Quiet Washington House Faces Holiday Strains
Anne and Neal host crowded gatherings amid political duties and family visits in Washington. Harriet pushes social plans, while Anne hides strain, fears overwork, and a suspected pregnancy, then suffers the heartbreak of a stillborn baby after a winter of upheaval.
Anne’s slow recovery prompts climate move talk
Dr Harrison urges bracing climate for Anne as she nears travel. By late September she can depart her room while Nancy’s school starts and Sol and Sam return to college. Anne intends a quiet next summer in horro as her husband campaigns.
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Fishing Boats Now Have Telephones
The Scientific American notes a marine telephone system allows direct land to ship communication. New England Telephone opened a Boston marine service enabling trawlers to call land for parts, repairs, and market updates while at sea, reducing trips ashore and keeping fishing uninterrupted.
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Camel Transport Experiments in the U S Army
In 1855 the War department proposed camels to haul loads across western deserts. Seventy five camels from Egypt and Asia Minor were sent with Greek and Turkish camel drivers to a post near San Antonio Texas. Trials into New Mexico Colorado and Arizona drew favorable reports but faced horse dealer opposition and ended with the Civil War. The camels were sold to circuses and individuals.
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Atchison and the decline of stagecoaches in a railway age
The excerpt recalls Atchison Kansas as a once thriving rail and stage hub, the Ben Holliday stages, and the shift to railroads. It reflects on settler life, culture, manners, and contrasts with figures like Brand Whitlock and Julius Rosenwald, noting changes in towns and the lure of material progress.
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Atchison
Los Angeles
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Artemus Ward
Telegraph
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
France
Henry Wallace
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Babylon
D’israeli
England
Napoleon
Julius Rosenwald
Federal Assay Office Employs No Salesmen
The federal assay office in lower Manhattan buys and refines gold from mines and imports, paying by cash or treasury check. It operates a cash and carry model, accepting bars, nuggets, dust, old jewelry, and foreign coins, with notable examples of $28,000 from a dinner set and $23,000 from two bricks later found to contain no gold.
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Frederick Simpich
National Geographic Magazine
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