Word: fires
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...until May 1, when cups will be presented to the men having the 10 best scores. A championship revolver shoot will also be held from March 8 to May 3, under the same conditions. Scores made in this shoot may also count toward the re-entry cup. A rapid fire shoot for revolvers will also be held during April...
...fighting he ran the Russian and Japanese lines six times, interviewing Japanese and Russian prisoners as well as soldiers, riding with Kuropatkin's staff, and visiting Nogi's headquarters. His greatest feat, that of interviewing General Stoessel, was accomplished by runnings the Japanese blockade and entering Port Arthur under fire...
...championship revolver shoot will be held directly after the mid-years at a date to be announced later. For the first time, during this shoot, a rapid-fire revolver shoot will be added, the contestants shooting at a distance of 15 yards. The contestants in the regular revolver shoot will shoot at 50 yards and a prize will be awarded to the man making the best score...
...appeal for money, and details some of the pressing needs of the Observatory, among which is the demand for funds for the care of the collection of 182,277 photographs. This collection is unique and gives the only existing history of the stellar universe for the past 20 years. Fire-proof buildings are especially needed for the library, photographic laboratory and the workshop. The total number of volumes and of pamphlets in the library on October 1, 1905, was 11,459 and 24,474, respectively...
...Southern Girl in '61, Wright. The Ancient Grudge, Pier. Knock at a Venture, Phillpotts. Autobiography, Andrew White. Russia and its Crisis, Milyoukov McAllister and his Double, Train. The Garden of Allah, Hichens. The Irrational Knot, Shaw. The House of Mirth, Wharton. My Friend the Chauffeur, Williamson. The Divine Fire, Sinclair, Iole, Chambers. The Appreciation of Pictures, Sturgis. The Ways of Nature, Burroughs. Question of our Speech, Henry James. With Flashlight and Rifle, Schillings. Daphne, Sherwood. Ayesha, Haggard. Impressions of Japanese Architecture, Cram. Jorn Uhl, Jamisen. Sea Power in its Relation to the War of 1812, Captain Mahan. The Wood Fire...