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    "ocrText": "Form 1228A\nCharge to the account of\n$\nCLASS OF SERVICE DESIRED\nNO.\nCASH OR CHG.\nDOMESTIC\nCABLE\nTELEGRAM\nX\nFULL RATE\nWESTERN\nDAY LETTER\nDEFERRED\nCHECK\nNIGHT\nCABLE\nMESSAGE\nLETTER\nNIGHT\nWEEK END\nLETTER\nLETTER\nUNION\nTIME FILED\nPatrons shouldcheckclass of service\ndesired; otherwise message will be\ntransmitted as a full-rate\ncommunication.\nNEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT\nJ.C. WILLEVER, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT\nSend the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to\nJune 5th,1928.\n10:25 A.M.\nMr. H. M. Armstrong,\nRadium Extension Service,\n185 N. Wabash Ave.,\nChicago, Ill.\nOUR LAW SUITS HAVE BEEN SETTLED OUT OF COURT\nPLEASE ADVISE JOHN\nH.H. BARKER\nALL MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS:\nTo guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a message should order it repeated, that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For this,\none-half the unrepeated domestic message rate or one-quarter the unrepeated cable message rate is charged in addition. Unless otherwise indicated on its face, this is an\nunrepeated message and paid for as such, in consideration whereof it is agreed between the sender of the message and this company as follows:\n1. The company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmission at the unre-\npeated-message rate beyond the sum of five hundred dollars; nor for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any message received for\ntransmission at the repeated-message rate beyond the sum of five thousand dollars, unless specially valued; nor in any case for delays arising from unavoidable interrup-\ntion in the working of its lines; nor for errors in cipher or obscure messages.\n2. In any event the company shall not be liable for damages for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for the non-delivery, of any message, whether\ncaused by the negligence of its servants or otherwise, beyond the sum of five thousand dollars, at which amount each message i3 deemed to be valued, unless a greater\nvalue is stated in writing by the sender thereof at the time the message is tendered for transmission, and unless the repeated-message rate is paid or agreed to be paid,\nand an additional charge equal to one-tenth of one percent of the amount by which such valuation shall exceed five thousand dollars.\n3. The company is hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability, to forward this message over the lines of any other company when necessary to reach\nits destination.\n4. Domestic messages and incoming cable messages will be delivered free within one-half mile of the company's office in towns of 5,000 population or less,\nand within one mile of such office in other cities or towns. Beyond these limits the company does not undertake to make delivery, but will, without liability, at the sen-\nder's request, as his agent and at his expense, endeavor to contract for him for such delivery at a reasonable price.\n5. No responsibility attaches to this company concerning messages until the same are accepted at one of its transmitting offices; and if a message is sent to such\noffice by one of the company's messengers, he acts for that purpose as the agent of the sender.\n6. The company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after the message\nis filed with the company for transmission.\n7. It is agreed that in any action by the company to recover the tolls for any message or messages the prompt and correct transmission and delivery thereof shall be\npresumed, subject to rebuttal by competent evidence.\n8. Special terms governing the transmission of messages according to their classes, as enumerated below, shall apply to messages in each of such respective classes\nin addition to all the foregoing terms.\n9. No employee of the company is authorized to vary the foregoing.\nTHE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY\nINCORPORATED\nNEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT\nCLASSES OF SERVICE\nTELEGRAMS\nard telegram rate for 10 words shall be charged for the transmission of 50 words\nor less, and one-fifth of such standard telegram rate for 10 words shall be charged\nA full-rate expedited service.\nfor each additional 10 words or less.\nNIGHT MESSAGES\nSPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO NIGHT LETTERS:\nIn further consideration of the reduced rates for this special Night Letter serv-\nAccepted up to 2:00 A.M. at reduced rates to be sent during the night and deliv-\nice, the following special terms in addition to those enumerated above are hereby\nered not earlier than the morning of the ensuing business day.\nagreed to:\nNight Messages may at the option of the Telegraph Company be mailed at des-\nA. Night Letters may at the option of the Telegraph Company be mailed at\ntination to the addressees, and the Company shall be deemed to have discharged\ndestination to the addressees, and the Company shall be deemed to have dis-\nits obligation in such cases with respect to delivery by mailing such night messages\ncharged its obligation in such cases with respect to delivery by mailing such Night\nat destination, postage prepaid.\nLetters at destination, postage prepaid.\nDAY LETTERS\nB. Night Letters shall be written in plain English. Code language is not per-\nmissible.\nA deferred day service at rates lower than the standard telegram rates as fol-\nNo employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.\nlows: One and one-half times the standard night letter rate for the transmission\nFULL RATE CABLES\nof 50 words or less and one-fifth of the initial rates for each additional 10 words\nor less.\nAn expedited service throughout. Code language permitted.\nSPECIAL TERMS_APPLYING TO DAY LETTERS:\nDEFERRED HALF-RATE CABLES\nIn further consideration of the reduced rate for this special Day Letter service,\nthe following special terms in addition to those enumerated above are hereby\nHalf-rate messages are subject to being deferred in favor of full rate messages\nagreed to:\nfor not exceeding 24 hours. Must be in language of country of origin or of destina-\nA. Day Letters may be forwarded by the Telegraph Company as a deferred\ntion, or in French. This class of service is in effect with most European countries\nservice and the transmission and delivery of such Day Letters is, in all respects,\nand with various other countries throughout the world. Full particulars supplied\nsubordinate to the priority of transmission and delivery of regular telegrams.\non application at any Western Union Office.\nB. Day Letters shall be written in plain English. Code language is not per-\nmissible.\nCABLE LETTERS\nc. This Day Letter is received subject to the express understanding and agree-\nment that the Company does not undertake that a Day Letter shall be delivered\nFor plain-language communications. The language of the country of des-\non the day of its date absolutely, and at all events; but that the Company's obliga-\ntination may be employed, if the Cable Letter service is in operation to that country.\ntion in this respect is subject to the condition that there shall remain sufficient\nSubject to delivery at the convenience of the Company within 24 hours if telegraphic\ntime for the transmission and delivery of such Day Letter on the day of its date\ndelivery is selected. Delivery by mail beyond London will be made if a full mail-\nduring regular office hours, subject to the priority of the transmission of regular\ning address is given and the words \"Post London\" are written after the destina-\ntelegrams under the conditions named above.\ntion. Rate is approximately one-third of the full rate; minimum 20 words.\nNo employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.\nWEEK-END LETTERS\nNIGHT LETTERS\nSimilar to Cable Letters except that they are accepted up to midnight Saturday\nAccepted up to 2:00 A.M. for delivery on the morning of the ensuing business\nfor delivery Monday morning, if telegraphic delivery is selected. Rate is approx-\nday. at rates still lower than standard night message rates, as follows: The stand-\nimately one-quarter of the full rate; minimum 20 words."
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