Age-Old Wanderlust Drives Global Summer Vacations
A National Geographic bulletin notes how millions travel for three days to three months seeking cooler climates and relief from duty. Ancient Greece, Rome, and Asia offer early vacation patterns with Olympia trips, spa towns, and grand summer palaces. Modern routes include Japan’s Fuji climbs, Mecca pilgrimages timed with desert bloom, and coastal retreats from Athens to Barrancas. The piece depicts enduring travel leisure across cultures and eras.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Lapps
Lapland
West Persia
Olympia
China
India
Japan
Germany
Greece
Christ
Rome
Europe
Bath
England
America
Baden
Austria
Switzerland
Badenweiler
Amogast
Griesbach
Friersbach
Baden Baden
Hada
Belgium
Spa
Prince of Wales
Spain
San Sebastian
Peter the Great
Russia
Sweden
King George
Peking
Isummer
Manchu
Perars
Versailles Palace
Fuji
Summer Palace
Sapphire Lake
Fujipama
Mecca
Cone of Fuji
Avabdlon
Atlantic
Barrama
Pacific
Algeria
Tlemcen
Nila
Mediterranean
Athens
Pha
Jeron
Nile
Alexandria
Lebanon
Palestine
Simla
Lido
Venice
Italy
Baltic
Ometshan
Yangtze
Beerhenan
No Tariff Tinkering Very Soon
President Coolidge signals no tariff changes next Congress and warns against meddling in tariff policy to avoid business uncertainty. He backs government intervention only as a last resort in foreign affairs. In Gary Indiana, July 24, Associated Press reports the jury in Anna Cunningham murder trial has not reached a verdict and will resume in the morning.
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Coolidge
Ashioning Board
Ehipa
Sr. Coolidge
Ward
American Republica
United States
White House
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Test flight proves planes satisfactory for air route tests
San Francisco July 24 Major Thomas % Lanphier commander of the flight says six Curtica pursuit planes arriving from Mount Clemens Mick perform satisfactorily. He calls the machine wieldy reliable and fast. Return flight planned Sunday or Monday with part of it at night.
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San Francisco
Mount Clemens
Mick
Thomas
Lanphier
West Point Silent Drama Shelved Turned Film Background
Richard Barthelmess stars in Classmates a silent drama shot inside West Point officials supervised every detail including uniforms The film shows four years at the academy with official endorsement from Brigadier General Frederick Sladen superintendent It follows a shy country boy becoming a forceful man of character revealing West Point life as authentic newsreel material
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Richard Barthelaness
Marlow
West Point
United States Military Academy
History Academy
America
Barthelmess
Mates
Sadet
Academy
Frederick Sladen
West Pointer
Dawes Views Julesburg Movie Set In Wyoming Visit
Vice-President Dawes spent time at a Julesburg movie village location near Cheyenne directing a scene for The Pony Express. He wore hats gifted by Betty Compson and publicized West show events at Fort Russell and Frontier Park amid a Sioux audience and a large Frontier Day parade.
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Dawes
Julesburg
Wyoming
Cheyenne
James Cruscani
Betty Compson
Wrahington
Pexpreas
American Legion
Betty Compfoo
Fort Runsell
Iis
Warren
Dancing Pastor Wins Over His Traducers in New Jersey
Mount Pleasant residents celebrate Rev. W. OH. W. Rees after a presbytery trial on charges of conduct unbecoming a minister. He admits dancing with a woman other than his wife and discusses a $1000 coffin price. Accusers shift to support as townsfolk pledge to back him despite rumors. The case fuels a debate over modern standards vs old blue laws.
