Word: weather
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...inscrutable Orientals into local station-house bull pens for questioning. All declared they knew nothing, their leaders asking in reply, "What tong war? There is no war!" Disgusted lieutenants turned the droves loose. Flags with Chinese characters, denoting peace, after three days' absence, perhaps because of the inclement weather, were seen flying over all Chinese headquarters buildings. The TONG WAR FLARES disappeared from the headlines. The war, if any, therefore ended...
...Monday weather conditions permitting, the three University crews will race again over the Basin course, with the strokes shifted. Watts, who rowed with a Freshman boat yesterday, may be back in a University shell next week. Following Monday's race, Coach Brown intends to make a slight shift and raise a few men from the second squad. The expected cut to two crews will probably not take place until the end of the week, at the earliest...
...tennis squad will begin work outdoors next Monday, if the weather permits, according to a statement last night by Coach Cowles. This is the earliest date that the squad has ever got on the outdoor courts, and is two weeks earlier than last year...
...University baseball team, taking advantage of this week's warm weather has been able to play three practice games during the last three days. Yesterday, afternoon's encounter resulted in a close decision for the team A combination, which had eight of last year's regulars in its ranks...
Since 1890 a branch station has been operated at Arequipa, Peru, but as cloudy weather handicaps the observation in that spot, it has been decided to move to the high platforms of South Africa where better conditions prevail throughout the year...