Word: railroad
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Students will doubtless be glad to know that at last work has actually commenced on the much talked of Elevated Railroad, which is to connect Cambridge and Boston. A week ago last Saturday a beginning was made of work on the first trial half mile of the road, and even in this short space of time the work has progressed so rapidly that the trestle work in some places has been erected. An engine and cars are being built for the trial trip, and it looks as if those interested in the L meant business this time. According...
...Vogel of '87 started from them front of Matthews. Seven minutes later the hounds, twenty in number and led by J. S. Russell, '87, master of the hunt, started after them. The course lay through Norton's Woods, across North Avenue, through the brick yards, up the Fitchburg railroad to the water works at Fresh Pond, thence to Brattle Street, opposite Elmwood. There a break was made for home at a very hot pace, Bailey, '88 led till close to the finish when he was passed by Dana of the same class who took first place, Bailey coming in second...
...Harvard student, to whom time is not money, will read with deep satisfaction the announcement that the Charles River horse cars may now be ridden upon for four cents. The outlook is now promising indeed. May we not expect that the railroad war thus inaugurated will rage with ever increasing fierceness until its results shall far exceed anything yet known in the history of Cambridge travelling? What can be more obvious than that the Cambridge road will promptly reduce its fares to three cents, and that the rival lines will continue to "see each other and go one lower" until...
...yesterday, the students began to assemble upon the pier of the West Boston Bridge, where the little fleet of tugs had already gathered. At half-past twelve the Wm.Sprague, with the referee, press representatives, and 'varsity crew and nine on board left the bridge and steamed up to the railroad bridge at Brookline, followed by the Elsie, flying the yellow and black pennant of the sophomores, the Mattie Sargent, aboard which the freshmen were assembled under their red and white colors, and the Curlew, upon which was a large party of undergraduates and ladies. Upon reaching the bridge the party...
...race will be started at 12.45 promptly. Each crew is expected to be at the Brookline Bridge at 12.30 o'clock, when the railroad draw will be opened. Any crew, not on hand at this time, will run the risk of being left out of the race...