Word: rates
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Loose comparisons are untrustworthy. (1) There is no uniform rate of wages in any country; (2) Such comparisons prove too much-American Almanac for 1889, p. 103; Shoenhof's, The Industrial situation, p. 124; Wells' Practical Economics, p. 137; (3) There are many local causes which must necessarily make wages higher in one country than in another. (a) Natural advantages-D. N. Wells, Relation of Tarriff to Wages, p. 2; (b) Standing service-Wells as above; (c) Question of unoccupied land-Sumner, Protective Taxes and Wages; North American Review...
...room of P. B. Linn, captain of the nine for the coming year. About twenty-five new candidates presented themselves and the outlook is by no neans discouraging for a successful season. During this fall it is likely that several practice games will be played. At any rate every effort will be made to develope the new material. Of last year's nine all but Hawley and Henshaw are back in college and it is said the latter will be back. In spite of the fact that so many of last year's nine are still in college there will...
Negotiations are still pending in regard to the postponement of the Yale game; nothing has been definitely decided as to the date. Captain Willard is in communication with the Yale management, and the matter will be arranged at any rate within the next few days...
...played. Yale will play her last game with Princeton on Saturday, and it is doubtful whether she will care to play an important game so soon before that time as next Wednesday. It is possible, nevertheless, that the game will be played at Cambridge on that day. At any rate a decision will be reached as soon as possible so as to give the Harvard management opportunity to advertise the game widely...
...signs of improvement. The second game at Princeton was most gratifying, and since that time we have been encouraged from the continued progress of the nine, to believe that its chances for success are good. The nine has awakened in the college a feeling of confidence that at any rate it will play a careful game, and never give up until defeated. Therefore it is not inconsiderately that we declare our belief in a victory for this afternoon...