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...Western Union Telegraph Co. announced the signing of a contract with the Italian Submarine Cables Co. for a direct line between Italy and the United States, by way of the Azores, if Portuguese permission is granted. It will be the longest and highest capacity single cable across the Atlantic (4,500 miles), transmitting 50,000,000 words a year, or five times the volume of any existing Western Union cable. Present communication with Italy is relayed by land lines through England and France. The Western Union chose Italy for the destination of its largest cable because of " the growing prosperity...
...longest X-ray treatment for cancer on record was given last week in Bellevue Hospital, New York, b> Dr. I. Seth Hirsch. The patient was exposed for 56 hours to the maximum voltage (250,000) of a high-power X-ray machine, concentrated on an abdominal cancer in a position where surgical treatment was impossible, Several weeks will be required to determine the success of the treatment, but the patient's condition is favorable...
...subway and bus systems of Paris are probably the most efficient in the world. The trains of the Nord-Sud and the Métropolitan, with three double doors on the side of each car, permit rapid exits and entrances. On a certain day, during the busiest hour, the longest stop from the Place Denfert-Rochereau to the Madelaine was only seven seconds...
ROMEO AND JULIET?Last week of the longest Shakesperian run in American dramatic history, wherein Jane Cowl proves to everyone's satisfaction that you don't have to be over draft-age to present an enthralling Juliet...
...afternoon the first University eight received the longest paddle covering the four mile course, being paced the first two by the second University and the remaining two miles by the Combination eight...