Word: rodes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Most of the best citizens had left town. A cavalcade of shays and victorias, phaetons and buggies and traps was headed out along the dusty road to the University to see the graduation exercises. Along the sides of the road, sitting their underbred nags with easy grace, rode the rag-tag and bob-tail of Lincoln. Indian fighters, many of them had been, and some still were. They eyed the newly-victoria'd business aristocrats with scorn, and spat tobacco-chaws with a nonchalant lack...
With the two representatives of the Crimson eliminated in the preliminary matches, a strong aggregation from Oklahoma A. & M. rode rough shod over their opponents to win first place in the National Intercollegiate Wrestling Championship, held Friday and Saturday at Lehigh University...
...Ontario except from flashy motor cars paid for with your money! By Jupiter, when I'm Premier I'll ride to the opening of the Legislature of Ontario on a bicycle!" (TIME, July 2). Last week the people's "Mitch" in spats, cutaway and top hat rode to the Legislature's opening in a flashy new Hudson sedan, while gorgeous Marina Blue-gowned, orchid-corsaged Mrs. Hepburn followed in a flashy blue Buick...
...Harbin, Consul Hanson took no sides. He made friends with everybody. He got U. S. oil promoters and fur dealers out of trouble over White Russian dancers. And he kept his eyes & ears wide open. On the crucial Chinese Eastern Railway he rode impartially in the private cars of Chinese officials, Russian officials, Japanese bankers. When Japan finally turned from scheming to shooting he was ready. Without waiting for instructions he swung through the trouble area, let Secretary Stimson act on first-hand facts instead of garbled press reports...
...Cecil Combs, West Point's undefeated malletmen rode to a sweeping 12-4 victory over the Varsity trio Saturday, while the Jayvees retaliated to rout the cadets...