Word: avoidable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...wandering Americans whose mission of "doing Europe," has been somewhat complicated by a sudden shortage of funds to meet hotel bills, seek escape by disguising themselves as two Italian organ grinders. Young Gretchen, a burgomaster's daughter, is suspected of wanting to elope in order to avoid marriage with the Governor of Zeeland. She is consequently imprisoned in a haunted mill. The two Americans, ConKidder and Kid Conner, rescue her. This unexpected disappearance from the mill occasions the offering of a large reward. A telegram is at once dispatched to the Hague summoning Sherlock Holmes, containing the declaration "money...
...That to avoid payment of a 1929 Federal income tax he sold 18,000 shares of his National City stock to a member of his family at a $2,800,000 loss...
...situation in the Far East is very delicate. Since Japan began its offensive in Manchuria, the American policy has been motivated by determination to support the various treaties of peace, like the Kellogg Pact, to defend American interests; to avoid war. It has not always been easy to hold fast to this three-fold purpose, but all three angles were important. Not one must be forgotten. Mr. Roosevelt has expressed approval of what has been done so far. It will be very wise to continue this policy because it is based on respect for treaties, is a policy of peace...
...truly Gargantuan task to choose five or six Junior Fellows out of the mass of material available. The Committee will have to place some reliance on course grades and college records in attempting to pare down the number at the outset, but the greatest care must be taken to avoid too much reliance on such a system of selection. Oral contacts are obviously the most satisfactory method to employ, but no one method can truly judge the intellectual capabilities of any man. In the ultimate, it will be on the recommendations of competent men that the greatest stress will have...
...because of its insidious development it would not necessarily give symptoms and would have been highly improbable to detect at the time of the physical examination before the bout. In the ring, however, it interfered with Schaaf's boxing skill so that he was less able to avoid blows. In addition, blows not in themselves dangerous aggravated the meningo encephalitis [inflammation]." At Albany, New York State Senators chattered about repealing "Mayor" Walker's boxing laws, and safeguarding the health of boxers. At Boston, a Massachusetts State Senator filed a bill to forbid boxers who differ more than...