Word: attack
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...games in the Chess Tournament with Yale have not progressed far enough as yet to enable one to say which college has the advantage. The Ruy Lopez game adopted by Yale in the first game, is the attack used lately by Steinitz in his games with Tschigorin. The defence offered by Harvard is, however, considered perfectly safe by the best authorities. The Scotch Gambit with which Harvard opened the second game is a strong attack, and to oppose it Yale has adopted the defense used by Steinitz...
...excitement which has prevailed in this country over the attack made on the sailors of the Baltimore on Oct. 16, 1891, said the lecturer, is the same as that which prevails in England in case of a similar attack on the Alsatian border...
...attack upon the sailors of the Baltimore appears to have been made without any elaborate plan simply because they were American sailors. This outrage demanded punishment of the offenders and an immediate apology, but the Chielans took refuge in delay. Minister Egan, meanwhile, had taken into the protection of the United States legation, a large party of Balmacedist refugees, and although this was his right, yet it was disagreeable to the Chileans. The safe conduct out of the country for these refugees, which Mr. Egan demanded of Matta, the foreign minister, was refused and soon after this minister wrote...
...foreign minister who succeeded Matta immediately gave the safe conduct demanded by Minister Egan and signified the intention of his government to give an apology for the attack on the sailors. This apology finally came just in time to prevent action by Congress...
...account of a severe attack of bronchitis Professor MacVane will not be able to give any of his lectures this week and probably next. Dr. Channing has taken charge of History 12 and will take History 2 next week. There will be no lectures in Professor MacVane's other courses. He is better today and will probably be out sometime next week...