Word: station
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Krassin. In the station, several thousand Communists raucously greeted him. One Comrade Doriot proclaimed from the housetops: "Krassin has reached Paris; the revolution has begun." On every side, impressionistic Frenchmen shouted: "Vivent les Soviets...
According to information received last night from the South Station, all berths on the following Western trains have already been taken: the Wolverine on December 18, 19, and 20; the Chicago train leaving at 6.10 next Friday evening; the St. Louis train leaving at 2.00 next Saturday...
...evening the whole crew would listen to the radio, which certainly was a blessing. I never would go North again without one. On my trip next summer, on which we intend to establish a permanent station for the study of terrestrial magnetism, I expect to have a much larger and more powerful radio equipment on board...
Americans believed they heard London, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Paris, Madrid, Turin, Cardiff, Birmingham, Leeds, Rome. Abroad the greatest success seemed to be in picking up station KDKA of Pittsburgh. WJZ (Manhattan), WCAP (Washington, D. C.) and WGY (Schenectady) were among the other U, S. broadcasters...
...left Lakehurst early one morning and reached the Anacostia Naval Air Station near Washington two hours before the Presidential party was scheduled to welcome it. Accordingly, Commander J. M. Klein gave Washington a treat by a peaceful two-hour cruise over the city. When the time finally came for the ceremonies, the ZR3 misbehaved disgracefully. Six hours flight had made a dent in the fuel supply carried on board, and the huge dirigible was too light and buoyant. Several hundred sailors hanging on heavy tow lines could not haul her down, and when one of the tow lines snapped...