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Word: subway (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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From the aeolian depths of the Park Street subway station, the Vagabond emerged into walls of rain and one of those incomparable Tremont Street typhoons. During a moment of vexation, he wondered if Orson Welles and Burgess Meredith were really worth all this. But Vag fought to subdue his sudden spurt of misanthropy and pushed on. After all, he told himself, he was about to have an opportunity to absorb the liquid words and sly wit of two great Thespians, and absolutely gratis, to boot. True, it wasn't a performance of "The Five Kings," but it was an interview...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 3/2/1939 | See Source »

Heroism of four Freshmen saved a negro from death at the hands of attackers last Saturday night. Passing by the alley connecting Winter and Summer Streets at about five minutes after twelve on their way from the theatre to the subway station, George C. Cunningham '42, George M. Flanagan '42, Owen W. Kite '42, and Montgomery M. Smith '42 heard sounds of a scuffle and decided to investigate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEGRO SAVED FROM FATAL BEATING BY 4 FRESHMEN | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

Benjamin Bucklin '42 discovered a new way of settling competition in an affair of the heart yesterday when he placed Samuel Worthen '42 in handcuffs and threw the key under the subway train at Ashmont...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Wins Girl by Handcuffing Rival and Throwing Key in Subway | 2/18/1939 | See Source »

Chairmanned by Attorney James L. Magrish, they divided into subcommittees to work out a plan. Since no town feels it is grown-up until it is pierced by a subway (Chicago is finally digging one), the most likely result of their deliberations will probably be an attempt to sell Cincinnati taxpayers on the downtown loop, send good money after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Hole-in-the-Ground | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

...Subway commuters: When pushed, push back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Modern Manners | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

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