Word: attack
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first speaker for Yale, said: "The income tax law of 1894 was an unnecessary revenue measure. We do not oppose an ideal tax, but the income tax law was passed to meet a deficit which should have been met by economy. It was sectional, too; an attack on the east by the west and the south. The income tax law of 1894 was vicious as a practical measure and violates every principle upon which a genuine income tax is based. The law was an attack of socialists and populists upon capital. It is the old story of debt confiscation...
...lacrosse team will play Boston Lacrosse Association this afternoon on Soldiers Field, The line-up is as follows: goal, Sand; point, Starr; cover-point, Woods; first defence, Leighton; second defence, Scott; third defence, Morrison; center, Horne; third attack, Outerbridge; second attack, Arnold; first attack, Amos; outside home, Beecher; inside home, Curtis. Referee, A. Hall...
...only venomous snakes are the copperhead and the rattlesnake. The former is hardly as poisonous as is generally supposed, but is very ready to attack people. The rattlesnake is rather rare in New England, but each year a few are found in the Blue Hills and in the woods around Lynn. These creatures kill their prey by means of the venom which is secreted by means of a tube running to the base of their hollow teeth. These snakes cast off their skins several times each year, and every time that this occurs a rattle is added to their tails...
...gave the Japanese control of Corea. This victory will undoubtedly be reckoned among the decisive battles of the world. It served to correct with startling suddenness our vague ideas of China's strength. The next day, Sept. 17, the Japanese won the great naval victory off the Yaln. The attack by the Japanese was well planned. The evolution consisted simply in steaming in large circles, or spirals, and picking out two ships at a time, until the enemy's fleet was reduced to two ships, which escaped. This engagement does not teach much of a lesson, except to be ready...
...principal fault still noticeable is in the body checking, which is as yet weaker than the rest of the play. The attack is also weak in passing, but it will be strengthened by the addition of H. N. Arnold '96, who played for several years on the Lawrenceville School team. E. Norton '96, also of Lawrenceville, is expected to come out soon...