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...Italian archeologists planned to secure government support to raise and salvage two large ancient Roman ships at the bottom of Lake Nemi, in the crater of an extinct volcano. The vessels have been examined by divers, and were probably luxurious houseboats used by the Caesars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mummies, Fossils | 12/31/1923 | See Source »

...verses are ranked high in contemporary literature in spite of the fact that he has written vers libre, would probably be considered by the sex-ridden rebels of the new writing a Victorian. He is far from that. This shy, small, smiling little white-haired man is a volcano of opinions and ideals. He reads The Dial? which is often more than I can do. He follows current writing avidly. He admires the best work of his younger contemporaries, yet, with his background of culture, his fine sense of proportion, he deplores the unnecessary vulgarities that make much of present...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: A Son at the Front-- | 9/24/1923 | See Source »

Others than isolationists will appear at the dinner, however. They are regular Republicans, who, it is understood, want to " sit on the volcano "?the theory being that the more who sit on a volcano, the less likely it is to erupt. The regular Republicans want the dinner to be a cordial welcome to one of their number, not the first boom of a new gun in the coming political campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: Return of the Native | 7/23/1923 | See Source »

...tropical Honolulu five Japanese died from cold and exposure. They were climbing Mt. Haleakala, extinct volcano, when a storm over-took them, 10,000 feet above sea level...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Apr. 28, 1923 | 4/28/1923 | See Source »

CALIFORNIA: A new crater broke out on the east slope of Mount Lassen, which is in violent eruption. Mount Lassen, in the extreme northern part of California, is the only active volcano in any of the states. It became active...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE STATES: Mar. 17, 1923 | 3/17/1923 | See Source »

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