Traveling America Returns to a Faster World of Change
The narrator notes rapid social shifts after years away, including higher car speeds, prevalent drinking, and looser social norms. He contrasts American drinking culture with France’s strict chaperoning, observes enduring religious influence and church solvency, and describes changes at the Miami Chautauqua grounds and newly corporate ownership of the old camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bordeaux
America
France
Mamma
Old Miami Chautauqua Grounds
Guild of American Organists
Cincinnati
Atlantic
New York
Miami
Europe
Japan
Delaware River
England
Germany
Italy
Church of England
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Jardine
Monts
Flying Clippers in Miami and Sikorsky’s Big Plan
A vivid reminiscence of a Pan American clipper landing at Miami’s Biscayne Bay after a 7000 mile flight from Buenos Aires. The piece praises flying boats, Sikorsky’s design influence, and future planes with 60 passengers and 200 mph speed, plus notes on junk trade and shifts in civil marriage views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latin America
Flying Clip
Sikorsky
Igor Sikorsky
Moscow
America
Bridgeport
Civil Service Reform Faces Opposition in Congress
In a push for reform President Roosevelt argues that federal hires should require examinations, with exceptions only for top policy posts. Congress, often politicized, resists civil service rules, labeling exemptions as harming the executive branch and widening political patronage. The piece notes public distrust and stresses merit over party loyalty amid global economic unease. The United States remains the wealthiest nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
WE OWN WALF THE GOLD
United States gold holdings reached twelve billion dollars on June first, tripling the value from three years ago and exceeding half of global monetary gold. Despite gold price adjustments from $20 to $35 per ounce, the accumulation under American control astonishes, with total world reserves around 22.84 billion dollars previously reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
See the Sea This Summer Across the Nation
King George VI sails the royal yacht as Irving Berlin tunes the band to celebrate the sea. The piece notes Americans’ rising seaside travel from Maine to Florida and the Gulf, highlighting healthful vacations and the vast interior population seeking saltwater access this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George VI
Victoria and Albert
Britain
Royal Marine Band
Portsmouth
Irving’ Berlin
Hugeland
Atue
Plains
Main
Florida
Vancouver Sound
San Diego
Gulf Coast
Key West
Texas
Navy
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A. B. Chapin
Chile
YE ‘Tribune
Moulton
Iowa
Cligss
Rk. R. Eby
Legislative Branch
Lake Okeechobee
Az Ec
B. A. Kimmell
Doctor Miles
Miles Nervine
Spencer, Iowa
Ford Hotel Company
Des’Moines
Tows
Yours Very Truly, A
S. Main St
Spencer
Ford
Universal Credit Co
Lamberson Re Pree Company
Oskaloosa
Sunstrum's, Inc
EAD
Casady Motor Co
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