Word: swedes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...honor the memory of Captain John Ericsson, a Swede who made the greatest contribution to the success of the Union cause in the Civil War, that the memorial has been erected...
...Council thereupon met in secret without the Germans. Sir Austen Chamberlain was alleged to have completely lost his temper, and roundly berated Dr. Unden with "violent threats." When the session broke up "the Terrible Swede" issued forth "with jaw set, and eyes gleaming with anger." He was alleged to have declared "Sir Austen's language was the most disgraceful I have ever experienced. I will not change my point of view or my stand. My instructions are specific to vote against the admission of any nation except Germany to a Council seat...
...referred to as "The Venice of the North." The Prince's aide, who was supposed to be accompanying him, rushed up just in time to help Prince Gustaf carry the unconscious sailor into a rough seaman's cafe nearby. There an incident occurred which stirred many a Swede as much as the rescue itself...
...Dame was to play Nebraska. But the rest has, been decided: Michigan and Northwestern are tied for the Conference Championship; Princeton purrs smugly with one paw on Harvard, one on Yale; Dartmouth, best team in the East, rounded off its unbroken string of victories with the superb soliloquy of "Swede" Oberlander in Chicago; Missouri's wiry tumblers still lead in the Missouri Valley Conference, although Kansas spoiled one of their matin...
...Five Yards" McCarty of Chicago ran after Swede Oberlander of Dartmouth, was knocked down, arose and ran again. Throughout the game this performance was repeated. Often McCarty caught Oberlander, but when the latter, instead of carrying the ball, dropped back and fired it accurately into the reaching hands of Lane, then McCarty and Chicago were baffled, and Dartmouth swept on to a 33 to 7 victory that carries with it the unofficial national football title...