Word: london
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...precious and interesting volume of early New England tracts and sermons has been given to the Library by Mr. Alfred Mitchell, of New London, Connecticut. Of the seventeen pamphlets contained in the volume, six were printed in Cambridge, between 1667 and 1682, and eight in Boston, between 1678 and 1686. Among the authors were three Presidents of Harvard College--Leonard Hoar, Urian Oakes, and Increase Mather, as well as Samuel Willard, who bore the title of Vice-President from 1700 to 1707. Five of them were, at one time or another, Boston ministers,--John Cotton, Samuel Mather, Increase Mather, Thomas...
Several of the pamphlets bear the autograph of William Adams, who graduated from the College in 1671, and was afterwards settled in Dedham, where he died in 1685. An inscription on the pamphlet, "God's Terrible Voice in the City of London, wherein you have the Narration of the Two late dreadful Judgements of Plague and Fire inflicted by the Lord upon that City," shows that it was bought of a printer. Samuel Green, February 29, 1667, at which time Adams was a Freshman in College. The volume was bound in its present form by William Adams's son, Eliphalet...
...Harvard four-oared University crew suffered a severe shock the other day, when a general shake-up occurred. The crew rowed in one order for the first week at New London, and with only ten rowing days left before the race a shift was made. As a result the Yale four-oar has considerable advantage. Also, the greater length of the Yale four-oar stroke gives the men an added point in their favor, for the length of a stroke in a four oar is of greater importance than in an eight...
...London boat races a special train of coaches will leave Boston from the South Station at 1.35 P.M., Back Bay Station at 1.39 P.M., and Providence at 2.38 P.M. The train is due to arrive at New London at 4.05 P.M. An observation train for the University eight-oared race will leave New London at 5.15 P.M. A special train will return for Providence and Boston, leaving New London 20 minutes after the finish of the University race, or in case of postponement, 20 minutes after such notice is given. Round trip excursion tickets from Boston will...
...observation train for the Freshman and four-oared races will leave New London at 10.30 A.M. Tickets for this train may be obtained at Leavitt & Peirce's, or at the railroad offices in Boston...