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    "ocrText": "THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH-CABLE COMPANY\nOPERATOR'S NOTATIONS,\n(INCORPORATED)\nTIME SENT, Etc.\nTRANSMITS AND DELIVERS THE WITHIN TELEGRAM SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS:\nTo guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a telegram should order it REPEATED: that is, telegraphed back to the originating office\nfor comparison. For this, one-half the unrepeated telegram rate is charged in addition. Unless otherwise indicated on its face, THIS IS AN UN-\nREPEATED TELEGRAM AND PAID FOR AS SUCH, in consideration whereof it is agreed between the sender of the telegram and this Company\nas follows:\n1.\nThe\nCompany shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any telegram received for trans-\nmission\nat the UNREPEATED-MESSAGE rate, whether caused by the negligence of its servants or otherwise, beyond the sum of FIVE HUNDRED\nDOLLARS; nor for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmission\nat\nthe\nRE-\nPEATED-MESSAGE rate, beyond the sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; nor for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for\nnon-delivery, of any message received for transmissioniat the SPECIALLY VALUED MESSAGE rate, beyond the sum at which such message shall\nbe valued, in writing, by the sender thereof when tendered for transmission and for wirch payment is made or agreed to be made of the amount\nof the repeated-message rate and an additional charge equal to one-tenth of one per cent of the amount by which such written valuation shall exceed\nfive thousand dollars; nor in any case for delays arising from unavoidable interruption in the working of its lines, or for errors in cipher or obscure\nmessages.\n2.\nThe Company is hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability, to forward this telegram over the lines of any other company when\nnecessary to reach its destination.\n3.\nMessages\nwill be delivered free within one-half mile of the Company's office in towns of 5,000 population or less, and within one mile of such\noffice\nin\nother\ncities\nor\ntowns.\nBeyond these limits the Company does not undertake to make delivery, but will, without liability, at the sender's\nrequest, as his agent and at his expense, endeavor to contract for him for such delivery at a reasonable price.\n4.\nNo responsibility attaches to this Company concerning messages until the same are accepted at one of its transmitting offices; and if a message\nis sent to such office by one of the Company's messengers, he acts for that purpose as the agent of the sender.\n5.\nThe\nCompany shall not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days\nafter the telegram is filed with the Company for transmission.\n6.\nIt is agreed that prompt and correct transmission and delivery of this message shall be presumed in any action for recovery of tolls therefor,\nsubject however, to rebuttal by competent evidence.\n7.\nSpecial terms governing the transmission of messages under the classes of messages enumerated below shall apply to messages in each of such\nrespective classes in addition to all foregoing terms.\n8.\nNO EMPLOYEE OF THIS COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO vary THE FOREGOING.\nPOSTAL TELEGRAPH-CABLE COMPANY, (Inc.)\nEDWARD REYNOLDS, Vice-Prest. and General Manager.\nCLARENCE H. MACKAY, President.\nCLASSES OF SERVICE\nFAST TELEGRAMS. A full-rate expedited service.\nthe day of its date absolutely and at all events; but that the Company's obligation\nNIGHT TELEGRAMS Accepted up to 2.00 a. m. at reduced rates to be sent during\nin this respect is subject to the condition that there shall remain sufficient time for\nthe transmission and delivery of such Day Letter on the day of its date during\nthe night and delivered not earlier than the morning of the ensuing business day.\nregular office hours, subject to the priority of the transmission of regular telegrams\nNight telegrams may at the option of the Telegraph Company be mailed at destina-\nunder the conditions named above.\ntion to the addressees, and the Company shall be deemed to have discharged its\nNo employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.\nobligation in such cases with respect to delivery by mailing such Night Telegrams\nat destination, postage prepaid.\nNIGHT LETTERS. Accepted up to 2.00 a. m. for delivery on the morning of the\nDAY LETTERS. A deferred day service at rates lower than the standard fast\nensuing business day, at rates still lower than standard night telegram rates, as\ntelegram rate. One and one-half times the standard Night Letter rate for the trans-\nfollows: The standard telegram rate for 10 words shall be charged for the trans-\nmission of 50 words or less, and one-fifth of the initial rate for each additional 10\nmission of 50 words or less, and one-fifth of such standard telegram rate for 10\nwords or less.\nwords shall be charged for each additional 10 words or less.\nSPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO DAY LETTERS. In further consideration of\nSPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO NIGHT LETTERS. In further consideration\nthe reduced rate for this special \"Day Letter\" service, the following special terms\nof the reduced rate for this special \"Night Letter\" service, the following special\nin addition to those enumerated above are hereby agreed to:\nterms in addition to those enumerated above are hereby agreed to:\n(a) Day Letters may be forwarded by the Telegraph Company as a deferred\n(a) Night Letters may at the option of the Telegraph Company be mailed at\nservice and the transmission and delivery of such Day Letter is, in all respects,\ndestination to the addressees, and the Company shall be deemed to have discharged\nsubordinate to the priority of transmission and delivery of regular telegrams.\nits obligation in such cases with respect to delivery by mailing such Night Letters\n(b) Day Letters shall be written in plain English. Code language is not permis-\nat destination, postage prepaid.\nsible.\n(b) Night Letters shall be written in plain English. Code language is not per-\n(e) This Day Letter is received subject to the express understanding and agree-\nmissible.\nant that the Company does not undertake that a Day Letter shall be delivered on\nNo employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.\nTHE FASTEST TELEGRAPH SERVICE IN THE WORLD"
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