Word: dangers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...storm reached its climax two days later, when the waves were 60 feet high, and the wind had a velocity of 110 miles an hour. . . . The leak probably was the result of a rivet being worked loose by the laboring of the vessel. It was found there was no danger to the vessel and that only one of the four oil tanks was affected. I put the vessel's head toward Halifax and succeeded in coming within 19 miles of the port when our three tanks were finished...
...supposed to represent the interests of a nation acting in a manner which on the street would make them liable to arrest is not edifying. Nor is it surprising that a well-fed public does not pay much attention to them except as objects of amusement. The great danger is that the majesty of the law will suffer from the melee of the legislature...
...whatever it is called, will be of much use in discovering a boy's aptitude for college work. But the Scholastic Aptitude tests that are now being experimented with avoid that error; if they are not given too great weight, they can be of some use without doubt. The danger in that sort of thing always lies in its too-theoretical use. The ending of the old entrance "conditions" simply means that the University is now considering its Freshman applicants on a broader basis than the often accidental "marks" a boy may get on his entrance papers. School records tell...
...interview with a Crimson reporter before the lecture, Leys said that the Chinese had showed no hostility to him as an American, and that the present danger to foreigners and foreign legations is caused by the Chinese leaders, men of no position who are trying to get rich quick by taking over foreign concessions. He added that Chinamen of established positions are afraid that the Chinese will win, depriving them of their jobs. As for the possibility of the Chinese uniting in a war against foreigners, Leys said that it was doubtful since they were handicapped by the lack...
...present the fighting is about 160 miles from Shanghai, and there is no immediate danger to that city...