. Book of the Royal blue . epartment of the Baltimorec^ Ohio Railroad when .Mr. Taft left Wash-ington for Cincinnati, his home, the dayfollowing his nomination. It was taken inthe new Lnion Station, Washington, justas the Washington-Cincinnati-St. LouisExpress was about to leave. As the photograph was unusually dear,the Passenger Department prepared a pleas-ant reminder in the form of a mammothpostal card and sent it through the mails toreach Mr. Taft on his return to Washing-ton. Some little difficulty was experienced inhaving the Washington Post Office acceptit under the laws go\erning mail
. Book of the Royal blue . epartment of the Baltimorec^ Ohio Railroad when .Mr. Taft left Wash-ington for Cincinnati, his home, the dayfollowing his nomination. It was taken inthe new Lnion Station, Washington, justas the Washington-Cincinnati-St. LouisExpress was about to leave. As the photograph was unusually dear,the Passenger Department prepared a pleas-ant reminder in the form of a mammothpostal card and sent it through the mails toreach Mr. Taft on his return to Washing-ton. Some little difficulty was experienced inhaving the Washington Post Office acceptit under the laws go\erning mail matter, butthe Anorney Cienerals Office passed animmediate ruling for this special case and itpassed through with forty-six cents postage,including the special delivery. It is thelargest postal card ever forwarded throughthe regular channels of the United Statesmail. idea of its size may be obtainedfrom the photograph taken by the Washing-ton Slur on the veranda of the War De-partment, reproiliRTil mi the By jioruiliBlon of Wtinliir TliK MAMMOTH IOSI William Jennings Bryan The Democratic Nominee for the Iresidency of the United States
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