Dismissed Letter Carriers Scrutiny and Political Pressure
Congressional records reveal that Letter Carriers Association leaders attempted a dual approach to secure higher salaries. They allegedly pressed both Republican and Democratic committees with threats of electoral consequences to gain favorable treatment from top officials. The effort failed, but the impropriety of pressuring party committees remains evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Hearst
Letter Carriers’ Association
Indiana
Fairbanks
Teloffera
Litter Cartiers
Cortedyan
Taggart
Medther
Treasury War Tax Debate Amid Calls for Cut
The article reports a contentious discussion on war tax policy with proposals to reduce the wartime levy from 15 million to 20 million dollars and estimates suggesting a first year cut between 35 million and 30 million dollars. It notes treasury shortages and debates on naval and river appropriations and the need for funds to back the government.
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Rosin Tara
Progress of irrigation in arid regions boosts crop output
The census bureau reports rapid irrigation gains converting millions of arid acres into productive farmland. Enhanced water supply has yielded large crops, with costs near ten dollars per acre for reclaiming vast tracts.
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Census Bureau
Corbhon
Aps
Religa Hon
Yaistokk
Hlinots
Rural Parcel Delivery and the Hidden Mail Carrier Profits
The piece discusses a rural mail carrier who also handled freight and express packages for extra income. He routed a ten mile night trip, earned far more than carrier salaries through express business, and bid competitively every four years. The proposed bill would shift money to salaries, reducing overall gains.
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Ofarat
United States
Minor industries and the prunes boom in America
The piece notes the rise of small industries contributing to national wealth and highlights prunes as a key boarding house staple. It credits American growers with improving quality, expanding production in California and San Jose, and displacing foreign suppliers with superior dried fruit.
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Turkey
Iran
Moline Dispatch Stands By Tax on Brewers
The Dispatch argues the excise tax would have helped the nation and not harmed brewers who could have borne it. Vows public support from Republicans and Democrats who backed the paper. Colonel Marsh, then an Imnoia congressman, opposed rate cuts and supported funding as necessary for growing national needs.
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Moline
Marsh
Imnoia
Rural Mail Delivery Growth Limited by Package Size
The author argues that rural mail service will remain modest in scale due to the weight and size limits of packages a carrier can handle. A lighter, smaller ball is proposed for early service, anticipating strong demand from farming communities and eventual congressional action.
Barbaric Russia and the Port Arthur court martial irony
The article argues that Russian law demands General Stoessel face a life trial by court martial for surrendering Port Arthur. It notes the irony of awarding a medal for defense while a court martial questions it, and suggests this legal rule caused prolonged defense and additional loss of life as Port Arthur fell to Japanese forces.
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Stoessel
Port Arthur
Ceathon
SENATORIAL INDICTMENTS IN U S HISTORY REVISITED
A historical note recalls two United States senators under indictment in fraud cases. Senator Burton of Kansas faces charges linked to the post office department, while Senator Mitchell is indicted over land office fraud. Mitchell’s past crime as a youth is recounted, including a name change from Hipple to Mitchell, but he rebuilt his career and has served about 30 years with minor interruptions.
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Niedling Haus
Missouri
United States
Burton
Kansas
Post Office Department
Mitchell
Land Office
Oregon
Higi
Hipple
Trial and Bribery Claims Stir Public Hope for Self Government
A discussion notes that a senator faced possible expulsion over alleged practices, while Senator Dietrich of Nebraska is cited as previously cleared in indictment coverage. The piece argues swift investigations prove the people’s capacity for self government and warn of ongoing abuses by a corrupt class.
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Senate
Dietrich
Nebraska
Decadence of the church and its lasting vitality
The article argues that fears of church decay due to clergy defections are unfounded. It asserts that churches grow overall, outpacing population, driven by living preaching and active membership, and that newspapers and schools cannot replace religious need. It notes national church growth despite local slowdowns.
Senate moves to repeal anti cantteen law for army canteen return
Washington reports a push in the Senate to repeal the anti cantine statute and reestablish a canteen in the army. Critics argue the law requires a fair trial and cite judge advocate general George B Davis showing court martial and desertion reductions since abolition. Proponents claim health and discipline improved with the post saloon ban.
