Report of the Postmaster General Transmitted to President Roosevelt
The 1909 post office report shows expenditures of $208,000,000 and receipts of $101,478,665 with a deficit of $16.88 million plus losses by fire and burglary. Receipts rose 7.8 million the prior year, a 4.2 percent gain, while disruptions caused the revenue drop. Projections foresee an 8 percent receipts rise and a likely deficit for the year ending June 30, 1910.
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Washington
YL. Meyer
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Joint Postal Commission
Congress
Department
Postal Service
Nevada County Farmers Meet with Mineral Spruce Local
Nevada County Farmers Union will meet with Mineral Spruce Local on December 10, 1908. Eifey Lual should send notice to J. T. Luck, president, and John W. Mason, secretary.
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Nevada County
Eifey Lual
China's Late Emperor Dowager Empress and Regent Named
News item notes Prince Chun has assumed regency after the emperor and dowager empress deaths. His son Prince Pu Yi is proclaimed emperor. The move follows a 1903 promise and signals potential renewal and progress for China under regency.
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China
Prince Chun
Prince Pu Yi
Chun
Yellow Empire
Hina
Two Key Whiskey Cases Upheld by Arkansas Supreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed rulings in multiple liquor prosecutions including R. J. Green versus the State and William Josey versus the State. Green paid a 400 fine under a plea bargain but was later convicted again. the court ruled the circuit court could revive the guilty plea. Josey was found to have sold whiskey in Hope, despite claims that a Texarkana house supplied the liquor. The court held Josey personally made the sale and upheld the judgment. The balance of the article discusses the Broadway impact of The Clansman play across the nation.
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Little Rock
Supreme Court
R. J. Green
Greene County
Green
Justice of the Peace Court
Circuit Court
William Josey
Hempstead
Josey
William Lewis
Texarkana
Lewis
Clansman to Debut at Opera House With New York Cast
The Clansman continues to astonish audiences as its first appearance at the opera house Saturday night features the original New York company and production, signaling a sensational debut for the local stage season.
Emmet School Notes and Thanksgiving Program
Emmet school notes report Miss May Sanders and Mr Bernard Howl among next week’s reporters. Thanksgiving program by students drew a large crowd, with Miss Nelle Hartsfield visiting from Henderson College and a field trip to Hope for a basketball game. A citizen meeting and a Thanksgiving dinner on the school grounds are noted, plus a math question about field area. Also advertised: general merchandise business for sale in a hustling town near Prescott with stock discounting for quick sale.
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Miss May Sanders
Mr. Bernard Howl
Nelle Hartsfield
Henderson College
Edward Lane
Emmet
Prescott
For Sale Second Hand Materials Ad
Second hand brick four dollars per thousand. Second hand tin at less than half price. Ceilings and flooring at ridiculously low prices. See W B Orner.
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W. B. Orner
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Sam
Royal Insurance Company
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Agzt
Citizens Bank
Arkansas
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