Postal Service report cites railroad mail savings
The Postmaster General’s annual report notes major savings from the railway mail system, including $2,420,108 per year, reduced car space and restructured routes, plus a plan to expand weights on Alaska lines and improve clerk pay. Parcel post treaties with several nations and a Bolivia Chile Peru rate cut are also mentioned.
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Former bank bookkeeper sentenced for embezzlement in Cincinnati
Edmond C Lowdon, ex bookkeeper at Provident Savings Bank Cincinnati, jailed for embezzling 65000. He was arrested in Baltimore and sentenced to reform school. In Minnesota, Timothy Paljo resigned as press chief and reportedly died by suicide in St Paul.
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Edmond C. Lowdon
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Maltimore
Paul
Timothy K. Pal Jo
Minnesota Mutual Cue
Winneelt
A. O. Brown & Co. Viability Questioned in New York Case
Liabilities of 4 and garbled assets of 6 are cited in a deteriorating financial schedule leading to a court in New York. The firm A O Brown & Co faces scrutiny over solvency and debt commitments amid unclear figures and possible misstatements in ledgers.
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Uev
Ao, Brow & Gu Mabied Baal
Picked Currents Spark Disorder and Crime Across Lands
An unsettled report describes Mary Adelaide Verkes Minener planning to contest Charles T Yerkes will. A Calgary fight ends with Eddie Herpiano defeating a loaded challenger. Charles W Morse gains banking law extension. Carnegie Steel halves furnaces at He Ming Junction. Police seek bloodhound aid in a major city. Central Passenger Association offers spring rates to New York points. The Lady Kensington affair reports Venezuelan detentions and an ongoing inquiry.
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Mary Adelaide Verkes Minener
Thoreday
Koans Brothers & of
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Lid Frit
Calgary
Alberta
Eddie Herpiano
Seattle
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Leland
New York
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National Bank of North America
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Margarita
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Typographical Wage Scale Reached After Chicago Conference
A two day conference in Chicago between the American Newspaper Publishers' association and International Typographical Union representatives produced a wage scale agreement. The accord affects Hubtype operators and includes concessions by both sides. Additional scale agreements cover Denver Cal and Toronto Ont.
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Americap
Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Denver
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Toronto
River Dyke Washes Out Crumbling Pine Bluff Bank
In Pine Bluff Arkansas on December 4 the government dyke was breached by flood currents during dynamiting operations. The dyke washed away 200 yards and the riverbank collapsed, forcing abandonment of an entire block of business properties and sending smaller buildings adrift.
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Ark
Free List Lumber Debate Reaches Washington
The Nationa Forent Conamgration toague in Minneapolis pursues repeal of the forest products tariff. The brief supports repeal and is sent to Washington as lawmakers prepare a campaign before new tariff legislation.
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Nationa Forent Conamgration Toague
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Topeka Woman Dies After Street Accident
Martha and Dudley of Topeka Kansas report a woman identified as Dee of New York who was struck by an automobile on BromiWay Wednesday evening. She died from injuries at Roosevelt Hospital Thursday night.
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Polson
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Remy
Fatal Mine Explosion Believed To Claim Two Men
In Nerwood West Virginia a mine explosion near Mideneld is reported to have killed two workers. Authorities say the incident followed on a slug ore issue and rescue operations are underway.
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Dec
Nerwood
Washington Ledger Reports and National Briefs
Washington reports stress timber and stone withdrawals, copper furnace pollution debates, and a 1908 revenue surplus offset by rising expenditures. White House talks on Montana forest destruction lead to copper company hearings. Cuba evacuation plans remain unchanged. a House rules reform debate continues. Three unemployed men die from frigid exposure near Cincinnati.
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Seventeen Fishermen Die in Mt Joline Storm Incident
A maritime disaster near Mt Joline claims seventeen fishermen with one survivor ashore after the vessel MV Deo encountered rough seas and wreckage on rocks. Authorities report the storm tore apart the crew as rescue efforts began alongside the New England coast.
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Riots and Loyal Troops Restore Order in Port au Prince
After Nord Alexis night of unrest in Port au Prince rioters looted and fought, twelve killed and many wounded. A public safety commission and patrols by loyal troops were organized with aid from American, French, and German authorities. U.S. gunboat Eagle and cruiser Seydi aided in restoring calm. Nord Alexis remains a focal figure as political tension grows around Gen. Simon's potential presidency.
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Thane
United States
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Alexia
Chandlea
Simon
Biman
Grenster
Stuart's Dyspepsia Remedies Advertisement
An old advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claiming perfect digestion, free trial offers, and mail order details. It promises meals are digested without stomach aid and urges readers to consult a druggist for purchase. The blurb includes a dubious address for correspondence.
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Red Cross stamps to be limited in Ohio amid demand
Ohio branches at their annual Red Cross meeting announced scarce Christmas stamps for tuberculosiss prevention will not be distributed statewide. Cleveland likely to receive the stamps, with Gov Harris as president and Gov Harmon to lead the state branch. officers include Spahr as vice president and Hunt as retired head for health reasons.
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Ohio State Bar Association Plans July Conference Speakers
At a Thursday executive committee meeting the Ohio State Bar Association of Columbus decided to hold the supreme meeting at Patio Bay the week in July next. Gov Hughes of New York and Guyliho Harmon of Otto are slated to speak.
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Cloet Harmon
Otto
Train Jumped Track Near Ashiwbita Causing Injuries
Lake Shore passenger train No. 4 derailed near Ashiwbita while approaching Cleveland at 4 40 pm. The fireman suffered severe scalds though the engineer escaped injury. details of passengers and other crew not clear in the report.
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Artificial mind tested at American Mining Congress meeting
Attendees including Phair Doc and national officials witnessed a federal lab experiment reproducing real mine conditions to study safety devices. The test used safety powder and coal dust with an artificial mining scenario. a fourth tent explosion released substantial flames but protection gear allowed breathing, hailed as a rescue work advance with praise from operators and experts.
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Sugar Trust Scales Issue In Sugar Refining Probe
Testimony before a federal investigation alleges underweighing of sugar by 14 pounds on average at scales used by the American Sugar Refining Co. and claims the Soviet device weighed was loaned by the company as the government sought restitution of $3,024,121. In Philadelphia the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America opened with 400 delegates from 84 nations and 18 million members, naming Bishop Heulels president.
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Staten Comenilemoner
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Sunday Observance Workers Unite For National Movement
Pittsburg delegates of the Sunday Observance Workers closed their Pittsburgh convention after proposing a national presentation. They urge all denominations to join in observance of Sunday as a sacred day and advocate changes to align with the American Sabbath movement.
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Saloon License Revenues Missed in Dayton Report
A garbled 19th century report notes Dayton missed revenue from saloon licenses due to a flow of funds and a tax on liquor. It cites prior totals around 290 and contrasts with larger figures, predicting further declines as alkali law settlements are settled by December 20. The text mentions Montgomery county comparisons and expected changes in lumber values.
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George W. Bowers
Pickaway County
Thin City
Bowers
Alabama
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Dee
Tavanue
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Damage Case Settled Out of Court in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio a damage case involving Marty M Stanbery was settled out of court after a Thursday hearing. Details describe a car accident near Steubenville with a machineark and a telephone line temporarily blocked the road by a utility company and workers.
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