleson
Parcel Post
Postal Savings Banks
Post Office
Congress
Sulzer
Baltimore
William Sulzer
Bryan
Chewy Clark
Congress tariff experts in demand across parties
The piece notes a surge of tariff experts in the Treasury and Customs Service aiding senators and representatives in shaping the tariff bill. It cites Democrat access to expert input, cordial but sharp debates between Senators Stone and Lippitt, and includes miscellaneous items on dreams, suggestion tests, and April Fools escapes.
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Customs Service
New York
Washington
Senate
Stone
Senator Lippitt
Rhode Island
Missouri
Dolliver
Lippitt
Francis
Duke of Lorraine
Nantes
Houdin's Little Black Box Terrorized Arabs with Magnet Power
A fanciful tale recounts Houdin using a magnet and a tiny black box to suppress Arab fighters in Algiers. The Electrician and Old Fogy discuss how the marvels of Houdin and electricity supposedly conquered a nation, boosting confidence in modern weaponry.
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Old Fogg
Robert Houdin
Alexander Graham Bell
Houdin
Loire
St. Gervaise
Algiers
Boudin
Hondin
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Tighe
Fluegende Hintter
Wille
Bos
Willie
Lonsdon
Chicago Record-Herald
Thomasa Chasters
George Anderinldy
Cook
James Cook
Jacob Steinbagh
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Avery Aves
Patrolmen’s: Benevolent Association
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