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...thunders along--as it thunders along...
...used in the vicinity of Harvard Square is known as the "open-cut" method. As the name implies, the excavation is carried on from the surface. Cable-ways and hoisting machines, all electrically operated, are used as a means of removing the material, which is employed in reclaiming land along the Charles River. Through the Square the subway consists of two parallel tubes. The tube in which trains go toward Boston is of a slightly lower level than the other. This difference in level is to make it more convenient for passengers coming from Boston who wish to change cars...
...conclusion of all construction work connected with the subway, surface tracks will be relaid through Harvard Square and along Massachusetts avenue. Surface traffic then will eventually be resumed under the same conditions that existed before the commencement of subway construction...
...stream, heading the line. A series of three shots will be fired for a starting signal. Between the first and second shots there will be two minutes, and between the second and third one minutes. The third shot will be the signal for the start. Referees will be stationed along the bank, and bumps will be signaled either through a megaphone or by a revolver shot. As soon as the signal is given, both the bumping crew and the crew bumped must drop out. All bumps must be made on the outside. Each crew must keep to the inside course...
...race started near the corner of Boylston street and Dunster road, Chestnut Hill. The course ran at first parallel to Boylston street; then crossing to the left it went to Warren farm. From there it circled and led back along Health street to Dunster road. At this point Jaques and Lawless were in the same positions they held at the start of the race, first and second respectively. The next members of the University team were Withington in fourth place, Viets in sixth, Nichols in eleventh and Groves in twelfth...