Word: journey
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Among the distinguished gentlemen invited to make that journey were: Count Alexander Skrzynski (pronounced Sh-trin-ski), Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, who came to the U. S. to deliver two addresses before the Institute on the policy and economics of Poland Count Antonio Cippico, famed Facist, Italian Senator and friend of Mussolini, to speak on Italy, the Mediterranean area Robert Masson, French banker who is the virtual head of the Credit Lyonnais and during the War performed much the same service for France that Robert Morris rendered revolutionary America; eloquent Dr. William E. Rappard, member of the Permanent Mandates...
Cruising, cruising, the U. S. fleet (TIME, July 13) steamed on and came to Pago, Pago,* Samoa. Anchors were tripped. The first lap of the journey to Australia was completed. Refueling was undertaken, and again the fleet took to the high seas. The voyage from Hawaii to Samoa was broken by frequent maneuvers. The only incident of note took place when an officer, Lieutenant Harry J. Noble of the Medical Corps, aboard the destroyer Ludlow became ill. He diagnosed his case as appendicitis. The Ludlow turned on its course and ran back 30 miles to the hospital ship Relief (which...
...fished out, idle moments were devoted to picturing in advance the wonders of Seattle, where all were going; the excitement of the 47th Annual Convention of the American Library Asociation, which all would attend; the further grandeurs and marvels of Alaska, whither 250 of the more adventurous librarians would journey after the convention...
Touring back through Maine, the party broke up at Camden. On the last stage of the journey from Bar Harbor to Camden, Governors Trapp (Oklahoma), Robinson (Delaware) and Trinkle (Virginia) traveled aboard the Navy dirigible Shenandoah. Others of the party went by water, as the guests of Edward W. Bok aboard the yacht Cyrus H. K. Curtis...
...first thing he would do upon reaching his base at Etah, Greenland, would be to look for Amundsen. Arriving at Sydney, N. S., Mr. MacMillan heard from Amundsen via U. S. friends of the latter. "PLEASE CONVEY TO COMMANDER MACMILLAN OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION. WISHING HIM A GLORIOUS JOURNEY...