Word: fact
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fact that the suggestion of giving colors to the cruiser was so enthusiastically received as to bring contributions to more than twice the total needed, is enough to prove that there is no indifference here, and all who heard the words of the President, of Colonel Higginson, and of Professor Shaler, will agree that in them we find expression of true Harvard opinion...
Owing to the fact that many of the contestants are on military service, the national fencing championship at the B. A. A. has been indefinitely postponed...
...with a match against a picked team from around Boston. Owing to the rainy weather practice has been seriously interrupted. It was hoped that Soldiers Field would have been in a fair condition two weeks ago, but the grounds are still too soft for a good crease; despite this fact several of the men had batting and bowling practice during the vacation...
While the reasons of the Corporation for tabooing the news stand in the Memorial Transept are now generally appreciated, there is still a tendency to blame the H. D. A. Committee for not allowing Alexander to continue as news agent inside the Hall. As a matter of fact this is not in the power of the Committee. Not only have the Corporation discountenanced a news stand in the Transept, but they have also refused to allow the Association to lease the privilege of selling papers in the Hall...
...fact is, then, that the Association must run the business, or its members will have to do without papers. It is necessary to hire servants to sell the papers. Boys are competent for such office, but if a man wishes to work for a boy's wages he can doubtless find employment...