Bridges on the Euphrates Linked to Near East Transport Corridor
News dispatches describe the Euphrates road bridge project as a key link in the revived overland motor route between Bagdad and Damascus. The article traces canal engineering from ancient Mesopotamia, noting the river's historic role, irrigation practices, and past Mongol disruption shaping today’s arid lands.
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Near East
Bagdad
Damascus
Euphrates
National Geographic Society
Nile
Tigris
Bulletin
Armenian-Taurug Mountains
Black Sea
Syria
Iraq
Ruins of Babylon Map Ancient Life Across Vast Site
Archeologists uncover more than 50 square miles of Babylon with bricks and walls, revealing a city that thrived 2500 years ago. The site lies near modern towns Hilla Basra and Baghdad with rail and road links connecting Paris to Baghdad and Basra markets bustling in the Euphrates Tigris delta region.
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Babylon
Hilla
Euphrates
Tigris
Shatt-al-Arab
Persian i Gulf
Basra
Iraq
Bagdad
Mosul
Nisibin
Paris
Persian Gulf
Dinkelsbuhl Celebrates Its Medieval Heritage
Dinkelsbuhl, Bavaria famed as a medieval gem, prepares for the 300th anniversary of the siege of King Gustavus Adolphus during the Thirty Years War. The town preserves its old streets, the Saint George church, and traditional crafts with coppersmiths and pewter molders still active.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D
WNU
Inkelsburl
Gustavus
Adolphus
Dinkelsbuhl
Bavaria
Nuremberg
Rothenburg
Nordlingen
Wornitz
Guild of Smiths
Prince Nicholas exhibits paintings in Paris under assumed name
Paris notes Prince Nicholas of Greece, exiled uncle of the Greek claimant and husband of Grand Duchess Helen, has opened a painting exhibition at Galerie Bernheim Jeune. He reportedly remarks that it no longer pays to be a prince in Europe as publics are familiar with aristocrats.
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Paris
Europe
Nicholas
Greece
Helen
Cyril
Bernheim Jeune
Red Haired Fad Predicted By Hair Expert
A hair specialist declares the world needs cheering and predicts a red hair fad will lead the next trend after platinum blondes. He calls red hair a quick mood lifter and expects it to become popular soon.
Unclear fragment notes Scouts and federal government
Fragmentary OCR mentions Scouts and the federal government without clear event or context. No determinable persons or organizations beyond generic terms.
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America
Scouts
Hadaupa
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Earl Webb
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Dinkelsburl
Saint George
Saint George's
Germany
Nikolaus Eseler” von Alzey
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Oettingen
General Grant National Park
Fresno County
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Nev
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Truckee
Réno
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