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ALL MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS:
against mistakes or delays. the sender of a meseage should order it repeated that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For this, one-half
the
unrepeated
To guard rate is in addition. Unless otherwise indicated on its face, this is an unrepeated message and paid for as such, in consideration whereof it is agreed between
the sender of The the Company shall not be Mable for mlstakes or delays in the transmission or delivery. or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmission at the unrepeated-message
message
and
this
as
follows:
rate beyond the sum of five hundred dollars; por for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery. of any message received for transmission at the repeated-
message
rate
beyond the sum of five thousand dollars, unless specially valued; nor in any case for delays arising from unavoidable interruption in the working of its lines:
2. 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 caused by
the
of
its.servants
or
otherwise,
evond
the
actual
loss.
not
exceeding
in
any
event
the
sum
of
live
thousand
dollars,
at
which
amount
the
sender
of
each
message
represents
that
the message is valued, unless a value 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 pai and an charge equal to one-tenth of one pencent of the amount by which such valuation shall exceed five thousand dollars.
destination.
Company
is
made
the
agent
of
the
sender.
without
liability.
to
forward
this
message
over
the
lines
of
any
other
company
when
necessary
to
reach
its
as
in com listing of individual places in the filed tarifi of the Company, the amount paid for the transmission of a domestic telegram
limits: in citics or towns of 5.000 or more inhabitants where the Company has all'office which, as shown by
the
or an income error radio message through tho agency of a reilroad company, WI hin two miles of any open main or branch office of the Company; in cities or towns of 5,000 or
filed as tariffs of the the telegrap ofvice is performed through the agency of a railroad company, within one mile of the telegraph office:
of
the
Company,
is
not
in of less Inhabitants in which an office of the Company is located. within one-half mile of the telegraph that office. he sender Beyond authorizes the collection of any additional
more
the
limits
above
specified
the
Company
does
make
of
the
with
dolivery, pay such charge if it is not collected from he addressee. There will be no additional charge for deliveries made by telephone within
endea
to
arrange
for
delivery
as
the
agent
sender,
thounderstanding
the
which
an
office
of
the
Company
is
located.
cot this Company concerning messages untXl the same are accepted at one of its transmitting offices: and if a message is sent to such office by one of
the
be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case where the claim is not presented in writing to the Company within sixty days after the message
purpose
as
the
azent
of
the
sender.
Company Company for transmission; provided, however, that this condition shall not apply to claims for damages or overcharges within the purview of Section 415 of the Communi-
cations Act is acreed 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 presumed,
subject to terina governing the transmission of messages according to their classes, as enumerated below, shall apply to messages in each of such respective classes in addition
the foregoing terms.
9. No employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.
12-40
CLASSES OF SERVICE
DOMESTIC SERVICES
CABLE SERVICES
LEGRAMS
ORDINARIES
A full-rate expedited service.
Thestandard-service at full rates. Code messages, consisting of 5-letter groups only,
at alower rate.
DAY LETTERS
A deferred service at lower than the standard telegram rates.
DEFERREDS
SERIALS
Plain-language messages, subject to being deferred in favor of full-rate messages.
Messages sent in sections during the same day.
OVERNIGHT TELEGRAMS
NIGHT LETTERS
Accepted un to A.M. for delivery not earlier than the following morning at rates
substanti than the standard telegram or day letter rates.
Overnight plain-language messages.
SHIP RADIOGRAMS
URGENTS
to ships at sea, In all parts of the world. Plain language or code language
Messages taking precedence over all other messages except government messages.
may be used.
THERE IS A SPECIAL LOW-RATE WESTERN UNION SERVICE FOR EVERY SOCIAL NEED
Telegrams of the capogories listed at theright, toany Western Union destination in the United States
GREETINGS AT
25g
Christmas
New Year
Easter
TELEGRAMS OF PRESCRIBED FIXED TEXT-
-
Valentine's Day
Mother's Day
Father's Day
Jewish New Year
Thanksgiving
TELEGRAMS OF SENDER'S OWN COMPOSITION First 15 words
-
-
35c
CONGRATULATIONS ON
20g
Anniversaries
Weddings
-
LOCAL CITY TELEGRAMS
Birthdays
Commencement
Birth of a Child
TOURATE TELEGRAMS, for TRAVELERS. First 15 words -
35c
MISCELLANEOUS
(Additional Words; 23/28 each)
Bon Voyage telegrams
"Pep" telegrams
Kiddiegrams (No 35g rate)
ASK AT ANY WESTERN UNION OFFICE OR AGENCY FOR FULL INFORMATION
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