Pinching Rural Delivery Cuts Post Office Deficit
Congress debates the Post Office Dept policy to trim rural free delivery, cut carrier pay, and shift many routes from daily to tri weekly service. The plan aims to reduce the deficit by about one fourth, with railway pay rising by about $3 million.
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Post Office Department
McDe Graw
Pinley
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Kinde
Be Graw
Sip
Jun Qhelien
de Graw
Iriges
de Fraw
Griggs
MM Gress
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Mio Tmiggs
Jovn
le Graw
Joe Graw
Mccriggs
Rural delivery policy changes and carrier pay debate
Testimony notes questions over rural delivery cuts and the motive to trim the deficit. De Graw says changes aim to avoid unnecessary rural routes, while Griggs argues expenditures cuts imply reduced rural delivery. Pay for rural carriers sits around 690 dollars yearly amid 2,582 resignations from 32,000 staff.
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Ceneral
Bureau
de Graw
Hats Steal the Show at Woodward Lothrop Spring Display
Palms and lilac bushes frame Woodward & Lothrop’s spring millinery showcase as feminine Washington and companions admire hats ranging from large plumes to tiny designs. Dutch from Paris styles, feathered trims, and intricate handwork highlight a season of variety and flower-forward creations.
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Washington
Mulhmers
Georgette
Virot
Reboux
Faris
Woodward & Lothrop
van Dyke
Wallace
Hanover Bank Vice President Charged in Mail Fraud Case
Boston February 26 United States Commissioner Hayes held Hooper vice president of Hanover Bank in 3000 bail on mail fraud charges connected to a scheme with John L White president of Imperial Trust Company and others. Hooper will be tried at the April term in New Jersey court on conspiracy charges regarding trustees financial operations and stock dealings.
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Boston
Fester Hooper
United States District Court of
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United States
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Hooper
New Jersey District Court
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Imperial Trusteau Coupiter
Trustees Company
San Diego Post Office Robbed in Vault Blast
Robbers dynamited the San Diego post office vault and stole a large sum, including all stamps, with the office wiring for $600 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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Senate
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Home Rule Debate Denounces District Government
Tennessee representative Mr Sims denounces the District of Columbia government as despotic and un republican and urges a home rule committee. Other measures pass including charitycharter reforms, police law changes, and a bill penalizing willful neglect of family support.
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Europe
District of Columbia
Sims
Poison in All Food Warned by Dr. Wiley at Hearing
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley testified before House committees on the pure food bill, displaying colorful bottles as evidence of food adulterants. He argued that every food contains some poison, citing cranberries with benzoic acid and noting salicylic acid as a milder but harmful preservative. He warned regular benzoic acid intake injures health and stressed he is not the sole arbiter of U S food matters.
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House
Olcott
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Harvard
Adamson
Georgia
Wiley
United States
No Graft in Schools Says Salaries Too Low
Commissioner Macfarland testifies before House District Committee that there is no graft in public schools and that reorganization should be rejected. Superintendent Stuart and George Washington University President Needham back present system as efficient, urging higher teacher salaries and criticizing board compensation. The hearing highlights public support for salary increases and opposition to reorganizing the district education system.
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Needham
Macfarland
House District Committee
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George Washington University
Citizens Generaly
Congress
Board of Education
Schames
Beavers Guilty Plea Context Emerges In Post Office Case
Former Postmaster General Rob ert Wynne testifies about meetings with Beavers at the New Willard Hotel after a president’s suggestion to plead guilty in the Green post office fraud case. Wynne says he offered Beavers a two year sentence without a fine and advised delaying action until counsel. Traces of checks valued at 3607.43 linked Green and Beavers in a conspiracy to defraud the Post Office Department as prosecutors outline the scheme and Beavers’ role.
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Robert J. Wynne
George E B. Green
Binghamton
N. Y
Post Office Department
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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
George E. Green
Worthington
London
Mr. Wynne
Feav
Machen
Ynne
Mr. Beavers
Frem
California
Marshal
West Virginia
Timeso
Merritt O. Chance
Division of Salaries and Allowances
Beavere
John M. Masten
United States Railway Mail Service
Time Recorder Scores In Beavers Alleged Role
Testimony details George W Beavers handwriting on Bundy time clocks and letters proposing procurement limits. Witness Masten ties initials G W B to orders and price negotiations, while defense challenges evidence of Berg's wide purchasing authority across departments.
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Masten
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Beavers
George H. Green
Department
Beavers S
International Time Recording Company
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Reavers
W. B
Machen
Baker
Berg
Mrr. Baker
Russian Parliament May Move Toward Tranquillity
Reports from the interior indicate elections may be held in over half the districts and the national assembly opened May 10 with a working majority. The ukase proclaims the convocation, promising press accommodations at Kurice palace. Cabinet friction with M. Timbazeff over repressive reforms and Dornove’s role persists.
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Witte
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Dornove
M. Tinutiazefi
M. Dornove
Count Witte
Weather Bulletin Sees Snow and Rain Across Regions
The Sept 6 1900 forecast from the Weather Bureau Washington details a storm over the St Lawrence Valley moving into New Brunswick with rain and snow in Missouri Ohio and the Mid Atlantic regions. It notes heavy snow in Eastern Missouri Southeastern Ohio and West Virginia and expects snow in Tuesday forecasts across the Lower Lake region Middle Atlantic states and Southern New England with fluctuating temperatures and brisk coastal winds.
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Fla
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Midh
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Springfield
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