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Word: fired (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...evidently depends upon TIME for Golden Gate Highlights as proved by the enclosed article clipped bodily from TIME. This would give San Franciscans six free evenings a week, daylight savings time. Thanks for solving, partially, at least, the hair-snipping mystery of 1915. Congratulations also upon your Mill Valley fire story. TIME doesn't miss anything. TIME saves time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 5, 1929 | 8/5/1929 | See Source »

...National Forests (159 million acres') their preservation, protection against fire, development for tourists and grazing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: First Fruit | 8/5/1929 | See Source »

Launched almost simultaneously with the Bremen last year was her sister ship, the Europa (Time, Aug. 27). While still under construction the Europa caught fire and burned for a loss of three million dollars, the most stupendous in the annals of marine fire insurance, (TIME, April 8). At the time incendiarism was suspected, could not be proved. Last week the Europa had been sufficiently salvaged and repaired to be launched a second time. As she slid into the water at Hamburg all seemed well; but suddenly a potent explosion blasted away almost half the launching ways and gear. Fortunately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Bremen Uber Alles | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

...Hurry, Master!" cried a secretary. "The Fish Bazaar is on fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TURKEY: Strenuous Ghazi | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

...base. Up the rock now, as the Ghazi gazed, leaped crackling flames, lighting up the plain. For hours the Ghazi worked shoulder to shoulder with firemen, policemen, soldiers. The acrid smoke of burning buildings mingled with the smell of burning fish. By morning it was seen that fire had gutted 500 houses, one hotel, three khans (caravansaries) and a mosque. Since meat, vegetables, almost all food is sold in the "Fish Bazaar," Angora suffered a serious food shortage until the strenuous Ghazi rushed supplies up from Constantinople...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TURKEY: Strenuous Ghazi | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

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