Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Miss Lane and Miss Mason; Lola, Miss Ladd, Lucia, Miss Leighton. Tiridu, Mr. Persse and Mr. Bassett, the latter a new comer; Alfio, Mr. Wolff and Mr. Murray. A bill of this kind was never before given and it is an undertaking which no opera company has ever dared attempt but the Castle Square Opera Company has established a reputation for audacity and may be relied upon to successfully keep the promise made for Monday, Feb. 17, as they have redeemed all pledges made to the public since the opening of the season...
This was the second attempt made by Professor Trowbridge to obtain the desired effect with a Crooke's tube. The first attempt, made a few minutes before, was partly successful. The ordinary sixty-volt alternating current used for lighting the building was sent through the primary of an ordinary coil. The resistance of the primary of this coil is one-tenth of an ohm, and of the secondary 6000 ohms. The current through the primary was not stronger than 15 ampheres. The current from the secondary of the first coil was sent through the primary of 25 turns...
This year Columbia will make a much greater attempt than ever before to put a strong team into the field for the Mott Haven games. Her crews have always been good ones, and though her 'varsity eight has not met either Harvard or Yale for several years, her freshman crew can alwaysbe relied upon to make a close race for first place...
Whatever the United States may attempt in the way of official remonstrance the pressing need now is to provide some relief for the half million whom the late ravages have left almost wholly destitute. This work of relief has been undertaken by the Red Cross in America and to make it effective it is necessary that at least $500.000 should be raised in a very brief time. To give Harvard students an opportunity to further such a noble cause, it was resolved last night that a committee of the Religious Unions should be appointed to receive subscriptions from the entire...
...popular, especially with college students, if a college organization were formed with the object of furthering this sport. A team formed on a competitive basis would then be in a position to truly represent the University. Furthermore, such an organization would be a nucleus for such efforts as the attempt to flood Holmes Field or to secure an indoor skating rink...