Word: tapping
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...scent, but the President did not do likewise since he is subject to rose fever. At 4:30 p. m., Justice and Mrs. Sanford of the U. S. Supreme Court called. For dinner Mr. and Mrs. Stearns appeared. At 9:30 the cook reported that the cold water tap was emitting steam. Mr. William Buist, local plumber, was summoned. He arrived en flivver with his tools, but was refused admittance by the Marines until his summoning had been verified. Correspondents said that the Marines were suspicious of him because he arrived with his tools instead of coming empty-handed...
...with a good morning in a gentle, agreeable voice. . . . 'Do you play bridge?' the Prince asked me. 'No, Sir, 1 have never had the opportunity to learn, nor do I possess the necessary mental concentration for the game,' was my reply. . . . There was a light tap at the door and a messenger entered. He brought a note written in pencil which read: 'Please make me a sketch of our beloved Queen as she lies there on her bed surrounded by the flowers she loved.' 'A.' It was from Alexandra...
...Haven tap room, now technically...
...days when Cambridge was a dry city, long before the Prohibition Amendment, the club room of the Deutscher Verein in Grays Hall was the only place where beer was kept on tap, and one of the few places where refreshments were served with any sort of luxury. The distinguished personnel of the club was well known, and such prominent undergraduates as R. Norris Williams end'16, the tennis player, served as president...
...Crimson line-up tomorrow night against the Blue in the final game of the season, is likely to be changed. McElroy's height will again give him the starting call at the tap-off job with Leekley starting at left forward. Captain Luman, at center for the Eli quintet, is the second highest scorer on the Yale team to date, and the Crimson substitutions will depend in large part on his playing. Leekley may be shifted to jump against him with Jones used at forward, or Rauh may get the assignment...