Word: flooding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Philadelphia as U. S. Minister to Egypt; the new Chilean Ambassador, Dr. Carlos Davila, to present credentials; Senators Charles Curtis of Kansas and Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada, and Governor Wallace Rider Farrington of Hawaii, to pay respects; Chairman Martin B. Madden of the House Appropriations Committee to talk flood control...
...occasional oasis of high ground, lifting above the sea of mud. Frantic peasants drove their cattle as best they could toward the high mounds of land; boatmen plied their oars with aching muscles as they ferried women and children from their submerged houses to those still standing above the flood. Many people were forced to spend two days on their house tops...
...southern side of the Alps matters went little better. Tremendous damage was caused in the Austrian and Italian Tyrol. Practically every railway out of Switzerland was put out of action. In the north every bridge from Steinach to Gschnitz in Austria was washed away. Europe reported the worst Alpine flood since...
College of the City of New York experimented. Under the white rays of 33,000 watts of electric flood lights they defeated an alumni eleven 5-0 in a night game. Spectators followed the open plays; were puzzled by shadows in line plunges. The traditional grandstand background of spectators, girls, coonskin coats was blotted out. The experiment was deemed unsatisfactory for important games. A white ball was used...
During the summer months the gymnasium has undergone various renovations. The old soft coal boilers have been removed, and the building is connected with the main heating system of the University. A new flood-lighting system for the main floor has also been installed...