Word: mission
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Arabi Pasha has had notices placarded in Alexandria declaring himself responsible for the safety of the European residents and exhorting tranquility. The whole American mission has embarked on board the U. S. steamer Galena...
President White brought on his return from the Berlin Mission renewed vigor and life to all departments, as well as his valuable services as Professor of Modern History...
...this account John received once from a "mission," excepting perhaps some choice interpolations of his own derived from the affecting story of Cinderella and her slipper, and from some confused tales of Greek mythology. On the question of suicide John has a very striking and convincing theory. "It is two toimes as bad to kill yourself," says he, "as to kill any outher mon. If you kill any outher mon, you can repint, but you can never repint whin you have killed yoursilf." John says there was once a man here at Harvard who tried to make people think that...
...negotiations between England and the United States have been suspended, because President Arthur's views on the subject differ from those held by Garfield. If this is true, it will be a most unfortunate outcome for the hopes entertained by so many in this direction from Minister Lowell's mission...
...nomination of Gen. Hartranft for the Mexican Mission is predicted...