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Word: night (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...months, since leaving the battlefields of France, ten regiments of Silidar cavalry had sweated and suffered the tortures of the damned in the valley of the Dead Sea. Now we were moving by forced marches at night to be on time for Zero Hour, to have the honor of storming an entrenched position, to relieve the Jews of the onus of crusading on their own account...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 30, 1929 | 9/30/1929 | See Source »

...dark night 26 miles off New York and the 63 ton motorship Shawnee, bound from Bermuda to Halifax in ballast, plowed through the seas. The Canadian ensign flew at her masthead; all lights were showing. Suddenly out of the darkness streaked a little U. S. Coast Guard boat. Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang -deafeningly five 4-lb. shells were fired, the last from within ten yards of the Shawnee's rail. One shell entered the port side astern, grazed the exhaust pipe and passed out to starboard just above the water line. If the exhaust pipe had been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROHIBITION: Two Stories | 9/30/1929 | See Source »

...dark night, near Ambrose Light Ship and Coast Guard boat No. 145 sighted with her searchlight a small boat which appeared to be a U. S. vessel running without lights. The name upon her stern was covered by a canvas. Toot, toot, toot, went the Coast Guard craft, signalling for the vessel to stop. No answer. Pop, pop, pop went three blank shots from the patrol boat. Still no answer. Bang, bang went two 4-lb. shells. The vessel still refused to stop or give her name but the searchlight picked up the lettering Shawnee. upon the bow, a name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROHIBITION: Two Stories | 9/30/1929 | See Source »

Available letter men representative of the various sports have been chosen as this year's cheer leaders. At a meeting held last night in the H. A. A. six men who had won their major sports' insignia in either hockey, baseball, crew, or track, were present to discuss plans for the season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SIX LETTERMEN NAMED TO LEAD CHEERS THIS FALL | 9/28/1929 | See Source »

...Last night at the court room of Lang-dell Hall, an opening reception was held for first year Law Students under the auspices of the Law School Committee of Phillips Brooks House. An imposing group of speakers included President Lowell, Dean Roscoe Pound, Professor E. M. Morgan '02, professor of Law, Professor A. W. Scott, Story Professor of Law, and H. F. Hart, Jr. 3L, president of the Law Review...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Law Reception Held | 9/27/1929 | See Source »

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