Word: set
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...through this district, towns were being destroyed by the Turks in their effort to subdue the Christian uprising. Daily from Monastir bands of soldiers would march, carrying cans of petroleum with which to set fire to the insurgent villages. In Krushove the suffering was intense. Here 24 Bulgarians had for a time made a stand against 7,000 Turks, till at last they were shot down, and the town sacked...
...fifth round and all but one set of the semi-finals in the interscholastic tennis tournament were played off on Jarvis Field yesterday afternoon. Sweetser, of Boston Latin School, and Davenport, of Stone's School, had each won one set in the semi-finals of the first division when play was called on account of darkness. The deciding set will be played at 9.30 o'clock this morning; and the winner will play Bothfield, of Newton High School, at 10.30 o'clock for the championship...
...number of rooms in Conant, which has recently been set aside for the particular use of students in the Graduate School, were not taken in the first allotment. Applications for rooms for next year will be received at once at the office of the Graduate School, University 10, and all those received before Friday will be considered in the next assignment...
...track was in excellent condition yesterday some very good times were made. W. F. Garcelon '95 gave the hurdlers and sprinters a long drill in getting set and in starting...
...members of the chorus have been rehearsing regularly since the latter part of March, and will continue to rehearse once or twice a week under the direction of Mr. Willard. It is hoped that the back-scene will be set up in the Stadium within three weeks, enabling both actors and chorus to practice out of doors...