Word: exceptional
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...indeed the validity of such testimony is by no means to be lightly regarded, except in the severe processes of law counts. Men are discharged from clerkship, from positions on rail-roads and numerous other corporations on much less weighty testimony than the average faculty considers necessary to the infliction of discipline upon refractory students. In fact, high authority may be found in favor of such testimony. The technicalities of law cannot be wisely admitted into the common relations of business and life. In regard to that which touches the courts so nearly as the regulation of police removals...
...Sunday afternoon the majority of the members of the troupe left Boston by the 4.30 train via Springfield for New York. Like the wandering Florimel, the journey "had no mar," except that special cars were not provided as had been promised, and the train was over-crowded. On arriving at New York, the party at once proceeded to the "Rossmore" on Broadway and 41st streets. On Monday morning the missing actors, who had left Boston on Saturday, turned up at the Assembly Rooms of the Metropolitan Opera House for rehearsal at 10 o'clock...
...proper to take this new traffic at a lower rate than that at which other traffic is received; and there can be no injustice in this, So through traffic is favored often at the expense of that between intermediate points. The railroad ought not to be blamed for this, except when the rates are given by irresponsible subordinates, such rates usually resulting in great and pernicious monopolies...
...weather of Saturday prevented the usual large attendance upon the Second Ladies' Day of the Winter Athletic Meetings. Most of the events were well contested but as the records made, except that in the pole-vault, were not very good, at times the interest flagged. In the latter event Leavitt won great and deserved applause for his good leaping...
...would go before the country as a defeated candidate, and he would have a divided party behind him. Those who have once become mugwumps never go back, and in 1888 it will be far easier to break party affiliations than ever before. If Blaine is nominated, the Republican party, except in name, will be at an end. (Applause...