Word: southerners
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...southern side of the Alps matters went little better. Tremendous damage was caused in the Austrian and Italian Tyrol. Practically every railway out of Switzerland was put out of action. In the north every bridge from Steinach to Gschnitz in Austria was washed away. Europe reported the worst Alpine flood since...
...After several minor climbs en route Ostheimer and Fuhrer made the first ascent of Mt. Dais. The day was bad and the climbers found themselves in a veritable blizzard when they neared the peak. The ridge leading to the summit was completeley covered with fresh snow and the vertical southern face, hidden in clouds and snow, presented a mountaineering problem of the first order, making the climbing extremely dangerous. Further later stated that the hours spent in feeling their way along this knife ridge, and across the face of the peak, with eyes and hands frozen, were the most exciting...
...southern states is being planned. After midyears, the season will be concluded with a number of local concerts, and a few short trips to New York, and other nearby cities. The season is brought to a close about the middle of March, enabling the players to take up new activities for the spring...
...Saloon League in woefully wet Illinois, will now have to battle singlehanded the causes of "crooks and bribery," which U. S. Prohibition Commissioner Lowman says are "rampant" in the Federal enforcement system. Last week, Dr. McBride was known to be picking a band of dry workers to rush into southern and midwestern states whence ominous sentiment has been issuing in favor of the wet presidential candidate, Governor Alfred Emanuel Smith. In Indiana. Not in the least helpful to Dr. McBride were sounds issuing last week from Indiana. With the trial for alleged corruption of the mayor of Indianapolis and Governor...
Skirting the southern end of the island, typhoon and tidal wave broke on the western shore, carrying great boats high into the air and dashing them onto inland rice fields in the vicinity of Nagasaki. The towns of Nakamura and Kojima were wrecked. Jetties, heavy laden barges, motor boats were crushed by the terrific weight of water or blown away by the screeching wind...