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Washington
Senate
T Ia
George B Davis
Davis
Miles
Prohibition Party Critiques Canteen System In Santiago
General Shafter and General Wheeler condemn selling intoxicants to soldiers and urge removing temptation. The piece notes the canteen supporters, mostly beer sellers, claim less beer is sold with a canteen, accusing them of self-serving philanthropy in the temperance cause.
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Prohibition Party
General Shafter
Santiago
Penides
Wheeler
Stricter Naturalization Courts Proposed by Secretary Hay
Secretary Hay backs tighter naturalization controls limiting papers to designated federal officials and a central tribunal. He argues current diverse courts undermine honesty in elections, while proposing commissioners or remote central issuance to improve uniformity and curb fraud.
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Hay
United States
Act
Chicago
Springfield
Peoria
East St Louis
Cairo
Cockrell Succeeded by Republican Stirs Missouri Senate Talk
The discussion notes that Cockrell will be succeeded by a Republican, marking Missouri's potential first Republican senator. It recalls that Cockrell himself once followed a Republican predecessor thirty years earlier, Carl Schurz, elected as an independent Republican.
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Niedringhaus
Missouri
Cockrell
Carl Schurz
Russia Faces Rising unrest after zemstvos meeting
The article notes growing upheaval in Russia with frequent uprisings across provinces. It argues the czar and ministers failed to deliver reforms after the zemstvos gathering, fueling widespread dissatisfaction tied to the eastern war and governance.
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Russia
Zemstvos
Czar
Would Remove Platt
Co. W Post of Battle Creek seeks Senator Platt’s removal over opposition to a plan for post checks to mail money. Paper currency would be issued in denominations with blanks to endorse and pay to a named recipient, then vanish as money. Objections include impracticality, need for even dollar remittances, and reliance on post checks lacking wide use.
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Post
Battle Creek
Platt
Senate
Mr Post
Curbing Mail Order Fraud Through New Currency Trial
The text discusses potential use of a new government issued currency to speed money transfers and reduce clerical work. It notes risks in sending money by mail and argues the old traction currency could aid risk takers, while proposing a government experiment in issuing the notes for practical advantages.
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Pia
Portal Ute
Real estate transfers list with multiple parcel sales
Edward Donahoo and Peter R Ingelson transfer several parcels in East Moline and adjacent towns for 1800 dollars. A series of deeds cover Rock Island Moline andEast Moline tracts, with prices ranging from 100 to 6500 dollars. Names include Carnes, Parsons, Heideman, Walker, Mosenfelder, Remley, Medill, Wilcox, Walther, Thomson, Brown, Bostock, Town, Nelson, Goodrich, Cosner, and others.
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Edwa Donahoo
Peter R. Ingelson
Iota
Donahoo
College Heights
Rock Island
Chas. Heideman
Wm. Heidemann
Aiken
Lucinda M. Walker
John F. Beatty
R. Walker
Moline
Louis Mosenfelder
Lulu B
Jman
Nwi
Spencer Memorial
M. E. Church
Board of Extension
M .E. Church
Edgewood Park
Carroll L. Remley
Thomas J. Medill
16Th St
Harold A. Weld
Eva Rodman
Clarence S. Brown
John P. Thomson
Prospect Park
Heideman & Schroeder
Edward Miller
Woodin
R. L
Peter Eckhardt
John Eckhardt
Henry W . Bostock
Jas. H. Bostock
Thompson & Wells
Mary Bostock
K. Ziffran
Fred J Town
Lower Add
Roock Island
Jackson & Babcock
Algot T Samuelson
Wheelock
15Th St
Fred
Goodrich
Grace Goodrich
West
Harry P Cosner
Harriet Cornell
Donahoo & Cosner
East Moline
Harris Mintz
Gast Nelson
Herman W Nelson
Babbitt
Goldsmith & McKee
Aug. Burge‘gon
Goldsmith & McKee's
Wm. Sears
Chancy B. Sears
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California
Patwish Prines
Ias
Santa Teara
de Creche
San Jese
Dispatch’s
NEW York Fashions
Martha Déan
Pattern Department
Molene
Treet NO
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Wame
Staxk
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