Word: rate
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...usual arrangements have been made by which Harvard men and their families attending the Class Day Commencement exercises from points from which the fare to Boston exceeds 75 cents, may obtain transportation to and from Boston at 1 and 1-3 times the customary one-way rate plus a 25 cent charge...
...peculiar physical formation of the island which makes overcrowding inevitable. Furthermore reports of the New York State Railroad Commission show that cars are run as frequently as is practicable--a typical instance being the corner of Broadway and 23rd street, where cars pass at the rate of one every six seconds, while vehicles cross the tracks at the rate of 32 a minute. The speaker asked the affirmative to show how municipal ownership could improve a situation like this. He said that there is only one possible remedy, namely, relieving surface congestion by building new subways. Here again the expensive...
...tournament will be held this evening between the regular members and a number of men who have played on University checker and whist teams. Saturday evening at 8 o'clock Mr. Edward Kemble, formerly president of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, will give a smoke talk on "The Railroad Rate Problem in New England;" and on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock the University Musical Clubs will give a concert...
Believing that a first-class man slightly injured was inferior to a second-rate man in first-class physical condition, great pains were exercised to prevent injured men from returning to the play too soon. This apparently excessive caution of the surgeons met in some cases with bitter opposition from the players. In fact, one man, at least, stated that if it were not for the presence of a surgeon, he would be playing. The wisdom of caution, however, was shown by the fact that in but two cases were men allowed to play so soon as to have...
...play each day will be from 1 to 6 P. M. Any matches remaining unfinished at 6 o'clock will be continued from 8 to 10 P. M. Any matches remaining unfinished at 6 o'clock will be continued from 8 to 10 P. M. The rate of play will be 15 moves an hour...