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Postmarking. 50. 73. 97. 101. 106. 178^,

197. 218. 231//. 241//, 25^-207. 306,
309-31G S19, 322. 326-330, 335-348,
36^: see Col lectors

Pastmaster. 85. 94/7, 101, 105, 108-110.
120. 121. 134. 137, 103, 175. 186. 187.

198. 217, 236. 241, 247, 201, 338, 360
Postmaster General, 3, 8, 61, 89, 96,

99/7. 108. 111. 120. 135. 139. 143. 154,

158. 103. 227. 277, 308. 325. 327
Post onices, 230; 1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 15-19,

97-99, 178-182. 309-320, etc.
Post Office Department, 31, 43, 94,
97/7, 107. Ill//, 121. 140. 141. 147-

159. 161. 238. 215, 298, 300, 308, 326,
829, 3.32. 336. 310. 356, 362

Post roads. 98

Poiiclics. \'ote I: 5, 17; 2, 4. 10. 15, 22-

20. 03-65. 85-93. 119-121. etc.
Pouch clerk, 20, 24, 25. 00. 81
Pouch rack, 19. 26, 51, 270, 307. 320,

327, 330, 339
Pouch record, 135. 277
Pouch lahlc, 19. 20, 25, 27. 51. 65. 318
Practice cards, 54-58, 191-194, 201, 300,

325
Pr.iriire cases. 52. 54, 122
Puhlishers, 19, 03. 122, 348^
Puciio Rico, 210, 307
Purdum. Hon. Smith W.. 76. 264, 354;

2nd plioto sec.

Quincy & St. Joseph, 120

Rack.s. 17/7, 35. 36. 41. 42. 47, 49. 61.

65. 66, 119, 129, 133, 176. 186, 201,

214. 219, 221, 237, 312, 321 (see

Pouch rack)
Radio. 3-16. .3^7. 365. 366
Railroad V.M.C.A., 28. 29
Railroad mail— Railway letters, 45, 46,

295
Rnihvay Mail, The, 141
Railway Mail Assn., see National

Postal Tran.sport Assn.
Railway mail cl'dw. 28, 77. 168
Railway mail clerks, see Clerks
Railway postal clerks, see Clerks
Raihray Post Office, see Postal Tr.

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Redistribution, 3, 101. 118



Retirement, 77, 130, 143, 150, 159

Revolver, see Guns

Rhode Island, 71, 201

R.M.S. Bugle, 140, 1-11

Routes. 1. 4, 19, 54-57, 198/7. 282

Route agents, 97-102; 53. 106, 107, 111.

114-5, 119/7, 128, 177. 261, 262. 302,

320, 353
Rural free delivery (R.F.D.), 179^,

230. 330. 346
Russia, 319

St. Louis. 237; and see Afi.ssouri
Sacks, 5, 17, Note 1; 18-20, 23, 39. 41,

47-51. 62 66, 91-92, etc.
Safety bar, 4, 88, 271
Salaries. 59; 49, 129, 158-9, Nnte 12
San Francisco (and Terminal), 39.

155. 206, 207, 213, 227, 243
Santa Fe R.R., 347, 3-19; see Appx I,

Alb. X; L.A., K.C. & Alb., etc.
Schedules. 15, 16, 40-44, -19, 54, 57, 81.

123. 126. 213, 216, 257, 267, 277, 298.

319, 320. 333. 341
Schemes, .54-55; 2, 15, 43. 57. 63. 64,

81. 121-3. 180, 198, 201. 214. 216.

230. 207-8. 277. 298/7. 306. 308. 311
Seaposis. Note 10; 45, 94. 194, 256, 267,

301. 308, 352
Seniority. 159, 164. 165
Separations. 17. 19. 26, 41, 61. 69, 102,

108, 122, 135. 2H, 219
Sioux City 8; O'N'eill, 79
Slang, see Lingo
Slips, 3, 15. 16. 27, 58, 68. 69. 85. 91,

121/7, 201, 262, 263, 267, 276, 298.

