Word: maj
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...would provide homes for millions of settlers. Desirable public lands are nearly gone.- Prof. Hart, in Journal of Economics, Jan., 1887; Maj. Powell, Cong. Record, Sept...
...morrow and Friday occurs the auction sale in Boston of Maj. Ben: Perley Poore's valuable collection of autographs and manuscripts. The collection is very large and there will be two sales each...
...large audience assembled in Sanders last evening to hear Maj-Gen Crook's lecture on our Western Indians. Rev. Edward Everett Hale introduced the speaker, and said that Gen. Crook had been connected with the U. S. Army for many years. Since the civil war he has been stationed in Idaho and has had charge of the Indians in that district. Gen. Crook then said: In former years, treachery has been extremely prevalent among the Indians. It was their mode of warfare to fall upon an unarmed band of men and massacre the entire party. Originally they did this...
...Western Massachusetts Yale Alumni Association met at the Massasoit House Monday evening for their fall banquet. President Dwight was their guest and principal speaker. He believed thoroughly in classical education. Among the other speakers were Senator Henry L. Dawes, Rev. Dr. Samuel G. Buckingham, Judge Gideon Wells, Maj. S. B. Spooner and Philip W. Moen...
...Maj. Hotchkiss gave a very interesting lecture yesterday to the students in History...