Word: roades
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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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...
...Dedham road-race, held last week, eight Harvard men rode. They were: J. F. Wood, H. C. Burdett, J. F. Marsden, W. D. Eaton, H. G. Hurt, E. D. Powers, A. E. Dacey and H. H. Richards. E. D. Powers was the only man that was placed, he being sixteenth. Three of the men fell during the course. The men made as good a showing as could be expected, as they were riding against the fastest road riders in New England...
Arrangements have been made by which special rooms are secured for Harvard men at the Dedham Club House. It is expected that there will be more than 150 entries for this road race, which is an annual event and in which many of the best riders of the country have entered. There will be thirty-two prizes, two of them being time prizes. The record for the course is 27m. 33s. and was made last year by T. S. Butler. As the road is in much better condition this year, it is thought that the record will be lowered...
...bicycle squad will go over the course of the Dedham road race this afternoon, starting from the Gymnasium at 4 p. m. There will be a tandem to set the pace and all those who intend to enter in that race must go to learn the route...
...bicycle squad will meet at the gymnasium at 11 a. m. to ride on the road. Every man must surely be present. There will be no training in the afternoon...