Word: raid
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Providence police have made a raid on rooms in Brown University in search of stolen signs; the college is in a wild state of uproar...
Upon arriving in the town, the happy Harvard men, hoarse from their continued cheering, proceeded to raid the shops in search of crimson cloth and ribbons. Early in the afternoon a processi??? as formed, headed by the band of the Fifth Connecticut Infantry. The members of the victorious crew came first, followed by the members of the 'Varsity nine, and escorted by 300 students, decked with red ribbons, and provided with brooms. After parading the principal streets, and cheering until worn out, the jubilant Cambridge men betook themselves to the cars, and left the town in peace...
...victory. The overture of the improvised orchestra, composed of fishhorns, policeman's rattles, cow bells, etc., lasted for a half hour or more. After they could shout no longer by reason of hoarseness and loss of wind caused by the blowing of their infernal horns, the freshmen began to raid grocers' back-yards for fuel for a bonfire. A hugh pile was soon collected in front of University, and quickly kindled. As soon, however, as the wood was fairly burning, the nightwatchman appeared on the scene with buckets of water and nearly extinguished the fire. but eighty-eight, nothing daunted...
...command of the American army, July 3d, 1775." We continue our way up Garden street to Concord avenue. On our right are, or were, the old arsenals, of which some have been torn down during the past summer. I think that it was in the late war, when a raid on the North was threatened, that a body of students was set guard over the military stores there. The story goes on to say that Cambridge residents for some reason or other, sent in a petition to have the student guard removed and a good sized bull...
...these fruitless efforts. Grant was now no nearer the city which was as safe as ever. It was almost the end of April. Something must be done. A new and, as it proved, successful plan was devised. To harass and occupy the attention of the enemy a cavalry raid to the east and rear of the city was carried out successfully by Colonel Ryerson, while Sherman and his corps watched the works just above Vicksburg. Grant moved the rest of his army to the west side of the river and making a wide circuit came out on the river again...