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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1906

Page

9

Railroads' Mail Car Pay Studied in New Analysis

A historic review details how railway post office cars are paid, noting rental for full cars, weight-based mail charges, and potential savings from heavier loads. It cites Prof Henry Adams' 1901 study urging rate cuts and improved loading, with totals on routes, costs, and proposed congressional action to curb deficits.

Post-office Department Additio Post Office Department Fost Office Henry O' Adams Congressional Commission New York Philadephia Adams Post-office Pennsshania Post Ofice Department Interstate Commerce Commission New York Central

Catarrh Described As Debilitating Blood Condition

Catarrh affects nose throat stomach and other organs as a discharge from inflamed mucous membranes caused by impure blood. The text emphasizes it as persistently debilitating and needing attention.

Railway Mail Pay Debates on Rail Rates and Reductions

A discussion of railway mail pay, its justification, and proposed reductions. Prof Henry C Adams recommends a 5 percent cut across routes with further 1 to 12 percent cuts on dense routes. Senator Chandler and Rep Fleming back reductions, plus removal of the 6000 pound limit and a $2000 yearly extra pay for railway post office cars. Congress urged to ensure the government, as the largest shipper, receives a fair deal in adjusting rates.

Adams Post-office Department Cowles New York Chicago Senator Chandler Railway Mail Pay Commission Congress Henry C. Adams Fleming Cara United States

Red Men to Join Parade in Washington Birthday Display

Invitations go out this week to press in Maryland Virginia and the District of Columbia for Osceola Tribe No 1 Independent Order of Red Men Alexandria to attend Washingtons Birthday parade The press committee will invite Capitol press gallery editors and Maryland DC Virginia newspapers to be guests along the parade line.

Washington Post Bureau King Street Alexandria Washington Osceola Tribe Baltimore Richmond Norfolk Roanoke Fredericksburg Capitol Maryland District of Columbia Virginia Celebration Association

Funeral of Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler in Washington

Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler lay in state at Old St. John's Church after arriving by special car from New York. An escort of United Spanish War Veterans and Army details guarded the casket as Confederate Veterans and civic groups prepared for the 2 o'clock service and Arlington procession. Dr. Roland Cotton Smith and Rev. Dr. Stires led the rites, with President Roosevelt to view the body. The procession included veterans from both Union and Confederate camps and a harp of floral tributes, ending with the body sent to Arlington for burial.

New York Joseph Wheeler Washington St. John’s Episcopal Church Sixteenth United St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church Maj. Beach Army and Navy Action Gen. Wheeler Hugh H. Henry Gen. Porter Post J. Eawin Brown Union Adolph van Reuth J. J. Strain D. W. Greves Gawler Gen Arlington Wheeler Roland Cotton Smith Dr. Stires Thomas’ Church John L. Smith Department of the District General Staff United States Army Spain Confederate Veterans’ Association St. John’s Fipiscopal Church H_ streets St. John's Church Naional Association A. W. Greely William Beach George W. Baird National Society of Sons of the American Revolution Wiliam Hull Derby Conn Newton Mass Boston Highth Massachusetts Baron Steuben John McKesson S. R. Bertron W. M. Polk Parker U. S. NL Archer Huntington J. H. Wilson Kent Senator Clark Montana Charles 8. Fairchild C. O. Howard Stewart L. Woodford R. Ogden Deremus Parkus Stires St. ‘Thomas Cuba Mfe Jersey City Pennsylvania Railroad Southern Society Confederate Vetran Association Society of the War of 1912 Frederick D. Grant Roosevelt Ernest Stires Camp A. Wheelers Convecerate Cavalry Atlanta McKinley Ger. Wheeler T. Hardin Jones John I. Prather Georgia Cary Dodson Statehouse South Tennessee Carolinas Virginias Kentucky Florida Louisiana Mississippi Texas J. S. Prather Col Hardin Jones Cat J. P. Austin Kentucky Cavalry Maj Nathan Lyons Eghth B. G. Reynolds Georgia Cavalry McFadden T. J. Smith First Bowen Wifty Alabama Cavalry J. &. Pain A. Webbser M. J. Medlin John S. Cobb J. J. Cloud Eleventh J. E. Toole Second Tennessee Cavalry J. R. Ray Cheorgia Cavalry W. K. Bryan Georgiaa Cavalry H. F. Lester Sixth J. A. Loftus P. J Fuller W. C. Hughen W. F. Shropshire Thomas McClendon Bell’s Cavalry Dr. Vy President McKinsey John B. Gordon

Funeral of Gen Wheeler in New York City

A grand funeral for Gen Joseph Wheeler combines Civil War and Spanish American War legacies. Notables, veterans, and floral tributes fill St Thomas Church and Fifth Avenue processions, with interment planned at Arlington after services in Brooklyn. Roosevelt sent a wreath as the cortege traversed Brooklyn Bridge toward Washington Square.

Old Comrades Gather for Wheeler Funeral Escort

Confederate veterans from Camp A Wheeler march to Washington to escort Gen. Wheeler’s funeral. The Atlanta group, drawn from Georgia to Texas, gathers at the Statehouse with verified credentials, then plans to welcome their former commander. Also noted is the Southern’s Limited rail service to Florida and Augusta.

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