Word: wisconsin
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Charles L. Colby has given a round $1,000,000 to establish a new university in Wisconsin. It was his father, Gardner Colby, who endowed Colby College, at Waterville, Maine...
...recent canvass made at the University of Wisconsin to obtain the choice for presidential candidate among the students, Blaine received 77 votes, Edmunds 24 and Arthur...
...prepared nominations were as follows: President Arthur was nominated by Mr. Hayes, '84; Bayard, by Mr. Hibbard, '84; Cleveland, by Mr Hoar, L. S.; Fairchild of Wisconsin, by Mr. Pew, L. S.; Ex-President Grant by Mr. Barnes, ; 84; Senator Hawley, By Mr. Sanford, '85; John Sherman, by Mr. Merriam, '86; Sam. J. Tilden, by Mr. Ramage, '84. As the gentleman who was to have nominated Mr. Blaine did not appear, ten minutes was given to Mr. Macafee, '87, who nominated the "Plumed Knight" in a very able speech...
...commission which has been taking testimony in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, relative to the value of Cornell University lands, in the suit to break the will of Jennie McCraw-Fiske, shows that the university has a good deal of land out there, though the cash value of the timber on it is not tremendous...
...Wisconsin University the changes of classes are indicated by the ringing of electric bells placed in the several recitation and lecture rooms...