Word: sidewalks
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Sixteen silk hats were observed on the sidewalk in front of Sawin's express office yesterday afternoon; also about seventy-five trunks...
...ascertain whether it was genuine gas or not, he struck a match, thereby having his doubts very quickly satisfied. The result of the experiment was an explosion so heavy as to be felt all over the yard. The windows of the room were, violently blown out over the sidewalk, the door was partly blown open, the ceiling was sprung, and the wall on the entry displaced about six inches, and about 20 feet of plastering so damaged as to have to be torn down immediately. All the plastering in the room was shaken loose, and the wood work, paper...
...that side of Broadway are clogged up, and on rainy days for some time it has taken a pretty good "running long" jump to clear the swelling tide. Tuesday the stream was wider than ever, and many poor jumpers failed to clear it. A spring-board on the sidewalk would save the weaker ones the trouble of going around the block...
Neither side is satisfied with the result; a second rush is inevitable, The Sophomores take up their line of march for Old Cambridge, this time keeping in closer ranks. Before Beck Hall is reached they take their stand on the sidewalk, and as the Freshmen come up an attempt is made to dislodge them. At first '88 seems to have the advantage, for she has rushed up against a fence which creaks and groans and finally gives way, sending head over heels several Juniors who had taken a position there to watch the fight. '87 and '88 are thrown into...
...base ball game at Yale on Saturday resulted in a tie. At the conclusion of the game the sophomores endeavored to "pass the freshman out"-a popular pastime at Yale-and to take the sidewalk from them but were only partially successful, though it is reported that many freshmen were obliged to wait the arrival of darkness before they could safely reach their rooms and repair damages to their costumes...