Letters from U.S. Senators regarding the "Telepost Bill" of 1910
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters from three U.S. Senators from Alabama to constituents in 1910 regarding the "Telepost Bill" before the 61st Congress. The senators are John Hollis Bankhead, Oscar W. Underwood, and Stanley Hubert Dent.
Dates
- Creation: 1910
Creator
- Dent, Stanley H. (Stanley Hubert) (Person)
- Underwood, Oscar W. (Oscar Wilder) (Person)
- Bankhead, John Hollis, 1842-1920 (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Incorporated in Maine in 1907, the Telepost Company was an independent telegraph company using the rapid system of telegraphy invented by Patrick B. Delaney. The company operated between Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Louisville and other cities in the west. Rates were a quarter for 25 words and a nickel for each additional 10 words when the message was delivered by messenger; and 50 words for a quarter when the message was sent by wire and delivered to the post office in a sealed envelop. That's how they came up with the name "Telepost"....Telegraph and Post Office.
Extent
0.05 Linear Feet (5 letters)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letters from three U.S. Senators from Alabama to constituents in 1910 regarding the "Telepost Bill" before the 61st Congress.
Provenance
unknown
General
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Processed by
Martha Bace, 2013
Subject
- Telepost Company (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Letters from U.S. Senators regarding the "Telepost Bill" of 1910
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- July 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository