Word: virginia
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...Wise left the Virginia Military Institute in 1864 and enlisted in the Confederate Army where he served as second lieutenant until General Lee's surrender. He was the bearer of the last despatch from the general to Jefferson Davis. In 1867 he received his degree from the University of Virginia; fourteen years later he was appointed United States district attorney for the Eastern district of Virginia, by President Arthur, and was also elected to Congress from Virginia on the Republican ticket as representative at large. After his defeat in the election for governor of the state in 1885, he moved...
...Wise's life is as interesting as it is varied. While an undergraduate at the University of Virginia, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as second lieutenant until General Lee's surrender in 1865. He carried the last message from Lee to President Davis. After the war, Mr. Wise returned to the University and was graduated in 1867. Fourteen years later he was elected to Congress from Virginia on the Republican ticket, soon after he ran for governor, but was defeated. Since 1885 he has been engaged in the practice of law in New York and has written...
...Iowa, 13 Kansas, 10 Maine, 6 Maryland, 8 Massachusetts, 16 Michigan, 14 Minnesota, 11 Nebraska, 8 Nevada, 3 New Hampshire, 4 New Jersey, 12 New York, 39 North Dakota, 4 Ohio, 23 Oregon, 4 Pennsylvania, 34 Rhode Island, 4 South Dakota, 4 Utah, 3 Vermont, 4 Washington, 5 West Virginia, 7 Wisconsin, 13 Wyoming, 3 Total, 322 DEMOCRATIC. Alabama, 11 Arkansas, 9 Florida, 5 Georgia, 13 Kentucky, 13 Louisiana, 9 Mississippi, 10 Missouri, 18 Montana, 3 North Carolina, 12 Oklahoma, 7 South Carolina, 9 Tennessee, 12 Texas, 18 Virginia, 12 Total...
...Dearborn, the former Wesleyan weight thrower and New England intercollegiate record holder for the discus throw, best Martin J. Sheridan's former world's record of 136 feet, 2 inches, with a throw of 139 feet, 11 inches. In a heat of the 100-metre race, Robertson of Virginia equalled Jarvis's world's record of 10 4-5 seconds...
Amherst was defeated last year, 2 to 0, with Brennan in the box. The team this year does not appear as strong as last year's but it has played some creditable games. It has been defeated five times: by Virginia, 1 to 0, and 5 to 1; by Georgetown, 9 to 0; by Pennsylvania, 2 to 1; and by Williams, 6 to 4. Victories have been scored against the Agricultural College, against Tufts, 3 to 1, and against Lafayette, 5 to 2. Brick, who will pitch this afternoon, is not an exceptional player, but is the best Amherst pitcher...