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East Providence Eagle
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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On August 14, Honolulu post office sent out letter carriers for the first time to prepare for free mail delivery by mapping streets, notifying residents, and conducting a city mail census. (Source: Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph)
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Letter carriers were sent out from the Honolulu postoffice on August 14 for the first time in the history of the islands, though actual free delivery of mail was not then begun. The letter carriers were sent out to familiarize themselves with the streets and house numbering, to apprise householders of the beginning of the free delivery system, and to secure a practically complete mail census of the city.—Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
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Honolulu
Event Date
August 14
Outcome
preparation for the beginning of the free delivery system, including familiarization with streets and house numbering, and securing a mail census of the city.
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Letter carriers were sent out from the Honolulu postoffice for the first time in the history of the islands, though actual free delivery of mail was not then begun. The letter carriers were sent out to familiarize themselves with the streets and house numbering, to apprise householders of the beginning of the free delivery system, and to secure a practically complete mail census of the city.