Word: board
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Last night at the Fogg Lecture Room, Hon. Frederick W. Holls of New York lectured on the "Conference at the Hague." Professor Kuno Francke introduced Mr. Holls as a man, who, in obtaining the consent of the German emperor to a permanent board of arbitration, has performed one of the greatest achievements of international diplomacy...
...Board of Overseers. Special meeting at No. 50 State St., Boston...
...interclub boat race yesterday was won by a scant length by the first Weld crew in 9 minutes and 44 seconds, fairly good time considering that the wind blew across the course, kicking up a choppy sea which bothered the star-board men considerably. The first Newell crew, which was second at the finish, was a length and three-quarters ahead of the second Weld, which in turn led the second Newell by a quarter of a length of open water. The start was not made until one o'clock owing to the difficulty of securing a coxswain...
...past year was an important one in the affairs of the Co-operative. At the annual meeting a year ago, the Board of Directors was largely reorganized, and a more progressive policy has since been followed...
...Enlarged quarters for the tailoring department were secured in Lyceum Hall. The old arrangement for handling furniture, by piloting customers to different warerooms in Boston, seemed objectionable; and a furniture department with samples was this fall opened in Dane Hall. The number of affiliated dealers was nearly doubled. The board already feels a justification for these changes. From the opening of College this fall up to the first of November, this increase in sales over the corresponding period of last year aggregated upwards of ten thousand dollars