Word: majority
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Major J. F. Huntington lectures this evening under the auspices of the Harvard Historical Society, on "Chancellorsville," in Sever...
Harvard Historical Society. Chancellorsville, April, 1863. Major J. F. Huntington. Sever...
...Here, after a few minutes rest the club sat down to a hearty supper. After supper, songs and speeches followed each other in quick succession. What with the informality of song and speech and the general jollity the time passed only too quickly. Among the songs Mr. Harrison's "Major Gilfeather" took and was encored over and again. The club owes its thanks to Mr. Mason for his kindness in acting as toastmaster. Finally after the songs and speeches were done and everybody was hoarse from cheering, a move was made into the big ball of the hotel. This, together...
...Major Wesson of the regular army admits that he has embezzled...
...selections in Prof. Paine's recital last evening were taken chiefly from Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and Chopin. The first two, Prelude in E minor and Fugue in E major, by Bach, were followed by one of Beethoven's masterpieces, a passionate sonata (Op. 57). After playing two selections from Schuman (Op. 28 and Op. 17). Prof. Paine said he would venture to play two compositions of his own. The first was a delightful fugue on "Over the Fence is Out," which was received by such prolonged applause as to demand a repitition. The second, a romance, followed by three selections...