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Post Office Costs in 1899 Reflect Large Workforce
Government estimates show postal service expenses for 1899 at 101 million dollars with receipts of 95 million, producing a per capita shortfall of about 9 cents. An army of over 100000 employees includes 75000 postmasters and thousands of clerks, carriers, and railway clerks across major offices and free delivery routes.
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United States
Postal Service
Treasury
New York
Washington
Economic Postage Bill Aims to Cut Mail Waste
Business men push the Economic Postage Bill now before Congress to save millions by using coupon envelopes and postal cards. Under the plan the sender pays full postage but only receives return postage if the card or envelope is returned, reducing waste and boosting revenue. the measure has seen multiple committee reports and Senate passage counts.
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Washington
Senate
Famine in India described by Mrs Lawson and The Indian Witness
Mrs Lawson tours famine regions describing widespread starvation across the Central Provinces Berar Deccan Gujarat Punjab and Rajputana. Relief works fail to meet demand as families beg aid, with many widows and orphans rescued by missions. The piece urges Methodist support via A B Leonard, New York.
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Deccan
Gujarat
Punjab
Bombay Presidency
Baroda
Indore
Rajputana
J. F. Scott
A. B. Leonard
Fifth Avenue
New York
Parrott Named President of National Editorial Association
Waterloo Reporter editor Hon. Matt Parrott is chosen to lead the National Editorial Association for the coming year after a recent New Orleans meeting. The decision, viewed as a wise act, places Parrott at the forefront of the organization.
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Waterloo Reporter
National Editorial Association
New Orleans
Global War News and Social Updates From The Era
The Reichstag passed the meat bill threatening German markets while British war bonds called khakis were oversubscribed. Prince and Princess of Wales marked their thirty seventh wedding anniversary. A $25,000 damage suit was filed against Chicago City Railway by John Madden after a jaw injury. Lieutenant Commander Gilmore arrives in San Francisco after eight months as a prisoner. U S Commissioner Wight and attorney Blanton fought with pistols in Nevada Missouri, both wounded. Secretary Hay seeks a one year extension on reciprocity with France. Theatre Francais to be restored. outer walls still stand. The French steamer Peto was fired upon near the Dardanelles and turned back. New magazine The Smart Set debuts in New York to cover fashionable society. Fire destroyed Charles Collander’s Glendale Miss paper mill Saturday night, loss $65 000. J P Morgan Co reports rising British war loan subscriptions. Incendiarism roams the Barbadas islands with sixty sugar estates burned by negroes in six weeks. New River coal operators raise run of mine coal prices about 250 percent.
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Chicago City Railway Company
John D. Madden
Gilmore
San Francisco
United States
Douglas Wight
H. H. Blanton
Nevada
Hay
Theatre Francais
Peto
Messageries Maritimes
Dardanelles
New York
Charles Collander
Glendale
J. P. Morgan & Co
Barbadoes Islands
Negvoes
New River
W. Va
Return of Latrobe hero and a deadly threat at Manila
In Manila's hospital court Billy Gray recovers while Latrobe's death echoes. Mrs Garrison confronts Gray and demands a packet of letters, but Col Armstrong arrives with two papers exposing her scheme and forcing compliance to delivery to Gen Drayton or her husband.
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West Pointer
Latrobe
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Manila
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Honolulu
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Nita
Margaret
Will Gray
Frank Garrison
PRESS OPINIONS. Creston Gazette and Ottumwa Press
The Ottumwa Press, once aimed at ousting the Courier, has a receiver. The anti pass bill failed in the Iowa House by one vote. Republicans 42 to Democrats 8. Bryan’s 1896 era echoes resurfaced as farmers paid 40 cents for corn and 7 cents for oats at a Scott township sale with no delivery.
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Ottumwa Press
Courier
Sae Sun
Iowa
House of Representatives
Oskaloosa Herald
Bryan
McKinley
Ohio
C. W. Carpenter
Scott Township
March and the Lion and Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad
March and the Lion proverb aside, the ad urges readers to take Hood's Sarsaparilla to purify and enrich the blood. It claims spring boils pimples and eruptions stem from impurity and promises improved energy and health through summer.
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Hood
Bicycle Revival Year Predicted for 1900 Demand
Manufacturers foresee 1900 as the peak year for bicycle sales due to large orders from the West and farm regions. Good roads and farm prosperity fuel growth as farm youths gain first experience with cycling, while autos seem to boost rather than hinder bicycle use.
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West
Leslie’s Weekly
Free transportation ban bill defeated by House vote
Des Moines lawmakers tabled a motion to reconsider a railroads free rides ban, defeating the bid 53 to 43. In Springfield, Illinois, the Associated Press filed for rehearing in the Chicago Inter Ocean suit.
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House
Springfield
Ills
Associated Press
Supreme Court
Chicago Inter- Ocean
America's Big Transports Land Troops Near Manila Bay
American soldiers arrive after a 40 day voyage and disembark on Manila Bay shores. The mixed ranks of raw recruits and seasoned men prepare to advance, with the once rival “dudes” and “toughs” now parting as Stanley Armstrong leads the group toward assigned posts.
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America
Pyramids
Indian Sea
Manila Bay
Philippines
Stanley Armstrong
Silent advance with Stewart’s regiment toward Malolos
The account follows Col Frost and his men as they move with Stewart’s unit toward Malolos. Billy Gray’s health improves slowly after Corregidor as his lungs recover from the China Sea exposure. A surgeon and a grave colonel note deeper causes behind the boy’s sickness, hinting at more to come.
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Stewart
Malolos
Col. Frost
Billy Gray
Corregidor
China Sea
Chicago Markets Special Dispatch Brief
J J Toher and Co brokers through H E McKiy manager operate Muscatine office posting Chicago March 12 1900 report on market activity and brokerage notes from the Chicago exchanges.
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J. J. Toher & Co
H. E. McKiyanager
Muscatine Office
Chicago, Ill
Muscatine Markets and Prices Report
Muscatine Iowa markets list wood lime cement coal and grain prices with market notes. Live stock dairy produce and miscellaneous items given with price ranges and market strength or weakness noted. A Colorado druggists wives organization meeting noted in brief.
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