Word: heard
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Russian General of recent military fame, but a Russian explorer who hunted about in the Arctic Ocean for this mysterious land in 1921, gave the island its name. He had heard about it from natives of the Siberian coast. He did not find it, however. It was probably first sighted in 1849. It has always tempted the adventurous American mariner. A U. S. whaler cruised its southern shore in 1867, and it was explored in 1881 by Capt. Hooper, who took possession of it for the U. S. and named it New Columbia...
...story of the first party, whose four men all perished, has often been told. Last year's relief expedition, headed by Harold Noice, brought back only the Eskimo woman, Ada Blackjack. It left on the island Charles Wells and 13 Eskimos. Nothing has been heard from them since, and Lomen will discover whether they have survived or whether they met the fate of the first luckless colonists. Besides this altruistic motive, Lomen has the inducement of obtaining Stefansson's share in the Wells party's fur catch. A trip to Australia prevents Stefansson from going himself...
...final but unnecessary spurt which sent them to victory in a majestic and exultant sweep, four lengths ahead of the Crimsons. Then the Blue crew for the fourth year in succession sat up and grinned at one another as the spent "red bellies" glided home. Little cheering was heard, probably because the issue had long been decided in the minds of the spectators...
Hearing several remarks passed in praise of Miss Wills and the reasons given for her poor performance, Suzanne Lenglen was heard to remark: "That's what I call 'bosh.' I've played on all kinds of courts and with all kinds of balls, and class will always tell!" In the invitation tennis tournament held at Roehampton, also a suburb of London, Mrs. Molla Mallory was defeated by her countrywoman, Eleanor Goss. Mrs. Marion Z. Jessup of the U. S. defeated Miss E. H. Harvey of Britain. The scores were: 6-4, 6-1 in the Mallory...
...feet of darkness. The wind blew him clear, and he counted two before pulling the rip cord, so that the parachute might be clear of entanglement. Macready did not know whether he was upside down or not when he left the ship, or whither he was heading. But he heard the parachute snap open and knew well that he would land somewhere. Edward A. Wuichet of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, walking below in the summer darkness was startled to hear a voice from the sky say: "Hello below ? Hey, down there?" The most peculiar conversation passed in the dark...