Word: hoyt
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Daniel Webster was taught the letters of the alphabet by his mother and it is said that, when he had attained his tenth year she prophecied that he would become eminent. The first school house Webster ever entered was built of logs, and his first teacher was William Hoyt. The first time that the great statesman ever saw the Constitution of the United States, it was printed upon a cotton handkerchief, according to a fashion of the time, which he chanced to stumble upon in a country store. The evening of the day on which he thus obtained a copy...
...names and weights of the candidates for the Junior crew are as follows: W. Dewey, 164 1bs. C. Burnett, 150; M. w. Richardson, 166; S. D. Richardson, 143, Rankin, 162; Churchill, 138; Tyler, 175; Huddeston, 173; Harrison. 162; F. Fiske, 152; Boyden, 162; N. Codman, 155; Hoyt, -; Hurd, 155; E. Richards, 160; H. Fessenden, 147. The positions of the men have not yet been assigned. Dewey, however, is at present the stroke. The men began rowing this week and are coached by Capt. Latham...