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Death ended his control of more daily newspapers than any other man in the U. S. (Scripps-Howard chain of 24 dailies*), the second largest press association (United Press), two of the greatest newspaper syndicates (United Feature and N.E.A.), one of the leading news picture services (Acme), and three minor radio stations-a journalistic kingdom worth well over...
...Next largest chain: Hearst's, with 19 dailies...
...previous encounter between the two fives, Dartmouth edged the Varsity 43-42. But last night before a near capacity crowd of 2000, the largest of the season, the score was evened as the Crimson broke a three game losing streak to advance into second place with six wins and five losses...
...Grace is a tall, dark, long-haired religionist who believes in the orthodox Lord, preaches a Pentecostal faith with some refinements of his own invention. His headquarters and his respectable-looking home are in Washington, but in the past seven years his greatest success has been in Baltimore, fourth largest Negro city in the U. S. "Bishop" Grace calls his sect the "House of Prayer For All People,"* has claimed from 300,000 to 1,000,000 followers. In his 100 churches, pastors exhort the faithful for contributions, and during services, which lean heavily upon singing and chanting, there...
Mauretania, So well ahead were the plans of Cammell Laird's Birkenhead shipbuilders last week that rivets were going into plates on the top decks of Great Britain's new 33,000-ton Cunarder, largest liner ever built in England,* and costing an estimated $10,000,000. Launching is scheduled for July. Nearly 3,000 tons bigger than her famed predecessor of the same name-scrapped two years ago-the new ten-deck Mauretania is 750 ft. long and, with a speed of 22 knots from her steam turbines, will cross the Atlantic in six days. Carrying...