Integrity in railway mail pay scrutiny exposed
A Washington inquiry reveals no independent auditing of railway mail weights and payments. The auditor relies on statements from the Second Assistant Postmaster General, enabling potential overcharges as weights and routes are not independently verified. Congress probes how the pay machinery operates and calls for auditing reforms.
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Ira E. Bennett
United States
Postoffice Department
Post-office Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Manes
Post Office Department
Department
Congress
Post Offce Department
Treasury
House
House Committee On Post-offices
J J McCardy
C. A. Ikram
Elue
Dwyerstreet
Stafford
Murdock
Gardner
Snap
Mr McCardy
Railway Mail Service
Ir Murdock
Mr McCurdy
McCardy
McCardy—Yea, sir.The Chairman—Is That the First Information? Mr McCardy
Kram
Eport
Mr. Kram
Mr. McCardy
Mr. Murdock
Bir
Snapp
Bert
Mr. Kramr
Mr Kram
Star-Route Service
Open Hearings on Divorce Laws Spark Congressional Clash
Delegates vote to limit new divorce causes and push public hearings. New York and Pennsylvania members clash over parliamentary procedure as the congress adopts rules for hearings before courts, not delegates, and outlines allowed grounds for annulment, divorce a vinculo, and legal separation.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Fanny Lake
Congress
EB. F. Huffcut
C. la Rue Munson
Munson
North Dakota
Huffcut
Brennan
Menia
Huffeut
Henry C. Winton
Trenton
N. J
Smith
Winton
Senator recounts padding the mails scam by a Clerk
A U S senator recalls being duped by a railroad clerk posing as a Congress committee clerk who supplied books to constituents for free. He estimates the fraud padded the mails by about two thousand pounds annually for four years, implicating several railroads and other colleagues in similar favors.
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Congress
United States
Felow
Post-office Department
Senate
Robber Returns Ring Deep Mystery in Burglary
Police suspect a resident familiar with Dr Philipp Frowne Brooks's home carried out the burglary at 318 Phid Street Southwest. A $200 diamond ring tied to a bottle was left, along with $5, clothing, and jewelry strewn about. A mysterious messenger claimed an address that does not exist, a 14-year-old boy is sought for leads, and arrests are expected today.
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Phillip Frowne Brooks
Phid Street
Burelar
New Jersey Avenue
Capitol
Dr. Brooks
Weather Summary From U S Dept Of Agriculture February 21
Eastern low pressure covers the Atlantic States and rains east of the Mississippi while the Central valleys and Upper Lake region see high pressure and clear skies. Much of the West experiences rain and snow. temperatures remain above seasonal averages but cool in the Middle Plateau and east of the Mississippi. Forecast calls for mixed conditions with rain or snow in western areas Thursday, then generally fair by Friday, with colder winds along the Atlantic, Northwest, and Central West, and warmer in the Atlantic States and Lower Lake region. Steamers to Europe face fresh to brisk westerlies and clearing, while storm warnings persist on the Pacific coast north of Point Lobos. Local readings note midnight 60, 2am 53, 5am 58, 8am 53, 10am 52, 12pm 57, 2pm 66, 4pm 56, 6pm 56, 10pm 54. max 67, min 49. humidity 92, then 70, 88. sunshine 0 hours. Temperatures in other cities listed with yesterday’s values and rainfall for twelve hours ending 3pm.
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U. S
Middle Plateau
Mississippi River
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic States
Southwest
Middle Eest
Slops
Pacific
North Pacific Coast
Northwest
Wes
Epider
Slope
Missouri
Upper
Mississippi
Lake Region
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic Coast
East Gul
West Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
Grand Banks
Point Lobos
congress debates divorce law reform and states rights
The session heard clergy and lay speakers discuss church discipline and divorce reform. Miss Fanny Leake Cummings urged stricter controls with statistics, while amendments allowed innocent parties to seek bed and board divorce. A South Carolina delegate protested a remark on his state's restrictions, as debates continued on a uniform code and categorized grounds for divorce.
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Miss Cummings
Fanny Leake Cummings
Washington
Congress
Zach McGee
South Carolina
Pennypacker
Harrisburg
Amasa M. Haton
Rhode Island
Gov. Pennypacker
Will Erect New Factory in Twining City by Columbia Iron
G A Bealer and Emil Schmid of the Columbia Iron and Wire Works plan a large two story factory and foundry on Eastern Branch in Twining City. The plant will produce elevator enclosures, cars, wrought iron and hammer work, doors and wire products. Ground fronts Railroad avenue and Carroll street near Pennsylvania Avenue and the Potomac Electric Light site. Robert F Bradbury holds the building contract. foundations start next week.
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G. A. Bealer
Emil Schmid
Columbia Iron and Wire Works
Railroad Avenue
Carroll Street
Twining City
Pennsylvania Avenue
Randle Highlands
Potomac Electric Light Company
New York
Robert F. Bradbury
Child Dies After Drinking Carbolic Acid At Home
Dennis Simms two years old died after swallowing carbolic acid thinking it was me wife Mrs Simms was preparing dinner when the accident occurred at 511 Twenty first street Emergency Hospital report says nearly a full ounce swallowed delegation from the commission on uniform State insurance laws met the President and urged reforms led by A M Maton Libby R F Williams John Richberg Larne Munson and Ralcett H Russell to discuss state law uniformity
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Dennis Simms
Twenty-first Street
Commission
A. M. Maton
Rhode Island
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