Word: western
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...further information, address the Temporary Secretary of the Managing Committee, Professor Samuel Ball Platner, Western Reserve University; Cleveland, who will also furnish blank forms of application...
...find distinct evidence of a high civilization in Babylon as early as 3800 B. C., and by 1500 B. C. the Babylonian-Assyrian culture had spread over Western Asia to the Mediterranean. But our knowledge of that civilization, said the lecturer, has come to us during the present century, most of it indeed since 1840. The French began investigations in Assyria in 1843, the English in 1845, and a society in Philadelphia has during the past six years made some valuable discoveries. In 1842 M. Botta, French consul at Mosul, was instructed by his government to make some explorations...
Professor Moore gave the second of his exhibitions of lantern slides illustrating the Fine Arts of the Middle ages in the Fogg Museum last evening. He spoke of the development of the Lombard Romanesque system of architecture and its influence on the architecture of the churches of Western Europe...
...motion to form an alliance with the Amateur Athletic Union was passed and in future the I. A. A. A. A. is entitled to representation at all meetings of the A. A. U. by four delegates, having collectively one vote. No action was taken on the challenge from the Western Intercollegiate Association for a meeting on the Saturday following the regular championship meeting in New York...
...list of events and to have them take place in a separate meeting. W. R. Brinckerhoff, secretary of the Harvard Cycling Association, though not a delegate from the H. A. A., will be present at the meeting and favor the adoption of this amendment. The challenge from the Western Athletic Association for a meeting between the winners in the Mott Haven games and in the Western Intercollegiate games will probably be decided...