Word: xiii
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...FRIDAY, JANUARY 25. (XIII) Anthropology 2 Harvard 3 Chemistry B Mallinckrodt Large Lect.-rm. Chinese 3 Sever 30 Class. Archaeology 1a Sever 18 Class. Philology 39 Sever 18 Comp. Literature 6a Sever 11 Comp. Literature 35 Sever 30 Comp. Philology 1 Sever 18 Economics A Mr. Bigelow, O, Y New Lect. Hall Dr. Chamberlin, C New Lect. Hall Mr. deChazeau, K, T. New Lect. Hall Mr. Crane, J, R New Lect. Hall Mr. Johnson, G, S New Lect. Hall Mr. Leighton, B, E New Lect. Hall Mr. Parsons, W, BB Memorial Hall Mr. Ratzlaff, L, U Harvard 6 Mr. Shoemaker...
...political tangle which precipitated Merry del Val on his so-glittering early career. Cardinal Rampolla was expected to succeed to the papacy when Leo XIII died in 1903. But objections were raised and the election finally went to Giuseppe Sarto, a simple priest, peasant by birth, peasant-hearted to the end of his days...
Vividly do Swedes recall a day a few months ago when the Principe Alfonso slid swiftly out of Stockholm harbor. Aboard was King Alfonso XIII, the first King of Spain ever to visit Sweden (TIME, Sept. 24). But what was the tiny speedboat that darted like a water flea after the large ship? Swedes recall that the speedboat drew alongside the Principe Alfonso which, churning the water to soapy froth, stopped. A box was lifted aboard with pulleys. The Principe Alfonso moved on. The impertinent little speedboat shot back toward Stockholm. What did it all mean...
...year of Our Lord's birth is generally calculated, by modern Biblical criticism, as the fourth preceding the Christian era. Reforms in the calendar made by Gregory XIII, when ten days were dropped from the year, were not accepted by certain branches of the Eastern church, which therefore celebrate Christmas approximately at the time of the Western Epiphany...
...Infante Don Alfonso, cousin of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, said last week upon returning to Madrid from Manhattan: "I can make no suggestions to the indomitable people of New York, except that they might put a roof over their entire city, flood the streets with artificial sunlight, and install moving sidewalks...