Word: sweepingly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...York has only three more games to play, and the Cardinals have five. The Giants now must sweep those three games to tie for the pennant, in case the the Cards win their remaining five. In case of a tie, the clubs would be forced into a three-game play-off on a neutral diamond as near as possible to Detroit. The Giants play the Phillies again tomorrow. They rest Thursday and Friday then meet Brooklyn Saturday and Sunday, the last two days of the season. Meanwhile, the Cards play the Pirates again tomorrow and meet Cincinnati in four games...
...Curley will sweep the town today, hang up a mark for other candidates to aim at in the years to come, be hailed and proclaimed tomorrow as one of the leaders of his party in the East...
...Sinclair victory threatened to drive California moderates as well as conservatives to vote the Republican ticket in November. If such a mass movement should develop, it might sweep many a luckless Democratic Representative out of his seat and return to the House a batch of Republicans who would do the prestige of the Roosevelt Administration no national good whatever. Both Boss Farley and President Roosevelt were anxiously aware of these possibilities when Republican Senator Hastings of Delaware said the thing they did not want said: "Upton Sinclair is a Socialist running on a Socialist platform heartily endorsing the New Deal...
...single sweep a special train carried President Roosevelt to Carrollton, III for the funeral of Speaker Henry T. Rainey, brought him back to Washington again after 30 minutes in the Rainey parlor. Two days later, the President left the White House again, this time for Hyde Park and his mother's home where he will remain until Washington cools...
...Havana leading U. S. businessmen expressed alarm at the setting of a precedent by President Mendieta which seemed to sweep away security for the U. S. control of U. S. investments in Cuba, but they congratulated ex-Manager Hart on a fat document he had obtained before resigning. In this the Cuban Government assumes liability for damages to the equipment of Cuban Telephone which may occur under its management. Telephone officials said that Interventor Montoulieu will soon find out that Cuban Telephone is not taking in enough money to meet its payroll. They added smugly that the operating deficit...