Word: largest
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...account of "Fort Ancient," Ohio, the largest prehistoric earthwork in the United States, which encloses an area of one hundred acres, illustrated by a diagram of the fort...
...Gromoff lumber yard in St. Petersburg the largest in Europe, has been on fire since 3 o'clock yesterday morning. The fire is deemed incendiary, and is attributed to the Nihilists...
Following is the schedule of games to be played between the different class nines. The admittance is free, and the nine winning the largest number of games is entitled to pewter cups and the championship. The games begin at 4 P. M. sharp: Monday, Oct. 23, '84 vs. '85; Tuesday, Oct. 24, '83 vs. '86; Thursday, Oct. 26, '83 vs. '84; Friday, Oct. 27, '83 vs. '85; Monday, Oct. 30, '84 vs. '86; Tuesday...
...England colleges towards equalizing their standard of admission has resulted so that "Exeter, for instance, long a Harvard school, is sending many boys to Yale. Phillips Andover. hitherto a Yale school, this year sends five boys to Harvard, and is likely to send fifteen next year. Williston, the largest feeder of Yale, last year sent more boys to Cambridge than to New Haven. It is understood that the destruction of the individual character of these schools is entirely in accord with the wishes of their officers. and is, in fact, largely due to their efforts...
...number of students at the University of Vienna during the past term was 4,823. This is the largest attendance known there for two centuries, and places Vienna at the head of all the universities of Austria and Germany...