New Parcel Post Improvements Announced by Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved three major parcel post reforms proposed by Postmaster General Burleson. Weight limits rise to 20 pounds beyond zone two, zone rates drop across several zones, and books up to eight ounces ship at one cent per two ounces. Effective dates begin New Year and March 16. The changes aim to expand access, cut costs, and boost efficiency in the parcel post system.
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Burleson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Zone Parcel Post
Waterways Prove Cost Saver for Kansas City Trade
B M Clendening told the National Rivers and Harbors Congress that navigation on the Missouri River cut freight to eighty percent of rail rates, saving $100,000 for shippers. He noted Kansas City citizens subscribed $1.2 million for a waterway line, showing government water improvements yield strong public returns and boost commerce.
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B. M. Clendening
Commercial Club of
Kansas City
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Currency Reform Nears Passage in Senate Vote
The currency reform bill advances as a Senate vote nears before Christmas. A 41 to 18 result favored quick action with night sessions, noting split GOP support and nine Republicans aligning with Democrats, indicating an early passage unlikely to face further delay.
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Borah
Brady
Cummins
Kenyon
la Follette
Grenna
Norris
Perkins
Smoot
A Bigger Problem Than War Outlook in Mexico
A Philadelphia Ledger editorial argues that stabilizing a Mexican government is impossible through intervention, noting sovereignty and national character as the core issues. The piece urges letting Mexicans settle their fate at home.
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Huerta
United States
Philadelphia Ledger
Improvement plans cited as beneficial for people
The article asserts ongoing improvements of interest and value to the public, arguing the arrangement is not a Nicaraguan protectorate and is proposed by a small country. It suggests this should silence objections and notes those who lament winter can now observe the outcome.
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London
New York
New Jersey
United States
Mexico
Dumbrudge
N. J. Monitor
Editorial comment on suffrage and war attitudes
A compilation of editorials noting tensions in international affairs and domestic debates. It questions suffrage demands in a blunt critique, cites Mrs. Pankhurst and Dr. Shaw, and contrasts antiwar pledges with ongoing political discourse.
This is the Age of Ideals in Business
The article extols modern advertising as the voice of business and a truthful sure indicator of American enterprise. It lauds the cheerful, entertaining style of ads in daily newspapers as a measure of rising ideals and improving commerce.
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Pam Ilealsy
THE
Record
Business
Tte
War talk and Carlyle satire on Mexico crisis
The piece argues the U S should hesitate before declaring war on Mexico amid a national mood that mixes prudence with fear. It cites Speaker Reed and President Wilson while quoting Carlyle to illustrate the futility and horror of war and urges avoiding unnecessary conflict.
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Mexico
Carlyle
Chelsea
Spain
Caryle
Some Guy and an Awful Bulge on Me By Braley
A Newark Star poem quotes Berton Braley urging grit and restraint through hardship. It extols calm endurance under defeat and lies, praising integrity and steady effort while rejecting violence and betrayal as keys to becoming “some guy.”
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Kipling
Berton Braley
Newark Star
Thoughts Worth Reading Reflecting on Hunger and Wealth
A compact reflection on unequal access to meat and the challenges of consumption. The line contrasts the poor man's limited food with the rich man's ability to digest abundance, highlighting social disparity and moral reflection.
Mexico City government grows as Huerta nears end
President Wilson's message to Congress says Huerta's regime is near collapse and will be forced to resign soon, signaling political shift in Mexico City and potential transition.
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Mexico City
Wilson
Congress
Huerta
Strikers Kill Three Asleep In Nonunion House
In Calumet Michigan on Dee 8 striking copper miners attacked a nonunion boarding house at Painesdale. They fired on the sleeping occupants killing Arthur James and Harry James from Toronto and Thomas Dally, with Dally dying that evening. A fourteen year old girl Mary Nicholson was seriously wounded. Six arrests were made including a servant who said she fled to avoid danger. The attack followed a miners strike that began in July. Peg Woffington’s farewell recounted from Covent Garden in 1757 ends with her collapse on stage and departure from acting.
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Calumet
Mich
Dee
Painesdale
Mary Nicholson
Arthur James
Harry James
Toronto
Thomas Dally
Dally
Lincoln urges waterway link and ocean telegraph plan
Fifty years ago today December 8 President Lincoln urged water communication between Atlantic seaports and the Mississippi River and recommended an ocean telegraph. Congress voted a medal to General Ulysses S Grant and thanks to his army for Vicksburg and Chattanooga victories amid a Chile church fire tragedy.
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Lincoln
Atlantic
Mississippi River
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