Word: rails
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...voluntary courses on topographical, hydrographical, geodetic and railroad surveying. The work, consisting almost entirely of practical instruction in the field, will be conducted on the shores of Martha's Vineyard, about eight miles south of Vineyard Haven. The party will leave Boston on the morning of June 20 by rail to Wood's Holl, being transferred from there to the Vineyard. The work will continue until July 25th and will supplement the work done in Engineering 4a, 4c, and 4d. Further information may be obtained from D. L. Turner, of the Scientific School...
BALTIMORE, MD., May 25.- Reports have been current during the last few days to the effect that, owing to the failure of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-road to meet its dividend obligations, Johns Hopkins University is in a bad financial state. Altogether the University holds about $1,350,000 of preferred and common stock of the road. A general meeting of the citizens of Baltimore will be held tomorrow for the purpose of starting a subscription list, with $250,000 in view. Should the Baltimore and Ohio receivers not pay the stock interest due July 1st, it is certain...
...pole vault; F. A. Lane '97, who will contest in the 100 metre dash; J. H. Colfelt '99, who will enter the four hundred metre race. The men will sail on Saturday for Naples. From Naples they go by water part of the distance and the remainder by rail to Athens. The team will be absent about five weeks, returning in time for the spring games with Yale. The result of this trip, especially if the men are successful in their respective events, will be to strengthen interest in Princeton and her track athletics and the whole venture is backed...
...will probably start on its journey Saturday, December 14. The heavy metal castings and machinery, tubes, etc., will be sent to New York by the Metropolitan steamer. The lenses, consisting of four lenses and two prisms each 24 inches in diameter, will be shipped to New York by rail. As the greatest care has to be used in moving these lenses, even though they are most securely packed and protected, Mr. Willard P. Gerrish will accompany them to New York and see them put safely into the steamer's strongroom, where they will remain until the steamer...
...round trip rate by rail via Springfield will be $9.00 for 50 men, $8.50 for 100 men, and $8.00 for 150 men. Men will be required to leave on the 11 o'clock train Friday night and return on the 11 o'clock train Saturday night. If enough men signify their desire to return at 11 o'clock Sunday night, another excursion will be made up. In order to secure advantageous arrangements it is absolutely necessary that the management should have some idea of the number of men who will go to Princeton...