Rural Free Delivery Cuts Stir Post Office Budget Debate
Rural routes face reductions and tri weekly service while carrier pay falls and railway pay rises are eyed to trim a post office deficit. The Fourth Assistant Postmaster General testified before a House committee that a new retrenchment plan would cut rural delivery, raise railway wages, and aim to drop the deficit from about $14.6 million to $13.6 million, with a projected later increase to $18.1 million.
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House Committee On Poscoffice and Postroads
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Pinley
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Rural delivery service pay and policy questioned in hearing
Testimony discusses rural delivery scale and its effect on the deficit, noting policy shifts toward restricting rural free delivery. Carriers seek higher pay, arguing for city-carrier parity, while actual average pay has fallen from $707.12 to $690 with many resignations among 32,000 rural carriers.
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Ceneral
Bureau
de Graw
Spring millinery at Woodward & Lothrop showcased in Washington
Hats dominate the season with varied shapes from big to small. Designs feature Faris imports, handwork in moline and chiffon, and ornate trims including ostrich feathers and aigrettes. Notable pieces include a white lace plateau and a hyacinth lavender turban.
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Washington
Mulhmers
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Virot
Reboux
Faris
Woodward & Lothrop
van Dyke
Wallace
Hanover Bank Vice President Held on Mail Fraud Charge
Boston February report states Hooper vice president of Hanover Bank was jailed in $3000 bail by U S commissioner Hayes on mail fraud charges. He faces extradition to New Jersey to answer conspiracy indictments with John L White over alleged financial and stock dealings of the Imperial Trust Company trustees.
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Boston
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United States District Court of
New Jersey
United States
Hayes
Hooper
New Jersey District Court
John L. White
Imperial Trusteau Coupiter
Trustees Company
San Diego Post-Office Robbed in Dynamite Vault Blast
Robbers blew the San Diego post-office vault this morning and are believed to have stolen a large sum. All stamps were taken and the office wired for $600 worth from Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Mrs Maude Abbott Blumenburg wife of Milton W Blumenburg Senate reporter died at the Arlington Hotel and will be buried in Providence this afternoon.
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Cal
Los Angeles
Providence
Maude Abbott Blumenburg
Milton W. Blumenburg
Senate
Arlington Hotel
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Home Rule Debate Denounces District Government
Tennessee member Mr Sims denounces the District of Columbia government as despotic and monarchical and urges home rule. The House passes bills on the Eastern Star Home name change, the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, police reform, and public improvements along with a misdemeanor for neglecting family support.
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Europe
District of Columbia
Sims
Themit
Eastern Star
Columba
Masonic and
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Shackleford
House
Olcott
Poison in all food is warned by Dr Wiley before Congress
Dr Harvey W Wiley chief of the Bureau of Chemistry testified to the House committees on Interstate and Foreign Commerce about the pure food bill. He described his poison squad and demonstrated with colorful bottles of preservatives. He warned that benzoic and salicylic acids harm health, though occasional use may not be noticed.
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New York
Harvey W. Wiley
Harvard
Adamson
Georgia
Wiley
United States
No Graft in Schools Says Salaries Are Too Low
Commissioner Macfarland testifies before the House District Committee arguing against reorganizing the public schools. He cites public opinion, board integrity, and the need for higher teacher salaries to attract and retain qualified staff. Superintendent Stuart and George Washington University President Needham support current system while urging pay increases.
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George Washington University
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Congress
Board of Education
Schames
Stuart
Beavers Guilty Plea Promised by Wynne Amid Fraud Trial
Former Postmaster General Robt J Wynne testified that after a White House conference he urged George W Beavers to plead guilty and promised a two year sentence without a fine in the Green Post Office fraud case. Wynne described checks paid by the International Time Recording Co to Green and Beavers and said Beavers pressed for a swift resolution while Wynne warned of harsher outcomes.
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Beavers
George W. Beavers
Robert J. Wynne
George E B. Green
Binghamton
N. Y
Post Office Department
Wynne
New Willard Hotel
Criminal Court No. 1
United States
D. W. Baker
Holmes Conrad
Baker
George H. Green
International Time Recording Company
International ‘Time Recording Company
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Worthington
London
Mr. Wynne
Feav
Machen
Ynne
Mr. Beavers
Frem
California
Marshal
West Virginia
Timeso
Indicted official tied to Bundy time recorder deals
Testimony identifies initials G. W. B. on Bundy time recorders and letters showing Beavers promoted limit on offices to receive clocks. Evidence included price list offers at 100 dollars per unit with a four year contract and handwritten initials on orders from 1900 to 1903. Defense contests letters showing broader purchasing power for Beavers and Machen.
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G. W. BR
Masten
George W. Beavers
Beavers
George H. Green
Department
Beavers S
International Time Recording Company
Time Recorders
Reavers
W. B
Machen
Baker
Berg
Mrr. Baker
Russian Parliament Mayic Expected to Move Toward Peace
Reports from the interior indicate elections in over half the districts and a May 10 opening of the national assembly with a working majority. The ukase proclaims the date, promising press facilities at Kurice Palace. Cabinet negotiations fail to keep Timbazeff, Dornove resists terms.
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National Assembly
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Ukase
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Commerce
Witte
M. Timiriazeff
Dornove
M. Tinutiazefi
M. Dornove
Count Witte
Weather Bureau Report Sees Snow and Rain Across Regions
The February 26 1900 forecast notes a storm from the St Lawrence Valley reaching New Brunswick with heavy snow in Missouri Illinois and the Middle Atlantic states. Temperatures fall below average with snow possible in Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland and the Upper Midwest and unsettled conditions along the Pacific coast. Special warnings cover the Pacific coast and heavy snow alerts issued for parts of Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Tenn
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