Word: losses
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Cambridge people and the educated public at large have sustained a double loss in the deaths of John Langdon Sibley and Dr. Elisha Mulford. The latter, a professor in the Cambridge Theological Seminary, is known to all who are interested in the economic literature of the United States, as the author of the "Nation." This book, which appeared in war times, is regarded by many as marking an epoch in our economic study. Others are more familiar with Dr. Mulford's "Republic of God," a religious work of much merit. Although the Theological Seminary is not a part...
...death of John Langdon Sibley, Librarian Emeritus, we feel that the college has met with a well-nigh irreparable loss. Not only his services in the position which he so ably filled have entitled him to the gratitude of Harvard, but his noble interest in the work of the poorer students, and the assistance which he stood ever ready to render them, have endeared him to the students of a former generation, and have secured him the respect of the undergraduates...
...long remain so. An absurdly futile attempt was made, somewhile ago, to ascertain whether a moderate Liberal candidate could be run at the General Election with any chance of success, but we believe that the result showed that any such attempt would be attended with nothing but a considerable loss of money, and inextinguishable laughter from the winning side...
...university of Cincinnati met with a loss of $30,000 by fire Nov. 7. The origin of the fire is supposed to be spontaneous combustion in the chemical laboratory...
President Smith, of Trinity College has declined to accept the tender of the bishopric of Easton, Md. The interests of the college have flourished under his management and it would have been a serious loss to Trinity had he consented to sever his connection with that institution. - Yale News...