Parcel Post Rates Expected to Drop Soon
Report notes parcel post reductions likely, promising lower shipping costs for consumers and businesses. Analysts say pricing relief could boost mail service usage and curb express rate pressures.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1913
Page
1
Government Parcel Post: A Costly, Experimental U S Service
The January launch of the parcel post aims to be cheap and expeditious for short deliveries, despite large startup costs. Officials expect tracking, equipment purchases, and urban rural delivery changes, as Congress reviews the fiscal needs through June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Revenge of Nem es after twenty years in Fort Worth
Nem es, who had shadowed Henry Ziegland for two decades, shot and killed him when a tree containing the fatal bullet from a past jilting was blown apart by dynamite. Ziegland died an hour after being wounded, recounting the bullet’s mysterious return to his head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Nemes
Henry Ziegland
Honey Grove
Ziegland
Matilda Tichnor
Phil
Zegland
Tichner
Texas
Tichnor
Balkan Peace Conference Seen Restart After Christmas
London January 7 The Associated Press reports belief that Balkan States and Turkish officials will resume peace talks after Orthodox Christmas. Hostilities are unlikely to restart, though threats remain. Bulgarian delegates warn that if Adrianople is not yielded soon the speaking force will be General Savoff and the cannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Balkan States
Adrianople
Savoff
Christmas Day in Greek Church Observed in New York
Thousands of Russians Greeks and Ruthenians in New York joined in Christmas observances according to the Greek Church and Russian calendar. Elaborate religious services were held at the Russian St. Nicholas Cathedral on East Ninety-seventh Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kentucky corn crops show opens with record county display
The third annual corn crops show of the Kentucky Corn Growers Association opens at the Kentucky College of Agriculture in Lexington. The three day event features county representations and daily lectures by soil experts and other agricultural scientists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Kentucky Corn Growers’ Association
Kentucky College of Agriculture
Tillen Bill Endorsed by Wood
General Leonard Wood endorsed the Tilson bill in Congress to authorize enlistment in a reserve force. He urged that all who served in the regular army marine corps or militia and meet age and fitness requirements should be allowed to enlist and receive pay to build a strong reserve corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Regular Army
Marine Corps
Leonard Wood
Cold Wave Looms Over Michigan This Week
A harsh cold front will sweep through Michigan by week’s end, producing subfreezing temperatures across all sections of the state. Forecasts warn of frigid winds intensifying the chill and requiring warm clothing and emergency precautions for vulnerable residents.
Representatives Question Tariffs In House Hearing
Representatives from North Carolina Illinois New York and Connecticut questioned tariff levels and duties in a House committee hearing. Witnesses including soap and graphophone interests urged mod erate or unchanged duties while arguing against ad valorem or blanket reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Hill
Connecticut
M. B. Snevily
New York City
Department of Agriculture Pure Food Board
Snevily
Weather and tariff hearings mix of cold waves and glue trust fears
Washington reports frigid conditions from Miles City Michigan to the Gulf states as a westward cold wave tightens. Lawmakers in Ways and Means hear witnesses on tariffs for glues and gelatins amid talk of a big glue trust and industry costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Miles City
Michigan
Gulf States
California
House Committee On Ways and Means
Congress
South America
Charles Delaney
National Association of Glue Manufacturers
Delaney
European Glue Trust
Germany
Austria
Italy
France
Holland
Russia
Europe
Glue Trust
Snow Covers Large Portion of Texas
Dallas reports the first major snow in years with San Antonio and Houston also affected by sleet and ice. Fort Worth Waco and other towns saw light snow while citrus growers say the cold won’t threaten crops despite ice on wires and treks delaying traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
California
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Waco
Houston
California fruit growers suffer cold to ruin crops
Temperatures four to six degrees cooler than Sunday night hit California orange and lemon fields. Damages estimated from ten to thirty million dollars. Also notes a New Case Reported in Monroe Louisiana with one new male white patient on Peachtree Street. No deaths reported. R. W. O'Donnell president city board of health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Monroe
