Pioneer with her pen protege of Col Forney
Mrs Emily Edson Briggs, famed Washington writer, prepares her Letters of Forty Years Ago for publication this fall. From the Maples at Sixth and D streets SE, she revises and compiles dispatches written over four decades for a broader audience. Briggs narrates how her early war correspondence began with an article rebutting criticism of women clerks and led to work for Col Forney and Philadelphia papers.
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Ola
the Maples
Emily Edson Briggs
Olivia
Ashington
National Capital
Legion
Maples
Washington
South Carolina Avenue
Mhatch
Mre Briggs
Obia
Ms Hussind
Keokuk
Iowa
Weil Elter
Burlington
Citefly
Chronicle
Col. Forney
Isthmian Canal Cut and Letters From Olivia at the Capitol
The Isthmian Canal cut runs about eight miles from Obispo gates to Pedro Miguel locks with a high point five miles in. Mrs. Briggs, writing as Olivia, sent manuscripts to New York and Philadelphia by horseback riders for nightly publication. She earned 3500 a year for six to eight letters weekly and gained access to the Capitol press gallery, though she preferred her husband’s influence and White House visits across administrations.
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Washington
Col Curtis
House of Representatives
Mr. Briggs
Lincoln
Col. Farney
Philadelphia Press
Washington Chronicle
Col. Curtis
Briggs
White House
Capitol
Obispo Gates
Colon
Pedro Miguel Locks
Panama
Culebra
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Arizona's Champion Responds to Desert Future Article
Native Arizonan Loring rebukes a June 26 1904 piece on the Great Southwest. He contends Salt River Valley spans hundreds of acres, irrigation is private, Tonto Basin storage is viable, and the territory yields diverse crops beyond beef and hay.
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Arizona
East
Salt Valley
Salt River Valley
Bone
Salt River
Tonto Basin
Verde River
Gila
Loring
Building Up History Story of Society's Origin
Mrs. Mary Lotkwood, an officer of the D A R, describes the group as building a reference library and collecting data for future U S history. She notes 19 000 ancestor accounts published and that any person who aided the cause can qualify. The D A R rooms, primarily a library, preserve records and publish documents from archives. The society began Oct 11 1990 at Lotkwood's home, inspired by postwar praise of women’s roles and Hannah Arnett’s tale. She recalls Arnett influencing the Revolution, and how her article sparked the D A R formation. She has lived in Washington 27 years and prior ties to Baltimore and Philadelphia. Her interest in ceramics led to a handbook on the subject after exposure to Castelanni gems.
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Mary 8. Lockwood
United States
Daughters of the American Revolution
Loan and Trust Building
United Colonies
America
Zingland
Origin of the Society
The
Society of the
Sons of the Revolution
Washington Post
Hannah Arnett
Gen. Howe
Shim
Post
Lockwood
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Chautauqua County
N. Y
Albany Weekly Journal
Senor Castelanus
Benor Castelann
Coney Island
Sam
Treasury Department
Uncle Sam
Supreme Court
Summer Furniture of Every Good Kind
Summer furniture offers solid brass bedsteads or enameled iron for bedrooms, plus parlor and dining room sets. A brand-new stock features the latest patterns at low prices, with stocks never depleted. Full-roll baby carriages and go-carts, porch rockers, lawn settees, and credit options advertised for summer comfort.
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Dangler
Ceramics and early Homefront writings in a Chicago Journal feature
A reminiscence recalls Mrs. Lockwood detailing her study of ceramics with Senor Castelanus, writing for a newspaper, and using data for her Handbook of Ceramics. She also notes Historic Homes of Washington and a personal poem about a distant beloved, reflecting on devotion and memory. Chicago Journal
JOKERS IN THE TARIFF AND THE DUTY DILEMMAS
The article surveys tariff anomalies in the United States, detailing how laws, appraisers, and court rulings create misclassifications and loopholes in duties. It cites cases on ribbons versus trimmings, toys mislabeling, and controversial values for Japanese spaniels and a baby elephant. It notes penalties and profits in high-stakes disputes, including a $1,000,000 potential refund framed by a Supreme Court argument.
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John
Margaret Menet
Bohio
Culebra Cut
Mary Lotkwood
Hic
St. Bet. H and I Sts
Peter Grogan
Tung
Parke
Chicago
Supreme Court of the
Toya
Gasch Bros
N.Y Ave
Japan
Honolulu
Tos Giatrict
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
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