Word: fifth
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Santiago de Cuba. He went to Porto Rico as supervisor of schools under the government and was taken ill with meningitis shortly after his arrival. He was placed on board the U. S. transport Burnside to be brought to this country for better medical care, but died on the fifth...
...Copeland will give the fifth in his series of lectures for the benefit of the Prospect Union, this afternoon at 4 o'clock, in Sever 11. It will be on Dickens. Next Wednesday afternoon will be the reading from the same author. Tickets, fifty cents, may be obtained at the door...
...been aptly called the "Magna Charta of International Law." By it, arbitration is not compulsory, but every nation is urged to resort to it. Four judges are to be selected from each nation, from whom each of the contending parties will select two and these judges will select a fifth. The nations must agree to abide by the decision of the board of arbitration...
...intercollegiate cross country run on Saturday was won by Cornell's team with Yale second, Pennsylvania third, Columbia fourth and Princeton fifth. Cregan of Princeton, who won the individual prize, covered the course in 34 minutes and 5 and 2-5 seconds, which beats the record formerly held by Orton of Pennsylvania. A. Grant, captain of the Pennsylvania team, was a close second. Harvard was invited to take part in this contest, but declined owing to the short time which was allowed for training the long distance runners...
...such seats on both sides of the field, it may readily be seen that hundreds of people are certain to be disappointed. The seats for season ticket holders were drawn by lot on a system which had my approval and no preference was given to graduates or undergraduates. The fifth group of the first table received their tickets by lot, giving preference to the members of the Graduates' Athletic Association. The greater number of this group have seats in the stands behind the goal posts...