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...second bout in the light-weight boxing between Mr. Brice and Mr. Conquest, both members of the B. Y. M. C. A., was the next event. Brice forced all the fighting and was awarded the bout...
...pictures of the Grand Canal, the Doge's Palace, the Piazza and Cathedral disan Marco, the Bridge of Sighs, the Arsenal, and also the principal private palaces. The history of the most noted objects of interest was given briefly, and a few words were said about the career of conquest which was the glory of the city. The views were remarkably well selected, and were calculated to give an excellent idea of Venice as it now appears...
...Strongbow's Conquest of Ireland," Mr. Barnard has in the Contemporary Writers Series made a valuable addition to English history. The period embraced-from 1166 to 1186-is now so remote as to be unfamiliar, except to the thorough student of history. The present volume, therefore, aims to make attractive what other-wise would be neglected. The story is told with a quaintness befitting the times, and is illustrated by maps, genealogical table and pictures. [G. P. Putnam's Sons, publishers...
...Secession lay in the different construction of the word "people" in the Preamble. A few extracts from the diary of Rev. Manasseh Cutler follow, illustrating "Church-going in New York City in 1787." Mrs. Plongeon contributes the first part of a paper on the "Conquest of the Mayos." The writer gives a summary of what is known of the early history of Yucatan and adds an account of the battles between the Spaniards and the natives for the possession of the peninsula. Colonel Baillie, a member of the English Parliament, kept a journal while visiting this country...
...Captain Silvester Salisbury," by John J. Morris, is the account of an officer who figured in the conquest of New York...