Word: safe
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...millions of people, representing every race, tongue, and clime, the greatest problem of government is to keep up a thoroughly honest and efficient police force. Could such an organization be maintained there, New York City, the most cosmopolitan and the wealthiest community in the world, would be an orderly, safe, and law-abiding place. As New York is the biggest city in America, its police force should be the best, because the police are the medium through which the ignorant foreign immigrants receive their first impression of American law and government. The Slav of yesterday is the citizen of tomorrow...
...cablegram has been received from the ethnological expedition of the Peabody Museum, which started from New York on December 17, announcing the safe arrival of the party in Colon in spite of a severe storm which delayed them for a few days. Dr. E. F. Horr, the physician of the party, has been detained in New York, and will sail from there on January 12, to overtake the expedition in Peru...
...Yale would have scored several more touchdowns. Twenty-two points were scored in the first half by using every kind of new and old football tactics with a smoothness and accuracy that completely baffled the Harvard men. In the second half Yale resorted to kicking and played the game safe. Captain Coy of Yale was very effective, both on the offense and on the defense, and his punting was very creditable. Several penalties were inflicted, Yale being the heaviest loser...
...University team opened the eighth inning with a single by McCall. Dexter got a base on balls, and Harvey was safe on a fielder's choice, McCall going out at third. Dexter scored on a hit by Currier, and Pounds on Leddy's error...
With the score 5 to 3 against them, the Harvard players again tied the score in the sixth inning. McCall singled and took second on Dennie's error. Simons reached second on an error by Elrod on which McCall scored. Harvey was safe on an error by the same man, and with Greene at bat, he and Simons worked a reckless double steal...