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Dates: during 1920-1929
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That at Astoria, L. I., two Chinamen-Wei Yoh Wu and Pin Ling Shen-were discovered by the press. They had been studying in the U. S. for several years and were about ready to go back to China to set on foot there a radio industry which might quickly swell to the enormous proportions achieved in occidental countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Italo-Hibernian | 12/6/1926 | See Source »

HARVARD SPRINGFIELDThomas, g. g., MurrayCrooks, r.f.b. r.f.b., WhiteMcKinnon, l.f.b. l.f.b., GilliamParrott r.h.b. r.h.b., Etter, BookerKerness, c.h.b. c.h.b., SmithCarr, l.h.b. l.h.b., HirzlerHaskell, Sient, o.r.f. o.r.f., Marek, AlphonseDanielian, i.r.f. i.r.f. RudertGherardi, c.f. c.f., NestleTrevett, i.l.f. i.l.f., BrawnDriggs, o.l.f. o.l.f., Wei...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THREE SOCCER TEAMS WIN, TIE, AND LOSE | 10/11/1926 | See Source »

Despatches told that Feng's armies held last week, a line stretching roughly from Nankow to Yuchow, thus fending off their mountain sheltered base at Kalgan from the expected attack of Chang and Wu originating at Peking. General Tien Wei-chun was moving from Peking last week upon Nan-kow pass (26 miles northwest) ; and Marshal Chi Hsieh-yuan, Wu's principal field commander, was preparing to advance upon Yuchow (100 miles west of Peking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Trouble Brewing | 7/12/1926 | See Source »

...high cliff overlooking the trade route he discovered a Buddhist chapel dating back to the 5th century A. D. British and French expeditions which were active in China before the war had failed to discover this chapel. It is, with one exception, the westernmost example of North Wei culture. More of its origin Mr, Warner believes can be determined by the interpretation by other authorities at Harvard of a stone slab found nearby and which he brought back with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WARNER FINDS OLDEST OF BUDDHIST CHAPELS | 5/27/1924 | See Source »

...Wei studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, taking some special courses at the Harvard Engineering School. He was captain of the Technology tennis team which beat Harvard at that time. In 1914 he became national champion in China. Although no title tourneys have been held since that year, he has won many doubles and singles championships at Shanghai, Peking, and other sport centers. Mr. Wei and his wife reached San Francisco only last week and came directly to Boston, where they will spend several weeks before sailing to Europe for the Olympic tennis competition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CHINESE TENNIS CAPTAIN LIKES STIFF COMPETITION | 4/7/1924 | See Source »

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