Modern Pioneers Set to Start Antarctic Colony Mission
Reporter outlines Admiral Byrd led U S Antarctic expedition plans with three bases at Little America Palmer Land and mid area. The mission aims map unknown terrain seek coal minerals and establish a long term presence backed by a 3400000 dollar appropriation and diverse federal agency support.
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Byrd
Marie Byrd Land
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Weddell Sea
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Thomas C. Poulter
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Equator
Russia
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South Pole
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Australia
Summer Reaches Washington As Congress Departs
Washington braces for summer tourist surge as Congress adjourns and offices, museums, and landmarks like the Capitol and White House draw visitors. Guides tout Mount Vernon, Lincoln Memorial, and FBI tours while sightseeing buses transport 6,000 daily crowds through September and October.
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Capitol Building
White House
Mount Vernon
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Washington Cathedral
Supreme Court
Library of Congress
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pan-American Union
Lincoln Memorial
Wild Night Afloat at Brest with Four U S Navy Men
Floyd Smith of Chicago recounts a World War I sea ordeal near Brest France in August 1918. A four man gig from U S Naval Air Station drifted after engine failure while attempting to board the Pensacola, nearly hit mine fields and a cliff, then were towed to safety by a French torpedo boat after signaling Americans.
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Floyd Smith
Chicago
Floyd
Brest
France
U. S. Naval Air Station
Old Lady Adventure
Pensacola
U.S. S. Pensacola
Air Station
Sit
Union
Hay-Pauncefort Treaty and Panama Canal Terms
The Panama Canal is a U S controlled asset under a perpetual Panama Zone lease. Vessels of all nations may transit under equal terms with tolls paid and minimal delay for belligerent warships as stipulated by the treaty.
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Panama Canal
U. S
United States
Republic of Panama
Canal Zone
Panama
Nature
Leggat Hotel in Butte Heart of Business District
The Leggat Hotel sits in Butte's business district offering rooms at rates with comfort and courtesy highlighted. Details on exact price and amenities are limited in the fragment.
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Butte
Beautiful Crocheted Doilies for the Table
Advertisement for a 1935 sewing pattern from The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept offering large 18 inch, medium 12 inch, and small 6 inch doilies with directions stitches illustrations and a photograph. Send 15 cents to 82 Highth Ave New York with name address and pattern number.
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Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Highth Ave
New York
Former Senator Fess Leads War Talk Critique
In Atlantic City former Senator Fess condemns ongoing war talk calling it unreasonable. He recalls a prize fight anecdote where rivals reconcile before a brutal exchange, illustrating his view on conflict and futility.
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Fess
Atlantic City
Big City
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