Postoffice to Accept Bulk Mail Without Stamps
A new provision removes the need for postage stamps on large bulk mailings of not less than 2,000 identical pieces of third or fourth class matter, fully prepaid. Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden pushes the economy measure to save stamp production and routine parcel handling. Hawaiian coin redemption begins with $50,000 in silver via the Venture, while the Toledo railway project aims to connect major lines at a $6 million cost, including a grand passenger station.
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Washington
Madden
Honolulu
First National Bank
United States
San Francisco
Kalakaua
Toledo
Times
Toledo Central Station Railway Co
Columbus
Wabash Railroad
Ann Arbor
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Addicks Drops Out of Senate Candidacy
Dover and Wilmington Del Feb 6 The sudden withdrawal of J Edward Addicks from the United States senate race shocks Dover and state legislators The union republican choice to replace him will likely be Gov Hunn or Secretary of State Lawton Allee Addicks met 21 union republican lawmakers and Layton The session yielded no action as regular republicans weigh joining with unions Wilmington regulars held a conference debating a general caucus but likely rejecting it over majority rule constraints
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Dover
Del
J. Eaward Addicks
United States
United States Senate
William M. Byrne
Hunn
Lawton
Allee
Addicks
Wimington
Capitol
State House
Laytop
Insurance
Charles W. McFee
Sussex County
General Assembly
Wilmington
Missionary Jacques Marquette’s Midwest Journey Timeline
Father Jacques Marquette began his labors among Native peoples at Sault Sainte Marie in 1668 and continued along Lake Superior Huron and Georgian Bay until 1673. He then ventured to the Mississippi reaching the Wisconsin River mouth on June 17 and the Arkansas River. He spent time at Green Bay, sailed again in 1675 reaching near present Chicago, later died on May 18, 1675 in the Lake Michigan wasteland.
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Jacques Marquette
Sault Fate Marie
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Georgian Bay
Father Dablon
Mackinaw Island
Mississippi River
Fox
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Wiscongin
Arkansas
Green Bay
Great River
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Addicks withdraws from senator race after caucus demand
Delaware political scene moves as Mr. Addicks withdraws from the senatorial contest on the condition that a joint Republican caucus elect two United States senators by majority rule. Gov John Hunn and party leaders react with mixed support and opposition, while some lawmakers plan to oppose the coalition. Additional notes include deaths and humorous clippings from various sources.
WAVAL CONSTRUCTS ANNAPOLIS CADETS BEAT THE BEATEN PATH
Navy program shifts cadet training from abroad to Boston with MIT as final step. Commander Hovgaard to lead naval design studies. training spans three years across institute and nearby shipyards. total naval constructors eyed to rise from 40 to 60. Also reports a Philadelphia hunter’s discovery of 800 elks teeth in an Indian chief’s grave near Lewiston Idaho, destined for Philadelphia.
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United States
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cays
New York
United States Navy
William Hovgaard
Royal Danish Navy
Institute
Hovgaard
Naval Service
Lax
Admiral Bowles
Naval
Boston Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Bureau of Naval Construction
Washington
Mystic River
Fort River
Quincy
Boston Harbor
Philadelphia
Zimmerman
Snake River
Lewiston
Wado
San Francisco
Where Woman Is the Rest Abyssinia Emancipated Wives Rule
Golden Penny reports a remarkable Abyssinian community where women govern household life without meetings. Wives own the house and its contents, can banish husbands for unkind words, and demand a cow as amends. A wife may take one third of joint possessions and travel, while the husband may not live apart except by her leave.
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Abyssinia
Golden Penny
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