Word: attack
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...George E. Ellis, D. D., LL.D., died suddenly from an attack of apoplexy at his home, in Boston, Thursday night...
...Bishop McQuaid's attack upon Archbishop Ireland justified...
...defeat of China would result in Russian ascendancy. - (a) Parts of China annexed. - (b) Russian alliance with Japan. - (c) Korean ports a basic of Russian naval operations: Cont. Rev Sept. p. 312. - (d) Barrier between Russia and England destroyed: Forum, Oct. p. 248. - (e) Russia will attack English dependencies in Asia and Polynesia...
Professor Pickering has a letter from Professor Bailey dated September twenty-sixth which contains the statement that this upper station had been broken into, and that some of the instruments had been taken away. Such an attack must have been made by marauding Indians and, since the instruments would be valueless to them, it seems a piece of wanton mischief...
...other hand, an attack on this station is of course not nearly so serious as one upon the main station at Arequipa. An attack there would mean not only that priceless instruments were in danger but that even the lives of Professor Bailey and his assistants were not safe...