Peachtree Street
Van Norte Promoted to General Agent of A L G Ry
W F Van Norte promoted from Monroe local agent to general agent of the A L G Ry with office in Monroe. He previously served as local agent at Monroe Hamburg Ark For dyce Stuttgart Winfield in Arkansas and Louisiana. Lizzie Odom injured after being struck by a switch engine in V and P yards. amputation performed and condition uncertain. Ed Strong resigns as health officer and city health secretary. Lawrence McCarthy Jr and Julian Goldman left to enter Jefferson College St James parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. van Norte
The
Mon
Monroe
Hamburg
Ark
van Norte
Cotton Belt
Fordyce
Stuttgart
Winfield
Lizzie Odom
Hobo
Liz
Lawrence McCarthy, Jr
Julian Goldman
Jefferson College
St. James Parish
Police Jury Holds Regular Monthly Meeting
The Police Jury met in regular monthly session today at the court house to discuss local governance matters and upcoming budget items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Council Grants Saloon License After Lengthy Hearing
The city council sat through a long session evaluating J M Hollingsworth's saloon license near the Iron Mountain depot. After debate the license was granted despite a counter petition. The fire department driver position was filled and a fire prevention representative visited. Claims totaling 8515 were approved. The mayor was instructed to study paying practices in other cities for comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hollingsworth
Iron Mountain Depot
Hillingsworth
Keller
Committee On Fire Departmen
Fire Prevention Bureau
Noted Educator James Angell Enters Eighty Fifth Year
Ann Arbor Mich Jan 7 Dr James BR Angell president emeritus of the University of Michigan and dean of American educators begins his eighty fifth year Born in Rhode Island in 1829 he is a Brown University graduate Angell prior served as editor of the Providence Journal and as president of the University of Vermont He also headed the U S mission to China in the early eighties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
James BR. Angell
University of Michigan
Angell
Phode Island
Brown University
Providence Journal
University of Vermont
United States
China
Newlands Bill Endorsed by Mation Association
The Newlands bill receives endorsement from the Mation Association, boosting support for its passage and signaling backing from involved stakeholders in the legislative process.
Conference backs federal aid to build Mississippi levees
John M. Parker presided a New Orleans conference called by the National Flood Prevention and River Reclamation Association endorsing the lands river regulation bill. Delegates support congressional appropriations to fund levees along the Mississippi and other rivers, arguing flood protection justifies federal action. George H. Maxwell urged federal leadership and expected initial appropriations in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional
Parker
New Orleans
Congress
National Flood Prevention and River Reclamation Association
Mississippi Valley
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mississippi River
George H. Maxwell
National Reclamation Association
Missssippi
Ohio
Missouri
Boston Poultry Show Opens With Record Exhibits
The Boston Poultry Show in Mechanic Building opens and runs through the week featuring a record number and variety of fowl and pet stock from across the United States and Canada. The event also showcases pigeons pheasants and rare water birds. The annual Boston Cat Club show is held in conjunction with the poultry event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
United States
Mechanic
Canada
Boston Cat Club
Tap Line Seeks injunction over ICC ruling
The Louisiana Pacific Railway Company a so called tap line petitions for an injunction to restrain the Interstate Commerce Commission from enforcing its order declaring the road not a common carrier and denying through routes and joint rates with trunk line railroads The petition argues ICC lacked authority and the order is unconstitutional This marks the first of several applications by tap lines alleging injury from the commission s orders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Louisiana
Ea Pacific Railway Company
Tap
Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Tap Hnes
Gominsston
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Atte
Savoft
Cannon
Kentucky
Wood
Tarife
House Committee
Kitchin
North Carolina
Rainey
Illinois
Witness
Payne
Dorian
Mr. Payne
Wade H. Williams
Williams
Albert Hart
Robert Babcock, Jr
Loneworth
James
M. Dorian
American Graphophone Company
Bridsgenort
Shellac
Copal
Underwood
Graphophone Company
S Suefa
R. W. O'Donnell
City Board of Health
Mr. van Norte
Roe
Ed Strong
Ecrfy
Newlands
Mation Association
John Parker
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