Word: america
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...would be too sanguine a prediction to say that Harvard has an even chance of winning tomorrow. For it must be remembered that George S. Patterson, America's champion cricketer, will captain the Pennsylvania eleven. He was over in England and Ireland last summer with the Gentlemen of Philadelphia, and won the latter's cup with an average of over 40 runs per inning. He also, except one man, did the best bowling on the trip. With him will be Wood of the first eleven of the Germantown C. C., H. C. Thayer of the first eleven of the Merion...
...Americans Hate England?" is a symposium of several well known men, of whom Col. Higginson and Andrew Carnegie are to the fore. The consensus of opinion is that America does not hate England. The one or two who take the ground that it does, only repeat the reasons for so doing so thoroughly disposed of by Goldwin Smith...
...whole amount which the Institute of Archaeology desired to raise for the Delphi excavation has not yet been secured. The Greek government has, however, granted a further extension of time, and Dr. Waldstein, director of the school at Athens, intends to come over to America this summer for the purpose of taking measures to complete the subscription. It is confidently expected that his efforts will be successful...
...University Cycling Association will hold its annual spring road race this afternoon on the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. The course, which is exactly a mile and a sixth in circumference, is one of the most perfectly kept roads in America, and this fact, added to an unusually large list of entries, ought to make an extremely interesting race...
Professor William James has been appointed census-taker of hallucinations in America in behalf of the Society for Psychical Research...