Word: torch
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Those. wishing to march in the Schurz procession tonight must call at 1 Grays between 2 and 4 this afternoon, to be provided with hats, which will be furnished them at 25 cents per hat. The men will meet at 7 Bromfield street, Boston, at 8 this evening where torches will be supplied at 25 cents per torch. Each man will please come with the exact amount of change. The procession will form here and march to Joy street, where the line of march will be begun. The book at Bartlett's will be closed at 12 M. today...
Yesterday morning the attention of the students was drawn in two directions politically. About half past seven the square was lighted up with torches and filled with the noise of drums and band caused by the Harvard Law School Blaine and Logan club, headed by a band of music and escorted by two companies of uniformed torch bearers, marching down to Cambridge port to attend the Republican rally at Union Hall. The Lawmen were accompanied by about 100 students and others...
...Whiteside, coxswain of the '85 crew, has been appointed captain of the student police force for the coming torch light parade...
...last evening the 261 members of the Freshman class assembled in Boylston Hall to take action in regard to the torch light procession...
...thirtieth of this month will be a day long to be remembered by all men now in college, unless all the signs fail. The regiment, one might better say brigade, of torch bearers which Harvard will send out on the evening of that day promises to surpass in numbers and splendor all demonstrations hitherto made by students. The undergraduates will turn out in force, the Law School has promised a considerable battalion and invitations have been sent to all graduates living in the vicinity and to the Medical and other departments of the university to join in this parade...