Word: tracked
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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This little stout man with long grey whiskers told how he, a boy of 16, had tried to kill Tsar Alexander II* in 1875 by mining the Winter Palace at St. Petersburg (now Leningrad). He told how he mined the railway track in 1879 along the route to be taken by the Tsar on his return to the capital from the Crimea. He told how, in 1880, he had mined a bridge in an attempt upon the life of his Tsar. He told why he was always unsuccessful...
...reported as saying, "by comparing what had been formerly observed of solar eclipses, that the whole shadow would fall upon England, I thought it a very proper opportunity to get the dimension of the shade, ascertained by observation. And accordingly, I caused a small map of England describing the track and bounds thereof, to be dispersed all over the kingdom, with a request to the curious to observe what they could about it, but more especially to note the time of continuance of total darkness...
...University one-mile relay team will oppose the Notre Dame four in a special race as part of the program of the Knights of Columbus indoor track meet on February 7 in Mechanics Hall...
This will be the first time in more than a decade that a Crimson track team has run against Notre Dame. With some of Notre Dame's famous backfield stars entered in the race, the University team will face a severe task. Adam Walsh, captain of the Notre Dame football team last fall, and Elmer Layden, a halfback, are certain to be on the quartet. Walsh is the intercollegiate hurdle champion of Indiana while Layden holds the title for indoor sprints in the state. William Crowley, another football man may be in the team to face the University. He suffered...
...Kane '26 and E. C. Haggarty '27 fulfilled the expectations of track experts by their excellent showing in the half-mile, which they and their team mates, W. L. Chapin '25 and J. H. Smith '25 won by over...