Word: hammond
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Capable son of a capable father, John Hays Hammond Jr. sailed in to the port of New York back from a fresh conquest. He came from Rome, ancient city of the Caesars and brought back a triumph...
...Italian Government for the formation of a semi-official radio casting company, to have the monopoly of the air in Italy. The name of the company is the United Broadcasting Co. of Italy. It is a coalition of a number of companies, chief of which are the Sirac (Hammond), Radiofono (Marconi), Italian Western Electric and Radio Araldo (owned 'by a banking group). The coalition is to build three radiocasting stations. One at Milan with 395 metre wavelength, one at Rome with 425 metre wavelength and one at Taranto or Messina with 455 metre wavelength...
...licensing dues, and also subscription dues, or annual fees, from those who have receiving sets to get the benefit of the radiocasting. The Government reserves the right to use the radiocasting stations during the hours of 1 to 2 and 7 to 8 (p. m.) daily. Doubtless, although Mr. Hammond did not say so, the Government will exercise a strict censorship and employ radiocasting for propaganda purposes. Having obtained complete subservience of the press, Mussolini's next step was naturally to master the radio. This has gone to the extent that all radio equipments must be of Italian manufacture...
This is typical "Mussolini." But the interesting part of Mr. Hammond's arrangement is the provision for making radio listeners pay for their entertainment...
...Majestic (White Star)&#!51;Charles B. Dillingham, famed theatrical manager; John Hays Hammond, famed mining engineer...