Great Postal Saving for Last Fiscal Year
Postmaster General Hitchcock reports a record reduction in the Postal Service deficit for the year ended June 30, 1910. Economies in handling mails and management cut costs by about 900000 with further savings from Star route and railway mail services, yielding a substantial overall decrease in deficits despite increased expenditures and staffing.
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Cpetires
Taibsay Transportation
Mn Avurvarn
Ranway
Army men seek comfort in uniforms and gear
The General Staff and the Quartermaster General debate changes to soldier attire and comforts. Proposals include pea jackets versus long coats, sweaters, slippers, and a neckerchief for dusty roads, aiming to ease foot soreness while controlling costs.
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General Staff
Quartermaster’s Department
Ia Ata
Quartermaster Generals Department
Infantry Committee
Army to fix 87 000 men strength for year
Enlisted strength of the U S Army fixed at 87 000 for the current fiscal year under Maj Gen Leonard Wood chief of staff plan approved by President Taft. Wood aims to maintain an army ready for business, willing to cut costs elsewhere to achieve it.
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Leonard Wood
Taft
Wood
Armored Cruiser Squadron Finishes Virginia Beach Drills
The armored cruiser squadron including North Carolina Montana and Tennessee completed target practice off Virginia Beach after a week. North Carolina returns to Hampton Roads this afternoon as Montana and Tennessee proceed to meet the fleet tomorrow. The group will prep for a Mediterranean cruise with the battleship fleet in the fall.
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Virginia Beach
Washington Post
Norfolk
North Carolina
Montana
Tennessee
Hampton Roads
Fulton’s Renal Compound touted for Bright’s Disease
Claims purport to show recovery percentages with Fulton’s Renal Compound for Bright’s Disease. Estimates vary from 10 to 20 percent in severely weakened patients to up to nine of ten when treatment begins early, with higher success if heart and body are not broken down. Advertisement invites patients in Washington and San Francisco to write for literature and correspondence on stubborn cases.
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San Francisco
Conditions in coal fields hinder immigration integration
An immigration commission report on western Pennsylvania coal fields finds 60,000 foreign born workers, many illiterate and non English speaking, living in company owned housing and shopping at company stores. Home ownership policies, wage deductions, and ledgers foster instability, overcrowding, and erosion of family life.
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Pennsylvania
Immigration Commission
Dillingham
Vermont
Census total in October aggregate population estimate
The thirteenth census count is expected to reach about 90,000,000 by mid October with official figures to be released over the next two months. Hand counting dominates while machines classify by race and sex. Fraud probes have emerged in two cities, including Great Falls Montana. Direct or Durand plans prioritize large cities first, then state and county totals.
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United States
Wid
Great Falls
Mont
Durand
Wireless Station Glose Discontinued at Willard Hotel
After more than a year of operation the United Wireless Telegraph station atop the New Willard has been dismantled. No reason was given, but the move is linked to recent troubles faced by officials in New York over alleged stock fraud. Operator Samuel A. Copp leads the dismantling and shipment of apparatus to United Wireless offices in New York.
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Wilson
New York
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Washington
United Wireless Office
Taft
United Wireless Telegraph Company
Germany Prosperity Expands Says Marshall Field Manager
John G. Shedd of Marshall Field & Co. reports Germany forging ahead in commercial and industrial growth. He cites widespread prosperity in villages and Berlin, noting rapid export trade gains and a retail mercantile business in Chicago and New York as highly progressive. Including his Chicago and New York comparison and his European tour impressions.
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Washington Post
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Germany
John G. Shedd
Marshall Field & Co
Europe
Berlin
New York
New Electric Line Planned From Chambersburg to Mercersburg
In Hagerstown on August 7 plans outline a Chambersburg and Western electric railway from Chambersburg to Mercersburg with a St Thomas Edenville branch. Promoter Dr. R W Ramsey reports 12000 stock placed in St Thomas investors. Mercersburg locals pledge 50000 in bonds. Edenville area residents led by L L Springer John H Pomeroy M K Burgner John F Gelwicks and David Greenawalt show strong interest due to peach and farm goods traffic. Chambersburg residents expect 90000 toward the project.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Chambersburg
Mercersburg
St. Thomas
Edenville
L.L. Springer
John H. Pomeroy
M. K .Burgner
John F. Gelwicks
David Greenawalt
St Thomas
Wall Street Bulls and Bears Clashing in 1910 Market
In New York a wide market swing reflects more than figures as personal ambition and risk drive prices. Bankers restrain speculation amid write downs and job cuts, while railroads and manufacturers face tariff tensions and slow construction. Stronger banks and cautious policy contrast with persistent uncertainty, delaying new investment and growth.
Record tariffs boost imports to new highs in 1910
The Payne tariff period from August 1 1909 to June 30 1910 shows record import quantities. Iron ore reached about 6 billion pounds, wood pulp rose to 791 million, while wool cotton salt and fibers were slightly lower than 1909 though still above earlier five year averages. Post want ads are free in classified columns.
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Bureau of Statistics
Economy and markets amid living costs and tariff fears
The piece argues that easing luxury and waste could reduce living costs and boost prosperity. It notes cheap stocks and bonds, liquidations in security markets, and that railroads show steady earnings despite heavy maintenance. Tariff worries are seen as unlikely to cause serious adverse outcomes, with optimism about economic adjustment.
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Washington
Towa
Kansas
Wire products in demand and big contracts drive steel output
Readjustment of the iron industry continues as independent mills secure large orders for steel pipe and bars. July results show record wire product output at American Steel and Wire Company, while prices and demand shift with Wall Street rumors. Contracts for fabricated structural steel rise though overall rail and pig iron activity slows.
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Texas
Ohio Fuel Company
American Steel and Wire Company
Rall Mills
Carnegie Steel Company
London Paris Berlin markets show strength amid gold demand
London markets strengthen as United States money supply tightens and new issues fall. Paris bourse narrows under July liquidation while investors seek French routes and gold mines rise. Berlin stock list gains as American railway shares outperform New York and German mining and electrical issues rise.
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Daily Diet Hints by Dr T J Allen
A reader troubled by irritability and insomnia gains sleep improvement by eating one food at a time and slowly. Many fail to persevere, misreading temporary discomfort as harm. Changes reflect the body adjusting to better digestion and elimination after a prior inferior diet, signaling restoration of normal vitality.
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Traelft
Convicted on Girls Charge in Virginia Circuit Court
Special to the Washington Post from Charlottesville Virginia August 7 Hay E B Haislip a young white man was found guilty of criminal assault by a jury in the circuit court yesterday with a recommendation of eight years in the penitentiary The complaining witness was Ruth the 15 year old daughter of Albert Robison a tenant at Wilerslie the home of Captain R Hancock in southern Albemarle
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Charlottesville
Hay EB. Haislip
Ruth
Albert Robison
Wilerslie
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