Word: riley
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...good many men are going in to Tremont Temple tonight to hear Mark Twain, Bill Nye, and James Whitcomb Riley...
...Riley. 17 6 61/2...
...been instituted at Amherst: December 5, reading of Midsummer Nights' Dream, by E. F. Thompson, accompanied by Listemann's Orchestra of Boston; January 18, Swedish Ladies' quartette, of Stockholm, and Edward T. Phelan, humorist; February 14, lecture by Mr. George Kennan; February 27, Bill Nye and John Whitcomb Riley; March 4, New York Philharmonic Club...
...arranged. Instead the McGill men entertained our team by taking them through the college buildings and showing them points of interest about the city. Early on the following day the team left Montreal for Ottawa, which they reached at noon. They were met at the depot by Captain Riley of the Ottawa college team, and driven in a barge to the Russell House where they had lunch. After lunch they were driven to the grounds of the Marquis of Lansdowne, about a mile from the hotel, where the game was to be played...
...kicked a goal from a drop kick after the ball was punted out; but the referee said "no goal" much to every one's surprise. Bemis next made a touch down, but failed to kick a goal. After some very pretty rushing and passing by the forwards, Finney dragged Riley over the line and forced him to make a safety touch down. Soon after this the Ottawa rush line knocked Kimball down while trying for a "fair catch," and by dribbling the ball down the field secured a touch down in spite of the unaided efforts of Peabody to prevent...