299, 357, 364
South Carolina, 11, 96
South Dakota. 146/7
Space. .59, 07. 135. 362
Spanish-American ^Var, 209/7
Special delivery, 66. 73, 185, 279
Special agents, 104-100, 115
Speed dilTcrcntial, 159. 357
Spokane, Wash., Terminal, 87
Stalls (bins). 5
Stages. 96-99, 104. 100. 114
Stamps. 12, 58. 95, 100, 110, 179, 201,

213, 245. 255. 309. 317, 330
Star routes, 35, 104; 36, 42, 117. 183,

251, 331. 332



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Station agents, 86, 88, 119

Steel cars, 3, 149

Storage and storage cars, 5, 13, 15, 18,

20, 42. 51
Street-car R.P.O., 236 216, 219, 266
Strikes, \4GfJ, 208. 209, 241. 303, 311
"Stuck", 5, 27, 45. 53, 62, 81, 130, 145.

146, 154, 213, 242, 270, 336
Sulistiiutes, 47-59; 5, 7. 8, 17, 19, 58,

62. 75, 77, 81/7. 90. 91. 129. 147. 148,

154, 179. 185. 188, 191, 192. 202. 214,

217, 220. 227, 234-5, 246, 248. 273.

340, 357
Suggestion program. 344, 362
Superintendent of mails, railroad, 45,

119
Sweden, 320. 326, Note 10
Swing room, 36

Television, 348

Tennessee, 62, 186, 256. 347

Terminals P.T.S., 35-41; 3, 27, 29, 43,

49, 51. 59, 60. 70. 72. 87. 130. 134,

154. 159. 162, 170. 189, 190, 201-2,

208-216, 223, 229. 265 6, 273, 301,

312, 315, 319. 342. 3.52. 355 8. 366
Terminals, railroad. 4, 26-31. 50, 100-

105. 115. 122. 133. 183, 199,233,235,

251. 253. 308. 312. 333
Texas. 33, 70, 172. 209. 251. 354
Thurmond &: Mt. Hope (Th. & Pr.

Hill). 171
Tie outs. 26, 40, 50,228
T.P.O., 2,58

Tracy 8: Pierre, 146, 147, 1.50
Transit, in, 3. 45, 114, 181, 214, 268,

328. 341
Transit mail, 95, 99, 104, 108, 231,

266, 359
Transit Postmark, 256-259. 266
Transfer clerks and T.O.'s, 41-43; 27,

32. 38, 45. 51. .52. 58. 87. 150, 202,

208, 216, 257, 262, 265, 266
Traveling Post Office (book), 228, 349,

352
Traveling Post Office & Seapost Soc,

258
Traveling post office, 268-296; 95, 98,

102, 108-111. 211, 255. 258,267, 300,

301, 313. 316. 321-323
Traveller, The. 257. 258. 294



Trip report, 27. 40, 61 . 62. 73; Note 21
Trolley R.P.O.s. 231-253; 203. 260,

264//. 304, 317-319. 329, 332, 334
Turkey. 320. 355
Twine, 18, 299. 362

Uniform, 47. 86. 131. 132. 321

Unions, see Labor unions

Union Pacific R.R., 127; see A{)px I,

Omaha &: Og., etc.
"United States Mail," 2, 115, 219, 240,

244
United States territories, 301-309, 315
Utah, 134, 183, 221

Vail, Theodore N., 127, 351

Vermont, 221, 224

Virginia, 65, 93, 174, 180, 183, 200,

202, 223, 233. 333. 337
Votaw, Clarence E., 45, 47, 79, 81. 128,

346, 349. 352

Walter. Urban A.. 143-158
Wanamaker, P.M.G. John, 94, 135,

187. 335
Wa.shington, D. C. 29. 32. 37, 39. 43.

65. 88. 84. 107, 133, 142. 157, 161,

202.243,327,329,341
Washington State. 9. 59, 180, 197
Watertown !l Aberdeen. 186
Wayl)ill. 96. 100. 269. 276. 279, 309
Way mail. 95, 98. 100, 107
Weighings, mail, 55. 135. 145. 350, 362
West Side Terminal. 351. 352
West Virginia. 32, 69. 172
White, James E., 120-123, 127-131, 140-

143. i88. 246, 349
Wisconsin. 120, 121, 200
Wives, clerks*, 167, 168, .368. 369
World War: 1. 210/7; IT, 213/7. 24
Wrecks, 221-226; 8-10. 69, 72, 138^,

148, 154, 165, 166, 186, 220, 292-3.

354
Woman's Auxiliary, 141, 167-8, 215,

355
Wyoming, 126, 127

Yugoslavia, 320

Zcvely, A. N., 107-109. Ill, 112, 117,

118
Zone numbers, 342-343; 185, 240. 288,

363, 364






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