Word: station
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...union walk-out of power station workers of the Great Western and London Electric Railways paralyzed the London subway system. The strike was said to have been inspired by Communists, who advised the men to take direct action, independently of their unions, in demanding an increased wage...
Opposition. "Opposition is necessary. It is not opposition which offends us, but the Opposition's methods. The Opposition reminds me of a man who arrives at a station too late to catch a train, and vents his anger in cursing the train...
...Tokyo cheered the Prince Regent and his bride as they drove through the streets on the day set aside for the public celebration of their recent marriage, while others filled the air with imprecations against the U. S., many thousands of Japanese found their way to the Tokyo railway station to cheer the Ambassador from the U. S.-Cyrus E. Woods...
...Ambassador, and his wife and her mother, Mrs. Marchand, were greeted on the station platform by Premier Kiyoura, Foreign Minister Baron Matsui and numerous Government and diplomatic politicians of note. Baroness Matsui presented a large bouquet of flowers to Mrs. Woods. Thousands of Japanese made the station tremble with their "banzais" and at one period the enthusiasm of the crowd was such that they broke the police cordons. It was a magnificent, friendly sendoff...
...listening public will be invited to communicate with the station whom they think the Democratic convention should choose as the party's presidential nominee. This invitation will be extended on the opening night and on each preceding night. Every night, beginning Wednesday, Westinghouse station WBZ will announce from its Boston Herald Brunswick Traveler studio at the Hotel Brunswick the results of the polling. Every letter or telegram which comes in will be checked and the votes for each of the candidates will be tabulated and reported to the radio listeners