the first round matches were played from 2 august to 5 august. also, when a stem beginning with  was the second part of a compound word, the  sometimes remained, probably depending on whether the speaker recognized that the word was a compound. as a result, the meeting agreed to remove it. the request for a press ban was rejected. "hourglass" is a 2-foot glass sculpture that took ellis about four days to create. (popular belief is that he wears a glass eye.) the coat of arms has been in use since. despite the name the railroad never actually reached boston. 