Word: result
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...result of yesterday's election at Memorial was as follows : Mr. Baldwin, '85, received 443 out of the 473 votes cast, and was elected president. Mr. Merriam, '86, received 354 votes out of 482 cast, and was elected vice-president...
...Harvard Union meets tonight in Sever for the last time this year. The meeting is called for the purpose of nominating presidential candidates. At the close of the meeting the result of the college presidential canvass will be announced...
...Tilden ; E. T. Sanford, '85, Hawley ; J. M. Merriam, '86, Sherman ; W. B. Scofield, '87, Blaine. After these nominations have been made, five-minute speeches in favor of new candidates, or in support of those already presented will be in order. After all the nominations have been made, the result of the Union university canvass, which has been in progress during the past fortnight for first and second choice for presidential candidates will be announced. For purposes of comparison the result of the canvass in February 1880 will be announced at the same time. The meeting will undoubtedly...
...election for president and vice-president of the Dining Association will take place tonight, at dinner. We will print the result in tomorrow's issue...
...Grant ordered his troops to attack and this they did many times in the two days of the battle of the Wilderness, but little was gained and many were killed and wounded. Counter attacks by the enemy also availed little in the difficult country and the final result of the battle was a draw. The Federal loss was about 15,000 men, and that of the Confederates some 10,000. Grant's plan of constant attacks had not served its purpose of materially weakening the enemy, and had begun to use up his own force badly. This was the result...