Word: east
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...radio); three years ago he improved the bulb so that it would transmit moving pictures. His present researches seek to make lamps that will give light without heat. Towards that goal he has made some progress. On his inventions the Government has granted 100 patents. His home is at East Orange, N. J., not far from that of Mr. Edison...
...Joseph Lebrix, first airmen to fly the South Atlantic. (TIME, Oct. 24.) Panama City displayed the triple red white and blues of France, of Panama, of the U. S. Unwearied by the recent outburst of welcome to the northern flyer Panamans sang, cheered, banqueted the adventurers from the East and South...
Announcement was made last night that Dr. S. K. Hornbeck, Lecturer on the History of the Far East at the University, had resigned in order to accept his recent appointment as Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs in the Department of State at Washington...
February 28--"Far East: China, Japan, Manchuria", Professor G. B. Roorbach, profesor of Foreign Trade in the Business School...
Turning the conversation to Greco Roman cities, he said that the excavations on the east side of the Jordan River, 60 miles from Jerusalem, were very illuminating. The whole city of Gerasa is being uncovered. Architecturally beautiful Corinthean columns of temples, sidewalks on the main street, and a public drinking fountain are well preserved. Among the ruins of an early Christian church a marble head representing a "Man of Sorrows" was found. The resemblance of this piece of sculpture to familiar representations of Christ in medieval France brings up important questions...