Word: signal
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sleek sailing ships in Morris Cove, Conn. (New Haven) as the New York Yacht Club fleet made ready for the gold-star event of U. S. yachting. Early one morning, a tall, slightly stooped man stepped to the bridge of his big white steam yacht Nourmahal and gave a signal. A gun boomed. Moorings were slipped and out sailed the fleet in the wake of Commodore William Vincent Astor. Among many another power craft that churned along with the fleet was John Pierpont Morgan's rakish black Corsair steaming near the Nourmahal as committee boat...
...Dornier's Super-Whale, which he had been secretly building for two and a half years. Its flying capacity was 100 passengers. It was going on its trial runs. Dr. Dornier, usually self-contained and impassive, stood nervously on the lake shore, watch in hand. He gave a signal. The crew of 16 took their posts, the twelve motors thundered. The enormous flying boat slid out with ponderous ease across the glassy water after taxiing about for practice, the helmsman circled back for another signal, opened the throttles wide. After a run of 30 seconds, the gigantic ship lifted...
California's Senator Shortridge called for "human consideration rather than legal technicalities," extenuated the offense on the ground of "patriotism and zeal to serve." Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams, who has a son of his own keen on the sea, was understanding. At a signal from him, color-blind Candidate Rupp was set free, sent home to his parents...
...Harbin went the "Tiger's Cub," young Chang, after helping to break the railroad treaty concluded by his father, the late, mighty Chang Tso-lin (TIME, July 2, 1928). Both went to marshal armies against further trouble for both knew that seizure of the C. E. R. was open signal to a battle by which they hoped to crush the Russian domination of China's wealthiest region...
...blasts were blown on the Maracaibo's whistle. At this pre-arranged signal motor trucks loaded with guns and ammunition careened down to the pier. The munitions were stolen from Fort Amsterdam, three of whose 71 defenders had been killed in the raid...