Word: fours
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...time of the breaking up of the Roman Empire, Crete was conquered by the Arabs. In the Italian crusade of 1204 the island was sold to the Venetians, by whom it was held during the next four centuries. The Venetian rule was so oppressive that the Turks were hailed as liberators when they came and after a seige of twenty-five years conquered the island. With the decay of the Turkish empire during the 17th and 18th centuries the condition of Crete became steadily worse until at the beginning of this century the mismanagement of the Mohamedans became unbearable...
...Sledge Expedition by Dr. Nasen and Lieut. Johansen. By Dr. Fridtjof Nansen. With an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup. With about 100 Full-page and Numerous Text Illustrations, 16 Colored Plates in Facsimile from Nansen's own Water-Color, Pastel, and Pencil Sketches, and an Etched Portrait, Two Photogravures, and Four Maps. About 1200 pages. Two Volumes, Large Octavo, Gilt Tops, Uncut Edges...
...names of a few more nines will be handed in, the management has decided to put off the date of the last day for entering the series until Tuesday, the 13th. If sixteen nines are entered the present plan of arranging a schedule is to divide these into four squads of four each, in which every nine will play every other. Then the four winners of these divisions will all play each other for the championship. By this method each team is sure of playing at least three games, which is the reason that it was chosen, rather than...
...Carlisle Indian School has entered a team in the four mile relay race at the Pennsylvania relay carnival. Yale, U. of P. and Georgetown are the other contestants...
...RENT.- Entire main front of house, No. 10 Appian Way, to a club of four to six students for college year '97-'98. Has rented thus in previous years. Enquire at house...