Word: riot
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...been here for 34 years and I haven't seen one real riot," said Captain J. J. Donohue of the Brattle Street Police Station Yesterday. "In the old days there used to be a lot more fun," he added. "There was more money and more spirit in Harvard then, with fraternity initiations and traditional Freshman brawls...
...reported the bill to the Senate. Typical of the opposition there awaiting it was Senator Reed's: "It'll be ripped to pieces! I can't permit the passage of such legislation! If the people of Pennsylvania knew what its passage would mean, they'd riot in the streets. . . ." And the sun marched...
...crash; afterwards, he had no eyes for anyone else and could not remember ever having seen Marie before. But Eurydice, having more political fish to fry, gave Patrick only cool encouragement. When the fish were well cooked and the government overturned, Patrick was hit on the head in a riot and found he remembered Marie very well. But before they had time for a happy ending, Patrick's old Etonian spirit got him into a last and fatal scrape...
Captain Michael Brennan of the Cambridge Police when consulted at the Brattle Square Station agreed with Major Apted's statements. "Those rows you fellows have aren't riots. Not a pane of glass broken! Not a person assaulted! And the newspapers called that a riot! It's the newspapers that cause all the trouble--they talk it up until it sounds like a real fight. They love to criticize Harvard...
...Humph! Nothing particularly important," remarked the Captain, then resumed the discussion. "Anything they can say about a Harvard man they say it. Newspapers love to any unpleasant things about people. Now we're equipped to handle any real riot. We've got tear gas bombs, and in a few minutes we could summon two dozen men by telephone. But all this talk about Harvard riots is crazy. Now the Bonus Veterans, put on a real riot. Nope, there hasn't been a Harvard riot in years...