Word: nears
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Yesterday afternoon one of the aeroplanes of the "Pleasure Flying Co." fell into the Charles River injuring the pilot, Ensign W. E. Nightingale '15 and killing the passenger, J. L. Allen, of Dorchester. The accident occurred near the Cottage Farm Bridge before a crowd of thousands, many of whom were waiting their turn. Ensign Nightingale, U. S. N., the pilot, jumped free just before the machine hit the water, while the passenger was caught. One of the University crews was in the vicinity and members of it assisted in the rescue work. Ensign Nightingale during the war was stationed...
Tickets for the debate priced at 25 and 50 cents will be put on sale in the near future at Leavitt & Peirce's and Amee Brothers' Bookstore. The dormitories will also be canvassed...
...material and the coaching. The poor showing, however, has not been due to lack of effort, but rather to lack of individual and collective aggressiveness. No one has been guilty of indifference, but almost the whole nine has failed to show the spirit of a winning organization. The near-informal team of last spring, although painfully weak in ability and defeated all but once, played with a spirit that would make the 1919 aggregation unbeatable. Very fortunately, the players themselves realize the cause of their poor record to date, and will show an entirely different brand of baseball this afternoon...
Edwin McMaster Stanton '97, 1st sergeant in the 61st Inf., 5th Division, was killed in action, October 14, 1918, near the Bois de Rappe. He enlisted as a private in the regular infantry soon after war was declared, joining the 61st Regt. In a short time Stanton was warranted a corporal and then a sergeant. For service in the field he was recommended by his company and regimental officers for a commission. The orders of approval, though issued, failed to reach him before his death...
...yesterday. "The navy has made a splendid record in the war, and it has attracted more attention than ever before. I feel very strongly that the advantage gained by educating the people to the importance of a good navy should not be lost. Unless we do something in the near future to arouse interest, I am afraid that the navy will sink back to its former size and condition...