Word: visitant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...deepest mines in the world are in Brazil, South Africa, South India, and Yorkshire, England. The deepest, a gold mine named "Village Deep", and situated in South Africa, in the Penne District, is 7032 feet below the level of the ground. This and many others will be visited by Professor Graton during his year of sojourn. He will visit every mine in the world that is over one mile deep...
Many a square foot of U. S. soil last week became, by international courtesy, territory of the Cuban republic. But only momentarily; for Gerardo Machado, President of Cuba, moved expeditely from Havana to visit President Coolidge. A Cuban law prohibits the Cuban President from leaving Cuba. Therefore, President Machado, never without a Cuban flag in his pocket, annexed every spot of U. S. soil for the moment during which he passed over it or paused upon it. He could not be accused of leaving Cuba. He took Cuba with him. He even annexed for Cuba, temporarily, a spot...
...first day of our visit there, some of us crossed the River into Arkansas, and went West a distance of ten or twelve miles. How greatly the River has swollen may be judged from the fact that whereas ordinarily the shore of the River is about four and a half miles from the Levee, the water had risen to such an extent that it was within four feet of the top of the Levee. This means that all over this wide space of ground the water was from ten to twenty feet deep over around which is ordinarily used...
Italian by birth, international in reputation, Mr. Casella has appeared in practically every musical center of the world in all of his multiple roles. His first visit to the United States during the season 1921-22 was perhaps the outstanding musical event of the year. The Philadelphia Orchestra first presented him as a soloist and conductor in his "Pagine di Guerra." With the Minneapolis, Detroit, and Cincinnati Orchestras he conducted his "Rhapsody Italia" and also appeared as pianist. His debut recital in New York aroused such interest that two others were hastily arranged, making three recitals within one month...
...opportunity for Harvard undergraduates to prove themselves able and capable motion picture actors comes today between 11 and 12 o'clock when representatives of First National Pictures studios, conducting a nation-wide search for college men with screen personalities, will visit the Freshman Gymnasium. At this time preliminary interviews and photographic tests will be conducted...