Word: cablegram
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...from Marjorie of the proposed match. He rushes out without delay and shortly returns disguised as the count. Grumble is completely fooled and leaves Marjorie alone, but returns later and finds Phil with his raise moustache removed. Phil is recognized and his chances seem to be small until a cablegram is brought in feeling of the death of an uncle who was an English duke. In the absence of nearer relatives, Phil gets the title and Grumble welcomes him with open arms...
...cablegram received in Cambridge Wednesday announced the safe arrival of Professor Alexander Agassiz director and curator of the University museum, in Liverpool. Professor Agassiz is on his way to Africa, where he intends to thoroughly explore most of the territory not entered by Stanley in his search for Livingstone. This portion of Africa, lying just south of the Sahara, and occupying, as it does, the central part of the continent offers the greatest difficulties to explorers...
...cablegram has been received from the ethnological expedition of the Peabody Museum, which started from New York on December 17, announcing the safe arrival of the party in Colon in spite of a severe storm which delayed them for a few days. Dr. E. F. Horr, the physician of the party, has been detained in New York, and will sail from there on January 12, to overtake the expedition in Peru...
...exact dates for the examinations, according to a cablegram received by the Commissioner of Education yesterday, will be January...
...cablegram received last night from the management of the Oxford and Cambridge joint track team fixes the date of the international meet as July 23. It announces that the nine events of two years ago will again be held with a two-mile substituted for the three-mile run. The events will be as follows: the 100-yard dash, the 440-yard, 880-yard, mile and two-mile runs, the 120-yard hurdles, the high and broad jumps, and the hammer throw...