Maryland Legislature Moves to Absolve Dr Samuel Mudd
The Maryland legislature passed a resolution seeking to absolve Dr Samuel Mudd of complicity in the Booth conspiracy. Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln's shooting, died in 1883 at age 50 after a life marked by controversy and a presidential pardon. Historians remain divided on his role.
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Samuel Mudd
Mudd
Florida Keys
Fort Jefferson
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Booth
Postal unions threaten nationwide strike if talks fail
House testimony warned of a possible illegal or authorized walkout if a contract isn’t signed by July 20. James H. Rademacher, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, said no wildcat strike is planned, but a national work stoppage could occur. Predicting quakes, scientists using 10,000 earthquakes seek warning patterns to reduce loss of life.
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House
James H
Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
Canine Clamor Beneath a Sycamore
A Saturday afternoon scene details a brisk, clear day as the narrator tends the yard and watches Reuben while mulching and mowing around the house. The air feels crisp and the activities are simple and domestic.
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Lions Roar And Rules Of The Jungle From The Animal Kingdom
Henry J. Taylor details lion behavior in Africa and elsewhere. He notes lions’ size up to 600 pounds and ten feet, the lioness doing most hunting, the male’s mane, and that hyenas can echo lion roars. The piece reflects on cultural fear and animal power.
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Sudan
Hans Bruck
Nixon
Peking
Nock
Wolfgang Holzmair
Alert Holzmair
No title found in sketchbook of alcohol and animals
This excerpt covers Dr. Keller on alcoholism as a disease with broad social costs and notes Virginia and Winchester programs expanding alcoholism treatment. It also recounts tiger and lion comparisons for trainers, a mishap at Madison Square Garden, a memory quiz, and a dog and groundhog tale from Anniston Alabama with Luther and Rube. It ends with a note on a U.S. Army post in Germany appointing a female officer to command a male postal unit.
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Mark Keller
Center of Alcohol Studies
Rutgers University
Federal Drug Commission
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Virginia
Pumpkin Ridge
Luther
Acre
Rube
Horace
Madeline
Face O Horace
Tilly
Tarnation
Anniston
Ala
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Germany
Post Office
Mule train leaders depart Winchester for Washington
DON LEE of Council Idaho and Johnny Hartment of Dillsboro Ind head a mule train from San Francisco to Washington after camping at Winchester. Paul Strawderman leads the 1963 Cancer Crusade in Winchester and Frederick County. John D. Christian, son of Elizabeth Christian of Stephens City, becomes a U S Park Police officer in Washington. JOHN L. LEWIS and the United Mine Workers are found guilty of contempt for defying a court stop strike order. Frost and near freezing temps challenge Clarke and Frederick counties orchards, with smudge pots killing some blossoms in lower areas.
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Don Lee
Council
Idaho
Johnny Hartment
Dillsboro
Ind
San Francisco
Calif
Washington, D.C
Winchester
Paul Strawderman
Frederick County
John D. Christian
Elizabeth Christian
Stephens City
U.S. Park
National Park Service
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Clarke County
Clarke
Frederick
God Cares for Us Through Darkness and Light
The article argues that God always cares for people amid life’s highs and lows. It cites biblical clarity from both Old and New Testaments, affirming God’s opposition to sin yet steadfast presence with believers in every circumstance.
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God
Christ
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