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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Boston. It gave publicity to the proceedings, equal power to all voters, more time for voting, and secrecy. The chief difficulty in reforming the caucus is to determine who is entitled to vote; but this trouble already exists under the present system. Mr. Dana considers that "the main provisions requiring an official caucus ballot, secrecy in voting, publishing the contents of the ballot a considerable time before the caucus, and furnishing a convenient means of getting names printed on the ballot with as little trouble as possible, certainly seem to promise very well." He points out that another step must...
...sweeping up the channel in the form of a crescent. The English fleet now commenced a skirmishing fight which neither increased nor lessened throughout the coming week, but which in the end destroyed the Armada. During Sunday the Spaniards anxiously awaited Parma who was to bring up the main body of the soldiers. Parma. however, was penned up by the Dutch fleet and effectually kept from joining the expedition. When night came the English sent fireships among the enemies' ships. The Spaniards became panic stricken and put to sea. A stormy wind drove many of them to the south, while...
GLEE AND BANJO CLUBS.- Electric cars leave Dunster and Main streets at 7 sharp for Arlington...
...project which has been discussed for several years with increasing interest, until now it appears to be the most important matter before the faculty and board of overseers, is shortening the academic course to three years. The main arguments for this plan appear to be that a full course through the college and a professional school requires too much time, that the present graduate department is hampered in organization and work, and that the positions of Harvard university and Harvard professors abroad are anomalous...
...communication defends the recent position of the Advocate in main timing that Harvard is becoming provincial and is losing ground in the west. The Brief brings the record of events down to February...