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Word: sprinkler (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Captain Edward F. Caldwell of the Fire Department said that very rarely do the sprinkler tappets burst without being melted by fire or snapped by force...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sprinkler System Floods Yard Hall | 12/2/1950 | See Source »

Building and Grounds authorities described the damage as "negligible," reporting that the sprinkler system was again in operation. No personal property damage was reported by room occupants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sprinkler System Floods Yard Hall | 12/2/1950 | See Source »

...Sprinkler system pipes broke in the north entry of Thayer Hall at 11:45 p.m. last night and flooded the first floor and cellar with six inches of water...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sprinkler System Floods Yard Hall | 12/2/1950 | See Source »

...children run under the sprinkler on the lawn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Go Soak Your Head | 6/12/1950 | See Source »

...Welfare Department reported that, repeatedly for 13 years, it had warned the sanatorium's owner, 48-year-old Roland L. Randal, to remove the shackles and other restraints. A township marshal said that two months ago he had discovered that the sanatorium had no fire-alarm system, no sprinkler system, and its fire extinguishers were empty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DISASTER: A Chance to Be a Hero | 4/10/1950 | See Source »

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