Word: alarming
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Since 13,900,000 women will have the vote under the new law, as against only 11,800,000 male voters, British editors asked in alarm last week: "Will the flapper vote bring Great Britain a petticoat premier...
Viewers with alarm of the possible inroads of the gutter-press upon the circulations of sound newspapers, were relieved last week. The New York Times, lodestar of U. S. journalism, announced that it has passed another high mark. In 1912 the Times passed 200,000; in 1918, 300,000. For the six months ending March 31, 1927, its Sunday and daily average was 414,990, an average gain of 22,295 over the corresponding period of 1925-26. As the Times itself admitted...
Grist for the tabloid mills, pun material for Will Rogers stuff out of which we-view-with-alarm editorials are written--such is the effect of William Hale Thompson's election as mayor of Chicago on the extra-Chicago portion of the nation. Meanwhile Chicago politicians scratch their heads and reformers settle down to a prosperous season. The city knows what to expect; two terms of Mayor Thompson have convinced it that all is not sweet and clean by the shorts of Lake Michigan. Nevertheless it is willing to have another...
...There is no reason this morning why the Vagabondial alarm clock should be set at any hour earlier than 9.30 o'clock...
Protestants, viewing these points of variance with alarm, wonder how Governor Smith will grasp the horns of the dilemma. New York Democrats are confident; they have seen him discharge the public trusts for 25 years...