Word: parkes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Displeased at the Commission's order, at the company's formation, was many a news organ. Representatives of the Gannett chainpapers attended the organization meetings at Washington's Wardman Park Hotel, later declined to participate. "Such a company will not give the service we want," said one of them. Moved to court action was the Hearst-owned Universal Service Wireless, Inc., organized last year following the Commission's first allocation order. Last week it filed notice of appeal in Washington's Court of Appeals asking that the Commission be enjoined from allocating the wavelengths to the new corporation, that...
...evening last week in Gillingham, England, thousands of citizens trooped gaily to the city park to witness a traditional absurdity?"the realistic spectacle of a house on fire with thrilling rescues" ?staged for the benefit of the Gillingham Hospital...
Waves of heat rolled out over the park. Firemen rushed toward the house. Bodies began dropping like torches from the upper stories. Shrieks sounded from the audience, from the building. Frantic women lunged toward the blaze. A real cigaret had lit a real fire in the gasoline-soaked building too soon. Fourteen "actors" died...
...state landaus and a squadron of gleaming, clanking life guards awaited him. Smiling happily, with a white tea rose on the lapel of his impeccable morning coat, he entered the first carriage with Queen Mary, regal as ever in a gold colored coat and fur-trimmed hat. Through Hyde Park, down Piccadilly the procession trotted, past cheering crowds...
...some years Publisher Eckstein has been main supporter, personal manager of the summer concert season at Ravinia Park, Chicago. He selects the operas, engages the artists, meets most of the deficits (TIME, July...