Word: telegraphed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...committee of businessmen and incredulous newsgatherers rushed to Maracay. The businessmen begged the Dictator-President to reconsider. The newsmen waited confidently for the grand scene of "reluctant" acquiescence. But at the end of an hour-long conference, out dashed the newsmen to the Maracay telegraph office. The quickest one cabled...
Suddenly, at blackest midnight, wily General Liu made an unexpected sortie from Ninghaichow, fell upon and routed the besieging army of 25,000 men. and advanced straight upon Chefoo. Seemingly Marshal Chang had left the siege to be maintained by subordinates. When they informed him via field telegraph of their rout, he instantly demanded two millions more from the terrified merchants of Chefoo, threatened to burn down their warehouses, kidnap their women, tear out their beards and worse-if they did not pay. When he had collected all he could, the "Sweetest Sugar Daddy in the World" sailed from Chefoo...
Trading in shares of American Telephone & Telegraph last week received a new impetus when A. T. & T. closed at 2341, giving the company's 13,132,154 outstanding shares a book value of more than three billion dollars. Standard Oil of New Jersey and U. S. Steel have stock valuations of more than one and a half billion, but only General Motors ($3,675,750,000 common, and over four billion with common and preferred) exceeds the A. T. & T. figure...
...approaching stock split up had already been started, A. T. & T. officials emphatically denied that any such split up was under consideration. Also, with momentous significance, these officials called attention to President Walter S. Gifford's 1928 report. In this report, President Gifford said: "The American Telephone & Telegraph Co. accepts its responsibility for nationwide telephone service as a public trust. Its duty is to provide the American public with . . . service at a reasonable cost. To attain this end it is the policy of the company to pay only reasonable regular dividends. . . . Extra or special dividends are entirely inconsistent...
...whole was a series of experiments in wireless telegraphy. On Mr. Dunninger's back, under his coat, were a transmitting set and four flashlight batteries so carefully concealed that they did not distort his figure. Inside his trouser legs dangled antennae. In his pocket was a telegraph...