Word: telegramming
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...Harvey is through," says Mr. Lawrence. " The name most prominently mentioned as successor is that of Henry Fletcher, Ambassador to Belgium." Lawrence claims that Harvey has disagreed amicably with the President over the World Court. The rift goes back to Harding's campaign, when Harvey disregarded a telegram from Elihu Root, which declared that "it is very unwise to declare that the League is dead." This telegram was sent from Marion, shortly before Harding, then a candidate, made his Des Moines speech against America entering the League...
...feature of this year's meeting was the broadcasting by radio from the offices of "The Kansas City Star" of speeches by President Lowell, President Marvin of the Associated Harvard Clubs, Mr. William C. Boyden '86 of Chicago, and Professor Arthur S. Dewing '02 of the Business School. Among telegrams of good wishes from Harvard graduates, all over the world were messages from Ambassador A. B. Houghton '86, representing the Harvard Club of Germany, and Ambassador R. W. Child '03, representing the Harvard Club of Rome. A telegram of greeting was sent to President Eliot, who sent regrets at being...
...make sure that the Assistant Dean is acquainted with any facts which would help the Administrative Board in coming to a decision. It has also signified that it is anxious to notify immediately students who leave their addresses behind and who are willing to pay the expense of a telegram. For men who are not too far away from Cambridge this notice would enable them to come to Cambridge between the time on which the results are known, namely, the evening of June 26, and the meeting of the Administrative Board three days later...
...Supreme Court of Alabama recently imposed a liability on the Western Union Telegraph Company under rather unusual circumstances. The father of the plaintiff, whose name was Swindle, died, and a friend telegraphed to Swindle: " Your father is dead. Come at once." The telegram was not delivered promptly and the plaintiff was unable to make the proper arrangements for his father's burial. The jury allowed him $500 damages and their verdict was upheld on appeal...
...company must ordinarily respond in damages sufficient, up to the limit specified, to compensate the sender or the receiver of a telegram for the injuries resulting from its negligence, if these could reasonably have been anticipated. But juries are not often permitted the degree of speculation allowed in this case...