Word: feet
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Troy of Homer, built about 1200 B. C. He bases his opinion on a kind of pottery found in the ruins which was used at that period. The walls of the city at this time and later were built of a low foundation of stone three or four feet high topped by a wall of about fifteen feet made of sun-dried brick. Some authorities believe that a large amount of gold and silver treasure found in the second city show that it was the Troy of Homeric time. But there are many reasons for believing that...
AUGUSTUS HEMENWAY.After remarks by Professor Putnam on the importance of the Hemenway collections and their arrangement in the Peabody Museum, for which at present a hall sixty feet square could be immediately assigned, on motion of Mr. Lowell the following vote was unanimously passed...
...Sprague, No. 6, (capt.) of Chicago, rowed No. 6 on the winning crew at St. Paul's last year. His age is 19 years, height 6 feet, and weight 163 pounds...
...Harvard. The infield put more life into their play, Whittemore and Winslow putting up the best game. In the sixth inning Wiggin went into the box and the nine immediately settled down to more steady work. Wiggin was well supported by O'Malley, who is quicker both on his feet and in throwing to bases than Scannell...
...sophomore crew won the one mile race yesterday afternoon, again beating the seniors, this time by only two boatlengths. The juniors came in last, but only about five feet behind the seniors. The freshmen did not row. Time...