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Washington Post charges postal fraud spread nationwide
In Washington City and Cuba a postal service scandal is exposed with charges of irregularities and fraud. The Washington Post ties double salaries, padded travel costs, and sinecures to officials, including Oliver H. Smith and Nathan B. Baker, with millions in questioned expenditures and a wide witness list. Lord Roberts advances in Transvaal as peace rumors grow following Vaal River crossings.
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Washington Post
Washington City
City
Robert J. Placewell
News of
Indiana
Nathan B. Baker
John E. Jones
Ialian
Chicago
West Indies
Washington Post Office
Department
Military Postal Fund
Meritt
Cochran
Post Office
Bristow
Cuba
George W. Beavers
Controller of the Treasury
London
Transvaal
Lord Finberts
Vaal River
Val and
Tucker
Ross
Lord Roberts
Vaal
Lord Robets
Vereeniging
Thirldly
Furt
Johannesburg
le Dovers
Krengers
I T
Uni Ary
Chi Dewet
Orange Free State
Free State
Kremer
Pretoria
Buller
Natal
Viljeen
Theron
Blake
Klipriversberg