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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1908
Page
9
Government clerks and their superiors urge higher salaries as living costs rise. They note cabinet officers earn 5000 to 12000 annually, while President Roosevelt at 59000 and other officials receive similar pay. Ambassadors in major powers get 17600, with smaller posts paid in proportion.
A historical salary list notes consuls general in cities like London Paris Canton Shanghai Havana Athens Rome Yokohama and Mexico City earning fixed annual salaries ranging from 4 600 to 65 500 dollars. It also lists chief justice and associates salaries 13 000 and 12 500 dollars, federal judges and district attorneys salaries by city, marshals pay, and other federal positions with specified yearly amounts.
A report from the Commissioner of Pensions shows a steady decline in U S pensioners. In 1908 the total was 991,687, with expectations it may drop to 900,000 within a year. The peak occurred in 1904 with over 1,000,000 on the rolls. averages and totals fell from 1905 onward. As of recent years the rolls shrink while historic sums paid out reach vast levels. Only two Revolutionary War pensioners remain on the rolls, Sarah C. Hurlbutt and Phoebe M. Permeter, ages 90 and 87.
The Atlantic Fleet stationed around the world will not vote in the upcoming election as Philippine authorities refuse citizenship to U S military personnel aboard ships. About 100000 military workers will be unable to cast ballots, with only leave-and-vote possible for some in-home postings. States vary on residency rules and the War Department notes soldiers rarely vote even when eligible.
The article extols water as the ideal hydration for hot weather, noting its health benefits and role in digestion. It cites Dr. Jacobi on meat digestion with tasting juice and discusses water’s unique value among arts, contrasting music with poetry and stating music's independence from the visible world as a pure art form.
Grand Island hosts the Frontier and Harvest Festival October 6 7 and 8 under the Commercial Club with a 7000 dollar budget. The event features frontier contests steer roping outlaw horses a cavalry display Sioux participation and Dr. Carver diving horse act attracting thousands from across the West.
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