Word: heights
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first of the enormous steel roof trusses was swung into place yesterday at the new Boston Arena on St. Botolph street. The width from end to end of the trusses will be 140 feet, and the height from the apex to the surface of the ice will be 75 feet...
Contrary to an earlier announcement, all events but the standing 38-pound weight-throw for height will be handicapped. The meet will begin tomorrow at 2.30 o'clock promptly. Prizes will be given for first and second places in each of the following eight events: standing 38-pound weight-throw for distance, 16-pound shot-put, running high jump, running broad jump, pole-vault, 30-yard high hurdles, and 30-yard low hurdles...
...Whereas, the only obstacle to the acceptance of this proposition is the refusal of the United States War Department to permit the construction, under present conditions, of a drawless bridge at this point of any less height than the new Cambridge Bridge...
...describing scenes in Chili, Professor Brewster gave a brief description of the two chief seaports, Santiago and Valparaiso. Both are modern cities, except in the height of the buildings, earthquakes being so frequent that sky-scrapers are prohibited. The city houses front directly on the street and have beautiful gardens behind...
...average age is 19 years; the average height is 5 feet 11 inches; and the average weight is 174 pounds...