Word: heard
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Plymouth a radio was brought to Colonel Coolidge's bedside, and after hearing his son's speech in Manhattan he wired: "Dear Cal: Just heard you over radio. Congratulation on fine address. John C. Coolidge...
...wives of four other Naval officers were called, who testified in general that they had heard Mrs. Lansdowne deny that she had any criticism to make of the Navy Department. Mrs. Steele, who handed Mrs. Lansdowne the statement from Captain Foley, said that she had made it clear that the statement was just a suggestion to make it easier for her to testify, to be used or not used as she pleased. She said Mrs. Lansdowne kissed and thanked her when she left...
...little grey-haired widow, Mrs. Bessie Ellinger, Janitress of three Manhattan tenements, heard loud cries in one of her hallways, rushed in to find a quivering taxi-driver being beaten by three bandits. Moved by the wretch's groans, she fell upon his attackers from behind. They fled to the empty cab but Bessie Ellinger leaped on the running board. Holding on with her arm through the window of the cab door while the knaves pounded her hand and twisted her fingers to make her let go, she drew a police whistle from her apron pocket and blew...
...Philadelphia Orchestra gave its first public concert. With it appeared as soloist Ossip Gabrilowitsch, brilliant young Russian pianist, then making his first U.S. tour. Last week the same orchestra, the same soloist were heard again in Manhattan. Because he felt himself a comparative newcomer, Leopold Stokowski handed his stick to Concertmaster Thaddeus Rich who, a better conductor than most concertmasters, led the first number. Then Mr. Gabrilowitsch, a more mature and no less brilliant artist than he was 25 years ago, sonorously assisted in interpreting the rugged, lordly and immortal Tschaikowsky's B-flat Minor Concerto...
...patriotic Italians to contribute voluntarily "uno dollaro" yearly toward Italy's payment of her debt to the U.S. The plan originally envisioned contributions from five million Italians, which would cover the full yearly payments for the first five years (TIME, Nov. 23). Cried II Duce when he heard of the plan: "Good. But for the present I need only $1,000,000. I shall expect that to be paid...