Word: flank
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...finally drop down near Jinotega in another night of driving rain over a road where the horses roll pitifully, up to their bellies in mud. ... I was finally brought to ... General Sandino's headquarters ... at San Rafael del Norte ... in the Department of Jinotega on the high flank of the Yali Range...
...yacht that used to belong to Germany's Kaiser stole out of Cherbourg harbor early one morning last week. Sliding up under the flank of an enormous U. S. Liner, she lay there waiting. When she put back towards the shore, several hundred retired members of the "A. E. F. observed that the onetime Kaiser's Yacht, now Cherbourg tender of the United States Liner, has been re-christened Welcome...
...relative standing of the remaining ends is still a matter of much speculation. In the morning signal drill W. W. Lord '28 and B. H. Strong '28 held down the team A flank positions, while J. L. Coombs Occ, and John Prior '29 were the team B choices. In the afternoon Lord was again on team A with Prior as his running mate and Coombs and R. H. O'Connell '30 on the second combination. Two scrub team fackles, T. H. Alcock '28 and F. S. Davis '30 were taken up to the University squad at the conclusion...
...captain and the latter at Andover, were prominent members of the Freshman eleven two years ago. O'Connell was not in college last year, and Prior, though on the University squad, was seriously hampered throughout the season by injuries. One of the most promising prospects for regular flank berths at the present time is W. W. Lord '28, baseball first baseman and for two years a member of the gridiron Seconds. From last year's Freshman team J. G. Douglas '30 and G. L. Lewis '30 have been retained as possible first string timber. F. A. Pickard '29 completes...
...timer here wants to correct you concerning the Alberta ranch of H. M. S. Prince of Wales [TIME, Aug. 22]. The ranch in question belonged to old George Lane whose brand was EP on the left flank. Therefore his holdings became known as the EP ranch...