Word: landed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...tomb in the wall, protected by a rolling stone, just such as the Bible suggests was there. The place has been left unharmed for centuries, because it is within the enclosure of a Mahometan grave-yard. Recent travellers proclaim it one of the most interesting spots in the Holy Land...
...could not see the large number who availed themselves of the opportunity for a little skating so conveniently situated without thinking of the pleasure that we might enjoy all winter long if only Holmes could be flooded occasionally. All around the field the land slopes towards the center just enough to make the flooding of it a very easy matter...
Winslow's skating rink and the land adjoining has been purchased by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
...officers of the Yale Navy have secured permission from the New Haven Water Company for the college crews to practise on Lake Whitney. In order to do this, a boat house will be necessary, and the Navy is now negotiating for the purchase of land suitable for that purpose. If the land is obtained a boat house will be built at once, and the University and Freshman crews will row there as early in the spring as possible. It is thought that the crews will be enabled to get on the water sooner here than on the harbor...
...unique in that it provides for the government issue of $20,000,000 worth of bonds, bearing 5 per cent; these to be turned over to the new institution, and the $1,000,000 thus provided yearly to be a fund for getting the best professors in the land. In this way the museums, the Smithsonian Institute, and other national institutions can be brought in close relations with the proposed university...