Word: signal
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...specials and Law and Medical School men. It began this year with a muster roll of three men and now that the number has increased to over thirty, many rooms are decorated with the crimson silk burgees bearing the gold circle and shield with a black H-the club signal. The club meets socially once a fortnight, discusses business, votes on any names brought up by the executive committee, and enjoys itself generally. The great draw-back to many has heretofore been the expense of keeping a canoe at the boat-house, but the club has made an arrangement...
...general photographic work. Professor Pickering had twelve persons assisting in one way or another during the three or four busy hours. The photographic plates obtained were not all developed at once, but a sufficiency of each set to show that the apparatus was in good order. The time signal of the observatory was critically compared on Saturday, and was found to be correct, within one-tenth of a second...
...elected president he would have to wade through a sea of blood. Mobs marched through the streets clamoring for Grevy's resignation, while the government prepared for a conflict. Grevy promised to resign, but was persuaded that the election of Ferry, which was sure to ensue, would be the signal for the overthrow of the Republic, and so refused to keep his promise. If the leaders of the Chambers had not had great sagacity, we should now be witnessing the honors of the Commune. Fortunately for France the men were equal to the occasion. Both branches of the legislature passed...
...second time the Cambridge common councilmen have killed an order passed by a large majority in the board of aldermen for the introduction of the police signal system...
Yesterday afternoon the Harvard foot-ball eleven played its first game with the Tuft's team, on College Hill, and won a signal victory as might have been expected. The Tuft's team played a plucky up-hill game, but were outplayed at every point by the University eleven. Harvard won the toss and took the ball, leaving the choice of field to the home team. At 3. 15 game was called with Harvard in possession of the ball at the south end of the grounds. Morse dribbled to Harding, after a short run passed to Porter...