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7897 - WEATHER BUREAU MOVES FROM 1ARMV’ TO ’ AGRICULTURE1

In 7897 Cong^e^-4 moved A e r p o n r ib ilit y fo r th e th e to th e
departm ent o f Ag riculture.In 7 870, w ith in th e Army, i t came under th e Chiefs
O f f i c e r & from 7 887-97 t h ir war B r ig . Adolphur G re e ly who war fo r a
M e tro lo g ic a l S ta tio n in th e A r c t ic . The POD h elped to d lrrem in a te Weather by
d lr p la y in g them in P ort O f f i c e r . From 7 877 P en a lty fran ked wrapperr were ured fo r
d lr t r lb u t io n & in 1881 th e PMG upgraded t h e ir p r io r it y to th a t o f 1rt l e t t e r m a il.

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B y authority o f the P o s t O ffic e Departm ent, Ju n e 18, 1881,
this Report w ill he treated in all respects like letter m ait

p o s t m a s t e r . P e e k sk ill

Uni l i e d h l e a t h c A R e p o r t h l A a p p e A with 1c embodied WaA Depb. a PM at
POD Geneut OadeA 58 78.JUN.87 U q u t t e d U e Service libtapp to be treated ai Matt.

A fte r 1891 rome A g r ic u ltu re Department o f f i c l a l r came to r p e c ia l arrangem entr w ith th e
PO to are R ece iv in g Handrtampr w ith a ” F o re c a r t"made up from 18 wordr p lu r day namer.

1c Poitat C a A d (1894) to Laniinq, Mich, cdi VIEW/ MICH. AUG 27 1896.
Double CUde LANSING, MICH. WEATHER FORECAST A ecei FRIDAy WARMER’

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