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.
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Philadephia
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Pennsshania
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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