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...Marchese of Italy, builder of station HVJ, great & good friend of His Holiness, fell to his knees, kissed the papal ring. The Pope was smiling, showed traces of excitement. The Mar chese Marconi and entourage entered the small building over a thick red-and-blue carpet. Whimsically His Holiness threw in switches which set electrical devices in motion; he tapped a wireless key, punched a teletypewriter's keys, proceeded to the transmitting room where from a throne he spoke to All Creation...
...saying and with his ineffable little smile, the Supreme Pontiff threw an electric switch to inaugurate Vatican City's new electric lighting plant. Senator Guglielmo Marconi was present. The Pope recalled that when he was ordained a priest, the Vatican was dimly lit in some places by gas jets but chiefly by candles...
...right & left. One of his victims was Benedict Crowell, potent Cleveland contractor and mining engineer, onetime (1917-20) Assistant Secretary of War, Wartime director of munitions. In 1922 he was accused of fraud in connection with cantonment construction and military supplies. The court considered his indictment a political move, threw it out. But not until last week was Mr. Crowell completely vindicated...
...pile of white dough and topped with a tiny spike of head, wrapped his arms around Jim McMillen, U. S. wrestler who once played with Red Grange on Illinois' football team. For 56 minutes, 54 seconds they grunted, sweated, flopped with terrific thuds on the canvas. Once Londos threw McMillen out of the ring. Then McMillen slipped Londos through the ropes. Then both fell down into the press bench, were helped in again, resumed grappling. At last Londos picked up McMillen, slapped him down, rolled him over with a quick half Nelson that won the match and kept...
Champagne was allegedly consumed in the funeral dining cars. For this and for all expenses not specifically ordered by herself Widow Bratianu last week stoutly refused to pay. Excitable Rumanian Treasury officials threw up their hands, told reporters: "We are greatly surprised at the attitude of Livia Bratianu! Possibly the King will intervene...