Word: storming
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...great storm of protest greeted these pacifist views. The belligerents, headed by Brigadier General John Ross Delafield, president of the Reserve Officers' Association of the United States, accused them of treason and conspiracy. A similar outburst is expected Tuesday night...
...Weather. Not all of the hazards of the flight are connected with the sea. There are trackless deserts, lofty mountains, intense cold, dangerous storm zones. Seamen and airmen agree that success or failure now hinges as much on the weather as on the planes...
When questioned as to the probable cause of the accident Mr. W. S. Burke, Inspector of the Grounds and Buildings, cited two possible reasons. "There might have been a seam in the rock, which was enlarged by the freezing of the water that soaked into it during the recent storm or the stone might have been a so-called, patched stone. When these patched stones are exposed to the weather, the mending material usually deteriorates and lets in the water, and in a very short time the stone is broken up. Defects of this kind, when near the ground...
...This storm in the session was aroused by the oil graft scandal (TiME, March 3), which was itself engendered by the sale of inferior benzine and gasoline to the Government at superior price...
...case of several other clocks about Harvard Square, the Memorial time-piece was stopped by the storm of the last few days. The trouble, according to Mr. Burke, was probably caused by the heavy mass of snow which piled upon the hands, causing damage to the gearing and other parts of the internal works...