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Fact and Rumor.

Several games of base-ball have already been played in New Orleans under the new rules, and much dissatisfaction is found with them. - Ex.

Master-Workman Pike, who has headed the recent strike of the employees of the Cambridge railway, has resigned his position. Now, perhaps, we shall have some peace in Cambridge.

At the ninth annual meeting and dinner of the Harvard Odontological Society, held at Young's Hotel, Feb. 26, 1887, Dr. C. H. Taft of the class of '81 was chosen to deliver the address at the next annual meeting of the society.

A Peace Jubilee Concert was tendered last evening by the Pierian Sodality in commemoration of the ending of the Cambridge railroad strike. The pleasing melodies were appreciated by many.

The entries from Harvard for the light weight-sparring at the Technology games this afternoon are W. Austin, '87, D. M. Ashe, '87, W. Hillebrand, '87, and F. B. Curtis, '90; the only entry for the feather-weight sparring is Clement, '88.

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Wednesday night a hearing was had before the board of aldermen of Cambridge on the Meigs elevated railroad question. The petition of Mr. Meigs for a location in Cambridge was opposed by the Cambridge Railroad Company, but a petition signed by 4000 citizens of Cambridge was presented in favor of the proposed road. No definite action was taken by the aldermen.

The grand torchlight procession of the strikers on the horse-car railroad, which was awaited with so much eagerness by the students, occurred last night. Instead of 5000 men in line there were scarcely half that number. A few of the Knights carried torches, others had transparencies bearing inscriptions, such as "Justice," "Anti-Monopoly," "We Own the Streets," "The Ballot is Our Only Weapon," etc. There was very little disturbance, and only one man arrested, the cause of some excitement.

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