Word: powder
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...white, cylindrical building on Magazine St., south from Central Square, has doubtless attracted everyone's attention. This light-house-looking structure is the Cambridge Powder Magazine, and following are a few facts concerning its history...
...resolve of the Legislature which became a law February 6th, 1816, authority was given to sell the magazine at Charlestown, and to erect a larger one at Cambridge. This, it will be seen, was soon after the war of 1812, which had effectually shown the need of powder and suitable places in which to keep it. Captain's Island, as that part of the town of Cambridge was called, was chosen for the location of this new magazine, and the State immediately opened Magazine Street as a mode of access...
...lens, thus, in reality forming a species of mould. This disk, which by the way is called the "tool," is placed on the glass, and by a simple mechanical device is made to rotate upon it. When the grinding is completed by the use of this tool and grinding-powder, and the lens reduced to the proper convex form, the polishing tool is applied. This is made of a wooden disk covered with coal tar, the tar being cut up into blocks on the side which touches the lens. The surface of the tar is coated, in turn, with bees...
...knob in Thayer and went off, scorching the door, and covering the floor with burning wadding. The same day, a gentleman, while pouring coal on his fire was surprised and alarmed by an explosion which scattered his fire to some distance; and on making investigations, he found that gun powder had been placed in his coal. He is naturally very indignant, and vows vengence on the perpetrators of the joke. These performances are so childish that we are astonished that men can be found in Harvard, young enough to commit them. However, if they must fire off crackers before...
...great sensation was produced at the Virginia Military Institute, Thursday night by the explosion of 500 pounds of powder in the magazine, windows in the barracks and the houses of the professors were shattered, and the structures themselves shaken to their foundations. It is supposed the powder was fired last night by a slow fuse applied by a cadet. For some time the cadets have amused themselves by firing off bombs and other explosives about the grounds of the institute. On Tuesday last five students were dismissed for having 90 pounds of powder in their possession. The case has been...