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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...death of his wife in 1927. Died. Rev. Francis Anthony Tondorf, 59, famed Jesuit seismologist, director of Georgetown University Seismological Observatory ; at Washington; of heart disease. For 25 years he located, observed, reported some 9,000 earthquakes yearly. Died. Robert Forster Whitmer, 65, President of Central West Virginia & Southern R. R. of West Virginia; at Chestnut Hill, Pa. Died. Charles James McCarthy, 68, onetime (1918-21) Governor of Hawaii; at Honolulu; of cancer of the throat. In 1890 he became a member of the monarchical House of Nobles, was a staunch supporter of Queen Liliuokalani (deposed 1887). Died. Benjamin Franklin...
...feet tall floated off over Long Island. Fashioned by Tony Sarg, Manhattan marionetteer, the Captain, Hans und Fritz, Herr Inspektor & Frau Katzenjammer together with gargantuan balloon animals of indeterminate breed and sex, had bobbled down Broadway. An admiring crowd had watched their maudlin progress to the front of the R. H. Macy's (department store)?which they were advertising. There the ropes were cut and the Katzenjammers soared off into the sky followed by the vague animals. Herr Inspektor, loath to soar, ogled into office windows until 20 feet had been cut off his traditional whiskers...
...Milne's play "Success" are broadcast from stations WBZ and WBZA on Tuesday evening at 10.30 o'clock. A sufficient amount of the dialogue and action will be presented to give listeners the argument of the play and to introduce the principal, characters. Jessica Hill, Radcliffe '30, and R. R. Wallstein '32, are to play the leading roles. The first stage presentation of "Success" will be on December 11 at Brattle Hall...
...special chorus of 50 will sing six "Liebeslieder' and "Neuesliebeslieder" by Brahms. The program also includes "Antiphon Number Five from Five Mystical Songs" composed by R. Vaughan Williams, and concludes with "Cantata Number 50", for double chorus and orchestra, by Bach...
This opportunity is to be open from now until the Christmas vacation, and for the first two weeks of the reading period, but will be discontinued during the midyear examinations. Any student interested should apply to either E. C. Berkeley '30 in Mower 8, or to R. H. phelps '30 in Mower 7 for further information and assignment to tutors...