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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...printed below is a bad confirmation of the last statement. As to her being for gentlemanly sports, one of her men in Saturday's game showed he could be the reverse by slugging his Yale opponent after he had been disqualified for striking the same man, an act which hitherto has been unheard of. Here is the copy of the letter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WILL HARVARD EXPLAIN THIS? | 12/11/1889 | See Source »

...leading article in the Century for December is the Selections from Wellington's Letters, by Mrs. Davies-Evans. The extracts are from his correspondence with Mrs. Jones of Pantglas in 1851-2 and reveal a side of the Iron Duke which his biographers have hitherto left unnoticed. The second part of Mr. Jefferson's autobiography contains chiefly an account of his experience starring in the south in connection with Burton, Burke, Owen, Wallack and other actors of the forties. The history of Abraham Lincoln by Hay and Nicolay is drawing to a close, the topic for this number being...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The December Century. | 12/3/1889 | See Source »

...Senator.William H. Crane and company opened a two weeks engagement at the Hollis Street Theatre last evening in the new American comedy "The Senator." The play is a satire on the American habit of always being in a hurry. The play wrights have selected a field hitherto unworked-life at the capitol, and have produced a comedy that is admirable in every particular. Mr. Crane has found in Hannibal Rivers, the senator, a role peculiarly adapted to his talents, and his success in it may safely be said to be greater than in any role he has previously essayed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Theatres. | 11/26/1889 | See Source »

Though the championship is lost we must not give up hope of winning second place by defeating Yale. After all, the greatest interest centres in the game which is yet to be played. The college must not relax the enthusiasm with which it has hitherto so loyally supported the eleven. A repetition of Saturday's cheering will greatly enhance our chances of winning. The eleven has proved that it can play a strong game and with the practice of another week, we may still look for a victory next Saturday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/18/1889 | See Source »

...Independence had great influence upon both Canada and the colonies in that they taught their lessons of resolution which served them well in later years. Her history from 1787 to the breaking out of the civil war shows great advancement as a people until in 1867 the provinces, hitherto isolated, feeling that they needed a common protection in commerce bound themselves together into the Canadian Federal Union. Its executive power is vested in its governor-general appointed for six years who has the power of pardoning all offenses. He is assisted by thirteen cabinet officers. The legislature composes a senate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Canada and the United States. | 11/8/1889 | See Source »

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