Word: vagrant
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...vagrant hurricane at length skirted the southern tip of Florida, blew down grapefruit trees, electric lines, a few buildings. Three Floridans were electrocuted by downed wires. Then it veered northwest. While relieved Miamians took down their barricades, cowering residents of Pensacola and Mobile frantically prepared for the worst...
...past few days will be completed today according to information received from official sources yesterday. No reason could be ascertained from the college authorities for the unusual action of the clock in the past few days; but upon inquiry it was discovered that the unwieldy flight of a vagrant pigeon had disturbed the movement that has been continual for a decade or less. Workmen perched high upon the dangerous scaffold spent several hours in the effort to repair the damage caused by the misdirected ramblings of the winged wanderer...
...garden party given by Thomas M. Farley, political leader of the Fourteenth Assembly District. Mr. Farley's district is full of Jewish, Italian and Irish constituents. All of these have plenty of children and plenty were at Mr. Farley's party last week. As demure and vagrant as fluffy rabbits, the little girls in their white dresses went creeping about the lawns giving vent to small cries. The stags at the party chased them from time to time: there was a regrettable fracas when one of the latter, finding himself next a small female with a loud voice...
...experiment that news was guarded until the trick was turned. Nosing out to sea last week the Los An-geles met the Saratoga off the Virginia Capes. Both headed into the light, gusty wind. The dirigible dipped gently, close to the carrier; then bucked like a frightened horse. A vagrant gust tossed it 200 feet in air. Again it angled downward, its sensitive nose smelling the sea ship tentatively. Ropes were dropped, sailors dragged the huge sky ship closer, held it fast. A hose was hoisted aboard the Los Angeles. Refuelling was simulated; supplies, passengers exchanged...
...least for such poor-proud folk-the French concept of a policeman's duty is paternal. It was so interpreted, last week, by M. Jean Chiappe, the Prefect of Police of Paris. With firm wisdom M. le Préfet ordered his gendarnes to take into custody every vagrant. Soon, in warm Paris jails, the needy were served hot soups and stews which they could accept without loss of honor. When the weather moderated they were released...