Word: blacking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President Coolidge spurred Horse Mistletoe suddenly. Horse Mistletoe ran away, for about a quarter-mile, before "Dakota" Clyde Jones caught up and President Coolidge could rein in. This was the last time President Coolidge rode Horse Mistletoe in the Black Hills...
...night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul...
Albert Bacon Fall, once an ambitious Kentucky boy, founder of "Fall's Business College for Young Men" at Nashville, Tenn., who reached wealth, fame and a place in the Harding cabinet via law, mining, cattle dealing, lumber trading and being Senator from New Mexico, still carried his broad-brimmed black hat, still chewed unlighted cigars, but bore his 66 years tiredly. His grey mustache drooped, his grey suit hung loosely, he slouched silent in his chair...
...scurrilous story had it that the love affair began last summer. The strong-willed "mother-in-law of the Balkans," Queen Marie, discovered it and Ileana's "cherub," one Paius, was sent posthaste back to his ship in the Black...
Playing among themselves Western youths shoved, dodged, went proudly home to show black and blue spots to Alma Mater. Michigan dedicated a brand new back yard that cost $2,000,000, asking Ohio State over to play in it. Ohio State went home, morose because Michigan, boisterous host, won 21-0. Illinois pommeled Northwestern, 7-6; Minnesota bewildered Iowa, 38-0. Notre Dame, wild Irish children, rubbed Indiana...