Word: railings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...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 hit the ship would have gone up in flames. Another shot struck the wheelhouse rail. After the volley the Coast Guard boat hailed: "What...
...about him on Saturday afternoon, the President for the first time since taking office visited the Washington Navy Yard. He was saluted with 21 guns, boarded the presidential barge, was ferried out into the Potomac near Haines Point, received another salute, boarded the revenue cutter Apache. Leaning over the rail he watched intently while Imp II, driven by Financier Richard Farnsworth Hoyt of Manhattan, won the President's cup for motorboats. The Pres- ident then accepted another salute, was ferried ashore and motored?reversing a decision of the week prior?the 100-odd miles away from Washington's heat...
...Sewanee, Tenn., accepted the invitation of the University of Mexico to play a game on Nov. 20 dedicating the new $1,000,000 Workers' Athletic field at Mexico City. The Sewanee team, which plays Tulane in New Orleans on Nov. 16, will proceed to Mexico City by rail and plane. The first U. S. v. Mexico game is scheduled for Oct. 5, between Louisiana College and the Uni versity of Mexico...
...horsemen, who might try to make a race horse and a draft horse pull smoothly in a team, William Benson Storey has his troubles. He is president of The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. Also, he is closely interested in Transcontinental Air Transport, which uses Santa Fe rail service for part of its route and competes with the Santa Fe for more. Also, he is director of the Railway Express Agency, Inc., for whose business both the rail and his air systems compete...
...appreciate this opportunity to say a word to the generation which presently will assume the responsibility of our banks, utilities, rail-roads, factories and all other assets," said Roger W. Babson, leading financial expert, to a CRIMSON reporter yesterday...