Word: outer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...ancient author examinations in Sophocles. At seventeen minutes past the proctor in the middle aisle ran out of papers. He thought for a moment, then he went to the central desk. He obtained the remaining papers and distributed them. There was still a fringe of snapping fingers in the outer seats and there were no more examination papers. Precisely enough had been printed to supply those who had registered for the examination. The arrival of several unregistered examinees had left the proctors in the situation of the five foolish virgins. They herded the snapping fingers into the mezzanine balcony...
...Outer Mongolia and Inner Mongolia are two seminomadic lands of indefinite status, lying north of China proper and adjoining Manchuria. Last week a whooping pack of Outer Mongolian cavalry swooped into Manchuria and cut the Chinese Eastern Railway at Khailar, near Barin, where four U. S. citizens reside...
...raiders were led by Soviet Russian General Sulkovsky. Though details were meagre it appeared that a local chieftain "Prince" Gaifu, had resisted certain demands made upon him by the Outer Mongolian Soviet Republic and was being trounced...
...method of transferring from the defunct Farm Revolt to the triumphant Hoover vehicle was to attack one of Lowdenism's loudest promoters, George N. Peek, executive chairman of the Corn Belt Conference. He accused Mr. Peek of plotting to ditch Lowden in favor of Vice President Dawes, whose outer office Peek used while lobbying for the McNary-Haugen Bill. Mr. Peek has lately been advising farmers to go Democratic. Piqued at Peek, Senator Brookhart said the Democratic farm plank was worse than the Republican; that Hoover knows more about the farm problem than Smith...
...balloting began coming over the radio. Guests kept score. When the nomination was complete, Mrs. Hoover went to her husband and took both his hands in hers, but said nothing. A few minutes later, he appeared to newsgatherers in an outer room. "I can't say anything tonight, gentlemen. Of course, I'm very happy," he said...