Word: restraining
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Waite then read part of the constitution and refuted the argument for the negative, saying, that although it was impossible to prevent plotting, at least an attempt ought to be made to surpress it and restrain it within legitimate bounds. Mr. Hoar for the negative, stated that all the laws passed by foreign governments availed naught in stopping dynamite and murderous outrage, and that if the United States should make such a treaty, it would bring upon itself all the evils that England and Russia are now suffering. Further remarks upon the subject were made by Messrs. Luce, Hobson, Hansen...
...surfaces. But to accomplish this money is required, and presumably the ever low condition of the college funds would not warrant such an outlay. therefore, I propose that a subscription paper be started by those who find the present state of the walks so deplorable that they can not restrain their complaints, and that these persons head the paper with the amounts which they have paid for doctor's bills in consequence of colds and pneumonia contracted while wading through the floods. Then, at last, we may hope to hear no more complaints on the subject...
...must soon be paid in silver, the people are as anxious as if the cage had broken and the animals had been turned loose upon the country. To complete the simile the secretary of the treasury must be considered as the keeper of these wild beasts, vainly endeavoring to restrain them from their fierce onslaught upon the defenceless people...
...article in the Advertiser was dated Providence, and from this we surmise that there must have been some breach of faith on the part of some one at Brown University or else this private matter would not have appeared in the papers. It seems a pity that people cannot restrain there impatience to tell but must "let the ca out of the bag" long before the proper time...
...coming junior promenade is already beginning to be a prominent topic of conversation and '85 is bound if possible to make it seem a greater success than last year's, which is say a great deal. We only trust that when it does actually come off, the News will restrain itself and not give way to such a strain of gush and nonsense as was contained in its report of the proceedings of '84's promenade. Among the principal events of the past few days was the yacht club race of a week ago today, for the third-class challenge...