Charley Carson Survives Spanish War Cave Ordeal
Charley Carson of New York recalls a terrifying cave expedition near Guanajay during the Spanish American War. He descended a deep shaft, explored rock rooms, and, after torchlight failed, endured hunger and thirst until a breath of air led him back to the entrance and hospital care. The experience lingers whenever he faces the subway.
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Oregon Trail Declared Most Extraordinary Highway
A New York Herald Tribune writercalled the Oregon Trail the most extraordinary highway in history. It stretched 2000 miles from the Missouri to the Columbia with no engineered grades bridges or surfacing yet served as a national migration route across largely uninhabited land from Independence or Westport to Fort Vancouver.
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Early Paris Mail System Before Public Post Office
In 1658 M. de Villager placed mail boxes in busy Paris streets with coat of arms wrappers sold in stores. People bought a wrapper, placed it on letters, and dropped them in marked boxes. Collections occurred twice daily, moved to a central HQ, then distributed. wrappers were reused.
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Lone Star Empire at Dallas Centennial Exposition
The Texas centennial celebration opens at the Dallas fair with a Cavalcade of Texas pageant, the Hall of State, and the Hall of Heroes. Exhibits cover cattle, cotton, oil, and key industries, plus major livestock and poultry shows and vast displays in transportation, farming, and natural history.
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Texas Birthday Expo Marks Centenary Effort in Dallas
The Dallas exposition, part of Texas centennial celebration, runs June 6 to November 27 with a budget over 16 million dollars. Dallas contributes 3.5 million. state nearly 1.25 million. federal equals 1.25 million. exhibitors five million. concessionaires one and a half million. Stephen F. Austin praised as father of Texas. the event honors Texas founders and aims to inspire confidence amid 1929 Depression.
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