Word: risk
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University Legal Aid Bureau, an organization of second and third-year Law men, who offer legal services free of charge to the poor of Cambridge, has opened a new department in connection with the recent Federal War Risk Insurance Act. A bureau of information and legal advice upon the complicated machinery of this new statue has been established by the organization at the headquarters of the Cambridge chapter of the Red Cross, 42 Brattle street. Of fice hours have been set from 2 until 4 o'clock on Tuesday Friday afternoon. Members acquainted with insurance law will be present...
...peace will make it advisable for the majority to return. In any event the College has offered every inducement by stating that any contracts will be automatically cancelled if the men do not come back, and these who apply for rooms will therefore merely be providing, at no risk to themselves, for all eventualities...
...their daily work suffer from the closing of factories. In idleness for several days, they naturally blame someone for their misfortune. The fuel regulator and the Administration behind him are very likely to be the object of their criticism. Through the checking of industry, the Government runs the risk of losing the workman's hearty support. Not only internal, but also external discontent may be easily aroused. The United States considers itself valuable to the Allies, because of its resources, yet these are worthless if we cannot develop them for our allies. By confusing railroads with coal and then taking...
...effects of changes in administration. But the day may not be so far distant when President Poincare may feel that the people are demanding Caillaux or some of his dark group or suspicious followers to control their destinies. It devolves upon the Chamber to do away with this risk by maintaining the competent, patriotic men in office, regardless of personal objections. Only thus can it do its full share toward the successful prosecution...
...matter of closet theory is abundantly shown by J. E. Pope, in an article in the Harvard Quarterly Journal of Economics of August, 1916). The speculator has failed to do it during the current crop year, for reasons above indicated, in part: (3) The speculator is a risk-bearer. Millers and grain buyers in the country "hedge" by short sales on the exchanges when they buy to grind or to ship. If the wheat the miller buys to grind goes down, and with it the price of flour, his loss is offset by a profit on the short sale...