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...Northwestern's announcement came almost exactly on the hundredth anniversary of the steam engine. On Sept. 27, 1825, with no small ceremony and excitement the hitherto horse-drawn cars running from the Darlington coal mines to the Stockton docks (County Durham, England) 37 miles away, were hitched to a steam-driven wagon invented by Engineer George Stephenson of Scotland...
...Near Durham, Bishop Welldon, Dean of Durham Cathedral, was roughly handled when he attended a miners' fete. Apparently, the miners resented his trying to give both sides to the dispute; for, the moment his presence was noticed, horny hands seized him and raucous voices yelled: "Throw him in the river." The 77-year-old begaitered and silk-hatted gentleman was rushed toward the river. Cooler heads, however, came to his rescue, after which the Bishop merely commented: "I lost my new hat and umbrella...
...individual foils tournament, won by Hays of Cornell, Captain R. A. Durham '25 finished fourth and A. G. Carrillo '26, fifth. Durham, at the end of the regular bouts, was tied for second place, but dropped to fourth on the fence...
...University delegation of nine men will be composed of Coach Danguy, Captain R. A. Durham '25, A. R. Allen Jr. '26, manager. A. G. Carrillo '26, Howard Finney '26, Lendon Snedeker '25, Noel Morss '26, A. C. Lane '27, and F. Y, St. Clair '26. Durham, Carrillo, and Finney will compose the University foils team and Snedeker and Morss will be entered in the epee events. Lane and St. Clair will compete in the Clemens Medal Novice Tournament...
...Hunneman '28Entry B Dudley Ball '28Entry C B. C. Tripp '28Standish HallEntry A A. H. O'Neil '28Entry B J. N. Barbee Jr. '28Entry C Langdon Dearborn '28Entry D Alexander Shaw '28Entry E J. B. Robinson '28Thayer Hall1-10 H. S. Wober '2511-20 R. A. Durham '2521-31 E. G. Gebelein '2532-44 Theodore Sedgwick...