Possible Clues:

• Old city man demanding speedy action
• Important and pressing
• Pressing may produce a grunt around the East
• Word on express mail
• Might have been a Chaldean chap - Abraham, perhaps?
• How the Press may get on to the fellow from the old city
• Old city chap calling for immediate action
• One in a hurry from Foreigner
• Earnest, insistent
• High priority for the dope stuck in an awful rut