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Fifty years ago the deaths resulting from celebrating and reviewing the battle of Lexington exceeded the number killed in the actual battle. Last Monday's manoeuvres are too recent to account the cost of such patriotic exposure. Those hundreds who stood bareheaded in the sleet and dampness to hiss the British as they came on from Boston, were doubtless warmed by the glow of national pride...
...completely out of place this year. This is not so much due, however, to crop conditions as to the late Spring in the U. S. Ordinarily demand at the fruit stores begins in April, and exceeds the supply until about July 4. But consumers do not eat bananas in sleet storms and cold weather. This year the banana dealers' yellow bunches dangled under their canvas awnings in vain. Importation into New York by one large company is only about half of normal, while prices on a bunch are down from an average of $4.50 to $3.00. The perplexities...
...spectators began to fill the stands at 12.45 and the seats were practically all filled at 1.30. The sky was dark and leaden, and wet snow flurries fell at intervals. The field was slippery as a result of the early morning sleet. The Harvard stand was full of color, and the enthusiasm ran high long before the time of the game...
...five-mile road race which has been so often postponed will be run this afternoon, provided it does not rain, snow or sleet. The start will be from the gymnasium at 4 p. m. A tandem will start with the scratch men, and any contestant may come back to scratch and get the advantage of the pacing of the tandem, but by doing so he shall forfeit all chance to a place prize, and will be only eligible for one of the time prizes...
...cold and sleet made the weather so bad for rowing yesterday that with in five minutes of starting the judges were undecided whether the race should be rowed. The boats took their position about ten minutes after four, and had to wait in the cold ten minutes before the signal was given. Ninety-two caught the water first, then ninety and ninety-three, and ninety-one last...