Word: signal
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...morning signal practice yesterday S. L. Batchelder '31 took the place at left halfback of David Guarnaccia '29, who took the day off from active work, but followed the play. The remainder of the Team A backfield was the same as in the scrimmage of the day before, with George Crawford Occ. at quarter, Captain A. E. French '29 at right half, and W. R. Harper '30 at fullback...
Since Aug. 1, membership in the mighty Associated Press has been granted to the Newport, Ark. Independent; Yreka, Calif. News; Sanford, Fla. Signal and Times; Sterling, Ill. Daily Gazette; Cherokee, Ia. Daily Times; Grand Haven, Mich. Tribune; Charlottesville, Va. Daily Progress; Two Rivers, Wis. Reporter and Chronicle; Mexico City El Universal Grafico...
...Eskimo saw a smoke signal across the fjord near Mount Evans, Greenland. Two men went out in a motor boat to investigate. With a flashlight they signaled back: "Hassell safe." Two minutes later the New York Times received the news by wireless. It was one of the fastest handled and most complete scoops in the history of journalism...
...baseball, the ear-splitting yawp of the crowd, the squawk of an offstage soprano are in the air, now and then. The story purports to tell how the Yankees won the World Series when a bush-league pitcher (Richard Dix) peered into the grandstand, saw his girl (Jean Arthur) signal that she would marry him. Then he fanned the opposition, including his dastardly rival. So full of hebetude is the film that baseball fans squirmed, bit thumbs, made unpleasant faces...
Custom entitles every retiring Speaker to receive a viscountcy. The King-Emperor has no choice as to which "signal mark of favor" he must bestow. Moreover, in Mr. Whitley's case the Sovereign was impelled not by necessity but by liveliest gratitude. Well His Majesty knows that through seven stormy years the dignity of the Throne and the sanctity of tradition have been upheld by Speaker Whitley in an often ribald House of Commons. Therefore most Britons were positive that Mr. Whitley was about to become a viscount?but they were fooled...