Word: raines
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Cincinnati, the President promised "a decent diet, a decent education and a reasonable amount of leisure'' to 25,000 citizens sitting in the rain. In Cleveland he once again assured honest business of his friendship but accused Wall Street of flooding the land with anti-New Deal literature paid for with stockholders' money. At week's end Nominee Roosevelt coasted into New York for live brief talks in upstate Republican territory, rested overnight at Hyde Park, set off to Washington whence after two days he planned to carry his message of Prosperity to hostile New England...
...possible than the 32-0 Army stamped might seem to warrant. Witnesses of the Crimson eleven clicking off plays in practice sessions prier to that game can't help but feel that the Harlow trained boys have a punch they couldn't uncock against Army. Whether it was the rain, or just a bad case of stage fright doesn't matter now-there is very little use in crying over the 32 points cropped by the Army mule from Cambridge turf last Saturday. The important question is whether or not this latent Crimson strength is fact or myth...
...time of the Tercentenary, when even the most crabbed of Boston reporters were lulled into amiability by Harvard's antiquity and learning, one columnist gave birth to a unique interpretation of the exercises in the Yard. It appears under the straightforward, no-foolin' title, "Out in the Rain...
...awarding honorary degrees, President Conant jibed at new deal aims and principles. Despite contrary (Roosevelt) theories, he noted that "mathematical cycles still revolve" and that the Constitution still preserves our liberties. FDR was allowed to huddle in the rain during the open air ceremonies, although wealthy and prominent Harvardians nearby had more than enough umbrellas to go around...
...still raining when the Sunflower Special pulled into Chicago next morning. Not to be outdone by the Democratic Nominee, who has lately demonstrated notable indifference to rain, the Republican Nominee hopped into an open car for his drive up Michigan Avenue, got himself thoroughly soaked for the benefit of scattered groups of admirers bunched along...