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...have the honor to be, sir, "Your obedient servant, "JOHN B. JACKSON, "Charge d'Affairs...
...Dear Sir:--Referring to my letter of the 7th instant, I have much pleasure in informing you that I had the honor of being received by the German Emperor yesterday, and of presenting to His Majesty in person the "Vote of Thanks" passed by yourself and the Fellows of Harvard College in acknowledgment of the notice given by His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Prussia of the generous gift which His Majesty proposes to send to Harvard University for the Germanic Museum. In receiving this document the Emperor spoke of his appreciation of the courtesies extended to Prince Henry upon...
...recent meeting of the Memorial Society the wording of the bronze tablet to be placed on the outside of Hollis Hall between the doorways was decided upon, and will read as follows: "Hollis Hall, Built by the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, in 1763.--Named in honor of Thomas Hollis of London, Merchant, and other members of the same family, constant and generous benefactors of Harvard College from 1719 to 1804.--Used as Barracks by Colonial Troops in 1775-76." The seal of the Memorial Society will be placed beneath the inscription...
...Hyde '98 has been invested with the Order of the Legion of Honor by the French government...
...been announced that Professor Pickering, director of the Observatory, has been appointed chairman of the section in astronomy and astrophysics of the Carnegie Institute in Washington. This honor given to Professor Pickering pronounces him the foremost astronomer of this country...