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Mount Pleasant
N. J
W. OH. W. Rees
Rees
New Brunswick Presbytery
John Collins
Fate 19 Pursuing Marshall Family
Wakefield Massachusetts July 24 By the Associated Press considerable improvement in the condition of Rody Marshall Jr of Pittsburg was reported tonight after his parents Mr and Mrs Rody A Marshall who had traveled from Europe to be at his bedside arrived this afternoon Another son of the Marshall family John Marshall aged 6 narrowly escaped serious injury when he was caught in a threshing machine on his father's farm near Pittsboro Pennsylvania He was watching farmhands when the accident occurred and was freed with only slight bruises
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Wakefield
Associated Press
Rody Marshall, Jr
Pittsburg
Rody A. Marshall
New York
Europe
Marshall
Bolton
Narragansett Pier
Pittsboro
Rody BR. Marshall
Pitsburg
Rody Marshall
R. 1
John Marshall
Jad
Fire chiefs praise New York Fire Department
Berlin reports Director Genypp of the German fire service praised New York Fire Department practices observed during a visit. He commended New York’s paid full-time firefighters, the use of motorized apparatus, and safety precautions for storing flammable materials, noting emulation potential for Germany.
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Berlin
Cbv
New York
Genypp
Erin Fire Department
Amores
Matt Austen
New York City
Amerlea
Germany
de Restin
Aarann
America
Peril in Red teachings spurs Minnesota lawyers to act
Minnesota lawyers are urged by the Minnesota State Bar Association to lead in fighting a spreading communist influence. The committee calls for counter propaganda and constitutional education, aiming to counteract Sunday schools promoting anti-government views and to instruct citizens in the federal constitution. Arthur K.B. Nelson signs the report as chairman.
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Trochester
Minon
Associated Preas
Minnesota
Minnesota State Bar Association
Sumday
Tawyers
Strierar Association
Panale
Fekool
Arthur KB. Nelson
Hair bobbing sparks university clash in Mienna
A fight over bobbed hair at the university led to the closing of the campus for a short period. National student factions clashed. a group of female students from the opposing side were pulled from the crowd and subjected to taunts. The confrontation drew in brothers and resulted in 16 arrests among reactionaries.
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Mienna
Nationallatte
Sodat Democrat
Irl
Battle over Bible oath in Wittner case at DC Treasury
Government preps for Witner injunction to stop paying Washington public school biology teachers while Wittner’s employment papers reveal three alterations to the oath. Officials question if he truly took a legal oath and whether an avowed atheist can swear to God. The issue recalls Walt Whitman’s postwar dismissal over his beliefs, with historical papers now in Congress’s library.
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District of Columbia
Witiner
Washington
The
Treasury
Wittner
Tréasury
Thay
Department
Sargent
Walt Whitman
Treasury Service
Congressional Library
Bad Boy Told To Attend Sunday School
Whamaport Pa July 24 Associated Press four boys aged 9 to 14 were charged with stealing a school principal pocketbook. After pleading guilty Mayor Gilmore sentenced them to attend Sunday school regularly for an adequate period, warning that their cases would be revisited if they do not comply.
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Whamaport
Associated Press
Gilmore
Lord Curzon's Will Seals Lloyd George
London rumors swirl over a reported will or testament involving Lord Curzon and Lloyd George. The Evening Standard printed a note claiming Curzon pressured Lloyd George in the peacemaking talks, with Curzon cited as Lloyd George's former foreign secretary during treaty framing.
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Lord Curzon
Lloyd George
London
Associated Press
Evening Standard
David Javanrae
Marae Curzon
Nedleaton
Mid Marquina Curseton
Vasing
Veranties
Curzon
Firecracker in Mouthil Observed by Washington Ray Berry
Washington Ray Berry watched a group of pigeons with open mouthed admiration as a curious scene unfolded at a tented gathering.
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Firecracker
Moutil Washington
Raymond Berry
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone’s Lower Fall Compared to Niagara
The article notes the lower fall of the Yellowstone River in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is as high as Niagara Falls. The description emphasizes the dramatic height of the waterfall and its comparison to the famous Niagara Falls.
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Yellowstone River
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Niagara
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