A Giant of American Commerce Celebrates Its 100th Birthday
The article profiles the origins of the express business started by William F. Harnden in 1839, tracing its growth from a single bag in Boston to a nationwide network. It covers Harnden’s early work, the expansion to Europe, key rivals like Adams and Company, and the evolution of express services through 1938 with rail, air, and international partnerships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Wiliam F. Harnden
Harnden
Reading
Mass
Sylvester Harnden
Boston and Worcester Railroad
New Ys
James W. Hale
New York
Hale
Boston
Providence
John ¥. Richmond
Wall Street
Adolphus
Philadelphia
Cunard Company
Liverpool
Dexter Brigham Jr
Harnden and Company
Hernden
Commodore Vanderbilt
Lexington
Long Island Sound
Adolphus Hernden
Europe
England
France
Ndt
Ireland
Scotland
Germany
America
Middle West
Alvin Adems
Vermont
Famiy
P. B
Burke
Burke Sent
Barnden and Company
Adams
Adams and Company
Burke and Company
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Hatch and Bartlett
Baltimore
Washington
Atlantic
Gulf
Thompson, Livingstone and Company
Harnden Company
William J. Harnden
Wells-Fargo and Company
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge
Express Companies
United States
Express
Adams Company
California
Panama
Adams Express Company
Willem F. Harden
The
American
the National
American Railway Express Company
Railway Express Agency
Air Express Division
Railway Ex
Pan-American Airways
International Express
Oakland
Calif
Latin America
Air Express
Wells Fargo story and pony express origin tale
A historical piece traces Wells Fargo’s rise from early express ventures to the 1860s Overland Mail and Pony Express, detailing key figures like Wells, Fargo, Pomeroy, Russell and Waddell, routes across the West, and the shift to a dominant express and banking company after the Union Pacific meeting. The second segment shifts to a domestic scene where Lucien Bancroft confronts Gerry Winthrop, whose adhesive formula breakthroughs threaten Bancroft’s linen business future and family plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Wells-Fargo
Tara Bencesey
New York
Wells
William F. Harnden
George Pomeroy
William G. Fargo
Wells-Fargo and Company
San Francisco
Wells Fargo
United States
Wells+ Fargo
Overland Mail Company
New Mexico
Arizona
Los Angeles
St. Joseph
California
Overland Telegraph Company
Salt Lake City
Sacramento
Blizgard
India
Union Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific
Promontory Point
Utah
Express and Banking Company
Western Territory
Light in Sky Prompts Plan to Brighten Nights Worldwide
Prof. W. A. Bailey of the University of Sydney proposes a radio driven sky lighting scheme. An array of aerials covering a mile square could project electric discharges 64 miles above Earth, illuminating 5000 square miles with a glow ten times brighter than a raven. The plan could be used for science, not commerce, offering a controllable spectral study of the upper atmosphere at 60 miles and higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Bailey
University of Sydney
Lars
Sito
Betley
Oysters Not Touchy Says Sydney Scientist
A Sydney scientist answered cruelty charges against eating raw oysters. He argued oysters feel no pain as they lack a developed nervous system. He described their simple anatomy and life cycle, noting an oyster’s first offspring drift until they attach and grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Washington
Ancient Greeks and Romans name ticks by seeds
Ancient Greeks named ticks after croton seeds while Romans named them after the castor bean. The ticks resemble both seeds in appearance.
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Elmo Scott Watson
William F. Warnden
Robert E. Lee
William F. Barnden
Oscar Saunders
Associated
Jackanapes
Lucies Bancraft
Mildred
Lucien Bancroft
Bancroft
Baske
Gerry Winthrop
Bancroft’s
Gerry
Winthrop Linen
Winthrop
Bancrett
Gerey
Garry
Sears &, Lane
Scott
Sears & Lane
Colt
Mr. Bancroft
WU Service
Devon
Oe & Lane
Gougers
Bamcroft
Lew
Millie
Ben Holladay