Word: wars
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...College Library has just placed on exhibition in the Periodical Room of the Union a collection of war sketches, the work of Frank Vizetelly, who was artist and correspondent of the London Illustrated News during the American Civil War, serving his paper on the Confederate side. The sketches, while roughly made and often unfinished, are lively pictures of war scenes, and the artist's notes hurriedly pencilled on the back give a vivid impression of what was going on around him. These notes have been copied by typewriter, and are mounted on the margin of the sketches...
...bill was passed yesterday in the House of Representatives at Washington authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to return to Harvard University the six-pound gun, colors and silver loving-cup presented by the University to the Cruiser Harvard at the opening of the Spanish War...
...Liberal Unionist in party, and at one time represented South Dublin in Parliament. In the recent election he endeavored to be returned to Parliament from the district of Galway but was defeated by Colonel Lynch who served as a Boer officer in the English-Boer war...
...most critical period presidents and governors would be brought into conflict. Great confusion would result. The protection of life and property and the discretionary power of a military officer create in time of peace a martial law justifiable only as a last resort in time of war. But of more significance is the fact that interference by the central government, firstly, vitally weakens the salient feature of American government--the local control of local matters; and, secondly, it undermines one essential of every good government-- control in particular matters by those people who posses most information about them. A national...
...power and influence is animated by the sympathy that comes from a life-long friendship and loyal regard. The successive steps in his brilliant career are described--his early entrance into public life, his services as Lieutenant- Governor and Governor and his great activity during the Spanish war--soon followed by his death when he was at the height of his career...