Declaration Finds Permanent Home in Library of Congress
The Declaration of Independence, after centuries of wandering and deterioration, is now enshrined in the Library of Congress in Washington. A protective shrine with glass and bronze doors safeguards the parchment while preserving its faded signatures and historic text for future generations to view.
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America
Washington
Library of Congress
New York Times
Plattsburg
N. Y
United States
Charles Thomson
Continental Congress
Pennsylvania State House
Independence Hall
Delaware
Congress
Baltimore
General Howe
Lancaster
York
Cette
Boone
Philadelphia
War Office
Georgetown
Chain Bridge
Potomac
Pleasanton
State Department
Leesburg
Littlejohn
G Street
Eighteenth
Treasury
Patent Office
L’enfant
Seventh
American Academy of Science
State, War and Navy Departments
Buffalo Bill Bronze Statue Planned for Cody Wyoming
A new equestrian Buffalo Bill statue will rise on a granite terrace near Cody with Miss Jane Cody Gurlow to unveil. The 15 foot high bronze horseman, sculpted by Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, uses Smoky as the model and features a wind listening pose. The Buffalo Bill American association funds the project as part of promoting outdoor sport and pioneer spirit.
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Wyoming Trail
Yellowstone Park
Rockies
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William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Pony Express
Colonel Cody
America
Europe
Main Street
Jane Cody Gurlow
Harry Payne Whitney
Mrs. Whitney
Cody Ranch
Smoky
Central Park
Buffalo Bill American Association
John J. Pershing
First Congress Met on Federal Hall Streets in New York
The text notes Federal Hall on Wall and Nassau Streets in New York as the site of the United States first Congress, marking a foundational moment in the nation’s legislative history.
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Congress
Philadelphia
State House
Princeton
N. J
Annapolis
Trenton
New York
United States
Continental Congress
George Washington
Federal Hall
Wall and
Nassau Streets
Department of State
Market Street
Arch
Sixth
Fifth and
Chestnut
Washington
State Department
Congress of the
Gray Moss Warns Northwest Fire Danger Indicator
United States forest service experts use heavy gray moss from Douglas fir regions to signal forest fire risk. Moisture shifts with air humidity, and moss on a balance records changes, helping detect dry spells and potential fire losses.
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Washington
Northwest
United States Forest Service
Boston to Rename 1800 Streets to End Confusing Addresses
Boston plans a major street renaming project to reduce duplicate names. Street Commissioner Chairman John H. L. Noyes cites 3100 duplicated names among 5484 avenues, courts and streets, with about 1800 streets slated for new names. The effort includes collecting local suggestions and studying other cities for unused names.
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Boston
John H. L. Noyes
Noyes
Washington
Washington Street
Adams
Adams Place
Auburn
Austin
Elm
Everett
High
U S to Serve Reindeer Meat on Alaska Trains
The government plans to purchase between 60 000 and 70 000 pounds of reindeer meat for Alaska railroad dining cars marking a new large market for the meat. Seattle Chamber of Commerce officials reported the information noting the move as a first of its kind.
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U.S
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
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James Monroe
Dolly Madison
White House
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Kansas Pacific Railroad
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W. Thomas
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Australia
Knights of Columbus
Pasadena
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