Word: whereupon
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...give an outline of the rest, adding explanations when necessary. The story tells how Helga, the fair, daughter of Thorstein, was beloved by two Norsmen who sought her in marriage. Being unable to settle the matter, they engaged in a duel, from the effect of which both died, whereupon Helga married another of her suitors. All of this had been foretold to her father in a wonderful dream. Mr. Babbitt read directly from the Norse, and his language was always clear and forcible...
...other. Mr. Stanton, '87, nominated Mr. Furber. as president; Mr. Sanford, Mr. Page, as vice-president; Mr. Garrison, Mr. Williams, as secretary and treasurer. The nominees were all elected by acclamation. The report of the executive committee was called, but the chairman, Mr. Mahany, refused to submit it, whereupon it was moved that he be expelled from the Union. A ballot, resulting in an affirmative victory, was taken, but was declared void by the chair, because one member admitted to his having voted illegally. Reference was made to the notices posted in the college buildings yesterday, and signed by certain...
...Jabez Allen of Stoneham. This Allen was a hard character generally, who took a particular delight in pulling down the dam which flowed Spot Pond meadows, owned by one Timothy Sprague. On one occasion while he was at his usual sport, Sprague saw him, and ordered him to desist, whereupon he wounded Sprague with a charge of buckshot. Either for this or for some other escapade, he was sentenced to sit for several hours upon the gallows, of course at the county jail in Cambridge; and he occupied his time in composing rhymes of which the following is a specimen...
...School, but did not take a collegiate course. He was prepared for a business career, but was not successful. After spending a few years in South Carolina, he returned to Boston, and went into the flour trade under the firm name of Apthorp & Greenleaf. The firm failed in 1830, whereupon the young Greenleaf went to live with his father in the town of Quincy. He never entered business to any great extent again, but lived a very quiet life, rarely mingling in society, but spending his time in study and in the cultivation of his garden. He was very poor...
...teames were dressed in suits of plaine homspune ye men of Yayle were bare-footed that they might be seene. Now close be ye pond of Eliot were foure bigge men of Yayle and they seized ye Harvard rusherman yth ye ball and caste him in ye lak. Whereupon ye youthes of Harvarde maletreted ye men of Yayle. Granther Pinkeytighte stoped ye playe and againe admonished ye men of Yayle. Ye great reare-man of ye Yayles tooke ye balle and would have hied him yth it had ye youthes of Harvarde not cryed "tyme." Ye players rested. After foure...