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Word: safe (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...especially after ten days of shore leave in the Gulf ports. Five years ago, when a seagoing girl was found on the battleship Arizona between New York and Panama, Secretary Wilbur was shocked, embarrassed, furious, and a dozen sailors were court-martialed. Though no announcement was made it was safe to say that last week, as in 1923, every U. S. Navy ship afloat was carefully searched to ascertain just how prevalent girl-stowing had become...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: On Every Ship | 4/23/1928 | See Source »

...HALF-HEARTED" will never, it seems fairly safe to prophesy, become a classic of English literature, but it is a highly readable, plain novel. There is nothing complicated or enigmatic about the plot or its characters. There is nothing startlingly original, but on the other hand there is little that is annoyingly hackneyed or trite...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOOKENDS | 4/21/1928 | See Source »

...with a triumph over B. U. on opening day, is the only other pitcher who has registered a win. Howard Whitmore '29 was charged with the loss of the game to the Marines. Whitmore hurled the tenth and eleventh frames after Cutts had held the service team to two safe blows in nine innings. The winning run was scored without a hit being made. LEADING THE VAN HIGHEST AVERAGE Prior .470 MOST RUNS Donaghy 7 MOST HITS Prior 8 MOST DOUBLES Donaghy 2 Chase 2 MOST TRIPLES Hardie 3 MOST HOME RUNS Burns 1 MOST STOLEN BASES Burns...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON NINE SHOWS POWER IN FIRST GAMES | 4/17/1928 | See Source »

...elevation of Keynoter Fess. Bereaved backer of Senator Willis, loud admirer of President Coolidge, Mr. Thompson said of Mr. Fess: "All the rascals, high and low, will fade before his presence. They cannot help but respect him. He would make an Executive for the great Republic as wonderful and safe, as good and honest as Mr. Coolidge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Keynoter Fess | 4/16/1928 | See Source »

President Calles, it is safe to say, would not have signed the new regulations, last week, except for the fact that the U. S. now has in Mexico City a new and abler-than-usual Ambassador, Dwight Whitney Morrow, onetime Morgan partner. By large business methods and with a Morgan-sized grasp of essentials, Mr. Morrow has, in four months, cut the oil snarl which has embittered the U. S. and Mexico for a full decade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Snarl Cut | 4/9/1928 | See Source »

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