Wanamaker Recaps Four Years Of Postal Gains And Ideas
Postmaster General Wanamaker outlines $5 million revenue rise and near million deficit drop, money order offices up two thirds, free delivery expanded to 82 cities, 2,790 new offices, 1,540 new mail routes totaling 8,600 miles, ocean service and pneumatic tubes added. He argues current 1 cent rate overpays and urges a money postal card and 10 or 50 cent denominations. The plan envisions a district system with centralized offices, automatic stamps, and expanded free delivery nationwide.
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Estimated Government Expenses for the Coming Year
Washington December 6 Secretary Foster submitted the fiscal year 1893 4 estimates totaling 491 612 215 66 with major items including legislative executive judicial foreign and naval establishments pensions public works and miscellaneous The current year’s appropriations run 428 261 970 67 and the new estimates are 649 755 less than the current appropriations Uncle Sam Objects New York December 6 shows the U S government opposing Cuba’s plan to farm out customs revenues to a French syndicate A diplomatic note from Secretary Foster to Havana signals a possible dispute over the Cuban customs farm scheme and Spain’s reluctance to abandon it with high expected profits cited.
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National Prison Congress Proceedings</T:
Held at Barrmorg on December 6 the National Prison Congress opened with a business session led by General Rutherford B Hayes. Judge Francis Wayland of New Haven presented the principal paper linking immigration to crime.
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Opposition to Sunday Opening Debate in City Council
Fragmentary notes show residents opposed Sunday opening with varied opinions. Mentions of Storthmator cohgreumen gong opening and Pickler proposing action to open while others argue against. Contributions from Johnson and peers touch on payroll and payments as debate continues.
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Minot land office salary quarrel sows resignation doubt
The passage notes pressure to increase income from the Minot land office asColonel Plummer may be urged to withdraw his resignation, signaling tension over leadership and finance.
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Leahy Accused in Timber Swindle Case at Ashland
Ashland Wisconsin December 6 reports a Washington dispatch from Secretary Noble’s annual report alleging that more than 16,000,000 feet of timber was unlawfully cut on the Fond du Lac Indian reservation in Minnesota under J. S. Slack and sold to Cloquet St Paul and other Minnesota dealers. The Nelson Lumber Co of Cloquet paid Slack over 8000 for timber. Noble recommends suits and indictments against Slack and Agent Leahy, head of La Pointe agency, who had a solid reputation before.
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Wheeler in line for pensions post. Baum successor eyed
Washington reports Congressman Wheeler of Michigan as the Democratic choice to replace Baum as commissioner of pensions. Delegates discuss the Liedgen proposal amid a monetary conference. committees defer consideration until the next meeting. American delegates press the committee to act, but procedural limits hinder immediate action.
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