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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1909
Page
5
Marmaduke Keene rushes from Washington to Pebbletown after a balloon wedding carriage fails, rescuing the bride and balloon crew from disaster as the cable breaks and the balloon soars free. The scene entwines Keene’s wartime wanderings, a dance with Count du Chatelet, and a dramatic midair save amid Fourth of July festivities.
The article recalls Elm Hill mansion at 4215 Frankford avenue near Philadelphia as the birthplace of the first Fourth of July celebration on July 8, 1776. It notes the Jefferson desk and relics donated to the United States, plus a lighthearted anecdote about Marjory Ames’s marriage to Marmaduke Keene and a balloon wedding in New York.
Visitors may inspect Jeffersons handwritten original draft with Franklin and Adams interlineations. The document is kept in a steel cabinet beside a safe containing the war cabinet, drawing interest for its historic interlines and provenance.
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