Word: firing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...alarm fire partly destroyed the Spee Club at 15 Holyoke street last Monday night. The blaze is believed to have been caused by defective wiring, as most of the fire was centered around the fuse-box on the third floor. The damage was estimated...
...service. One of these has charge of all the base work such as the collection and organization of supplies. The other group is concerned with the work of taking supplies from the most advanced bases to the front; and there is the danger of being exposed to shell-fire in this...
Professor Woodworth has been in charge of the University seismographic station since 1908. The seismographic is used to detect movements in the earth's crust, and in war to detect the location of hostile batteries, for gun-fire affects the landscape much like an earthquake. The tremors of the crust due to gun-fire can be recorded by this instrument...
...outlining the main features of modern warfare, Captain Ian Hay Beith emphasized the new significance of the airplane. It has passed out of its period of experimentation and into a new sphere of deadly effectiveness--spying out the enemy's territory, directing artillery fire, raiding hostile encampments, and making surprise attacks impossible. Briefly, "the command of the air determines which side shall gain the victory...
...second group there will be very few changes. History of Science 2hf. will be a new course given by Dr. Sarton. Professor H. N. Davis will take entire charge of Physics 8b hf. Astronomy 2b hf. will be transferred to the first half-year. Chemistry 23 hf., Fire Assaying, will take the place of Chemistry 21 hf., which will be withdrawn. Geography 3 and 11 will be withdrawn...