Word: unionization
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When Paul Block bought the Standard-Union he gave a theatre party, bought out the house for a performance of George White's Scandals, invited everyone from Fisticuffer Dempsey to Aviatrix Earhart. Last week Publicist Gannett gave no party on Broadway to celebrate his purchase of the dignified Eagle...
Died. Edmund Coffin, 84, Manhattan lawyer, father of Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin, President of the Union Theological Seminary; of injuries sustained in an auto accident; in Manhattan...
...only as a competitor of Radio Corp. and Mackay Co. did Universal Wireless make its dramatic appearance. Such established systems as Western Union and Postal Telegraph must watch this rising communications company. Said Dr. John Nathonsohn, Manhattan representative of Universal Wireless, naively: "We are not proposing to undercut the wire companies. But we intend to offer a 12-word message instead of a 10-word one at the same rate now being charged for the shorter one by the telegraph companies...
While wireless companies prepared to compete with land lines, the chief U. S. telegraph company made ready for a record-breaking year. Announced by Western Union Telegraph Co., last week, was an appropriation of $29,000,000 for improvements, replacements, new construction...
Cable. Most important of Western Union's undersea innovations is the newly laid, $2,000,000 link between Newfoundland and the Azores. Back and forth, last week, sped test messages. The service will be opened to the public this month...