Word: baron
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...international committee on the Olympian games has decided to hold the next quadrennial meeting in 1904 in the United States. The games will be held either in New York or Chicago. The committee is now waiting to see which city offers the greater inducements before deciding definitely. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, one of those most interested in international athletics and the reviver of the Olympian games, is said to favor the selection of Chicago...
...Baron Russell Briggs, A. M. Reading from the Iliad, "The Death of Hector," with comments...
...Pasteur Medal was founded in 1898 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin. It is awarded to the successful contestant in an annual debate on a subject drawn from contemporary French politics. The administration of the prize is in the hands of the French Department. In 1898-'99, the contest was open only to Sophomores and Freshmen, but last year the medal was awarded to the best speaker in the final round of the inter-class debate...
Doctor of Laws -- Le Baron Russell Briggs '75, Dean of Harvard College; Benjamin Ide Wheeler, President of the University of California; Marcus Perrin Knowlton, Justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts; William Henry Welch Professor of Pathology in Johns Hopkins University; Sir Julian Pauncefote, English Ambassador to the United States...
...Strauss. 3. Overture, "Orpheus aux Enfers," Offenbach Violin obligato, Mr. Otto Roth. 4. Selection, "The Serenade," Herbert. 5. Selection, "Trovatore," Verdi. 6. Waltz, "Nachtswarmer," Ziehrer. 7. Le Dernier Sommeil de la Vierge, Massenet. 8. Two Slavic Dances, Dvorak. 9. Overture, "Fra Diavolo," Auber. 10. Polka from "The Gypsy Baron," Strauss. 11. Waltz, "Pomone," Waldteufel. 12. Oriental March, Zach...