Word: cleared
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...balloting resulted as follows: First ballot, McKinley, 55; Reed, 61; Harrison, 8. Second ballot, McKinley, 53; Reed, 60; Harrison, 8. Third ballot, McKinley, 58; Reed, 56; Harrison, 7. Fourth ballot, McKinley, 62; Reed, 56; Harrison, 7. Thus while the Republicans failed to reach an agreement, it was very clear that McKinley was gaining and would have been nominated but for the firmness of the Harrison...
Carleton was very clear in his statements, and showed a thorough knowledge of the subject. His style was smooth, but not in any way brilliant...
...glad to publish this morning an extract from an article written concerning Harvard by Mr. Hurlbut. The writer treats the subject of Harvard indifference in its broader sense admirably. In a clear, strong, convincing manner he shows how false is the popular opinion that Harvard men stand off from their fellows and are unwilling to enter heartily into the plans and interests of others. Harvard men can never be justly accused of snobbishness. As Mr. Hurlbut says, nowhere is there a more democratic community than this University. Individual worth probably counts for more at Harvard than at any university...
This satisfactory arrangement is due almost entirely to the energy of Mr. Richards who has secured the introduction and partial passage in Congress of the bill providing for a clear course on the days of such regattas...
...HAVEN, May 1.- Yale won her first intercollegiate debate with Harvard tonight. The decision of the judges, made less than five minutes after the debate closed was announced as unanimous. Although the Harvard speakers had a well-knitted line of argument they were unable to clear it from the inconsistencies into which the Yale speakers endeavored to force it. There was wanting in the Harvard argument definiteness, a fault which afforded an easy point of attack for the Yale men. Still the Harvard argument taken by itself was strong, but was not presented so forcibly as the Yale argument...