North Carolina resorts draw vast tourism, Virginia may follow
Frank R Kent argues North Carolina has built a $50 million resort industry transforming its mountains and shores with year round tourism. He notes Pinehurst growth, a rich inbound travel stream from the South, and extensive health and pleasure facilities. He predicts Virginia could surpass NC with Shenandoah Park and stronger development nearby.
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Frank R. Kent
Baltimore Sun
South
North Carolina
Mr. Kent
Leonard Tufts
North Carolina Mountains
Pinehurst
Kent
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Virginia
California
Maine
Shenandoah National Park
Prison sentences and crime waves in Illinois and aviation poetry
The text critiques lenient prison terms like thirty-five years for Durkin and argues harsh sentences curb crime, noting Illinois death penalty possibility. It then cites The U S Navy Magazine on poetry about flight and presents J H Sherlock’s poem The Birdman praising gliding pioneers while warning of deadly aerial weapons.
Bristol man Durkin convicted of murder faces 35 year sentence
Photographers capture Chicago gunman Martin Durkin after a jury finds him guilty of murder and recommends thirty five years in prison. He rails at the law and asserts he has evaded accountability for numerous crimes, though this conviction centers on murder.
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Bristol Herald-Courier
Bologny
Martin Durkin
Chicago
Durkin
Oak
Flight record carved by Wells and Evans in world tour
Linton Wells and Edward Evans cut seven days from the previous world flight speed record, achieving the trip in four weeks and some hours. They crossed the United States and completed the Moscow to Omsk leg, praising aviation’s value and the sport spirit that united people across nations.
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Globe
Linton Wells
Edward Evans
Wells
United States
Moscow
Omsk
Red Army
Wells and Evans
Russia
The World Shrinks With Each Passing Generation
The excerpt reflects on global connectedness as science accelerates travel and communication. It muses whether people grow wiser and more responsible as the world becomes smaller, noting eight and twenty days as a swift passage from England to America a century ago.
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England
America
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