Word: landed
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...which the Palestine school was founded, Dr. James B. Nies was authorized to try to raise by subscription $200,000 to be added to the present very small endowment fund of the school. Dr. Nies in a tour covering a year, examined the whole territory of the Holy Land, and his search resulted in the surprising discovery that in Palestine, which is archaeologically the most interesting region of the world, almost no excavations and no organized research are being conducted. The surveys of the British Palestine Exploration Fund, though carefully and thoroughly carried out, have covered but a very small...
Seminary of Economics. Changes in the Tenure and Ownership of Land in the South since the Civil War. Mr. R. J. Sprague. University...
Seminary of Economics. Changes in the Tenure and Ownership of Land in the South since the Civil War. Mr. R. J. Sprague. University...
...Cambridge syndicate has recently purchased three adjoining parcels of land on Massachusetts Avenue, opposite Beck Hall, with a view to erecting a hotel which will cost about $300,000. The "College Inn" building, which now stands on the site, will be removed. The hotel is intended to offer accommodation to parents and friends of students, who come for a day or two, and who would otherwise seek lodgings in Boston; and also to provide for dinners and banquets. To this end the cafe will probably be made a prominent feature, and a banquet hall and private dining rooms will...
...serious opposition. The project was considered by two commissions previously,--Health Commissioners who reported in favor of the dam, and the River and Harbor Commissioners who reported against it, chiefly on the ground that the change would interfere with the tidal scour. Since the reclaiming of so much marsh land beside the river, the consideration of tidal scour has become unimportant, and should not be a considerable factor in the present discussions...