Word: wente
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Gordon went back to the Soudan and spent the next four years in fighting. He won victory after victory, taking all the natives who so wished into his service. After a time things did not go so well. He was defeated in a great battle. From that time onward his position was critical. He had never doubted being able to gather the chiefs of the country around him. Now he failed and was unable to relieve his garrisons. He made his way to Khartoum, which he proceeded to put in a state of defence. He had several little steamers...
...fifty or more men to make a public high-way of a private yard is a trespass against the rights of the owner. The average back fence, too, is not built with a view to resist the pell mell onslaught of such a mass. Yesterday's course, which went through a score of yards, resulted in some destruction of property and probably aroused considerable ill-feeling against the college. This last we cannot well afford to do. I believe the full benefits of this worthy sport may be obtained without our becoming a nuisance to the community...
...thirty-ninth annual meeting of the Association of Colleges in New England is being held in Hanover, N. H., this week. The meeting went into secret session at four o'clock Thursday afternoon, and held a session Thursday evening. Another was held yesterday morning and afternoon. The following named are in attendance as delegates: Harvard, Professor J. H. Wright; Yale, President T. Dwight and Professor F. D. Seymour; Brown, President E. B. Andrews and Professor Winslow Upton; Williams, President F. Carter and Professor J. E. Russell; Amherst, President M. E. Gates and Professor E. Hitchcock; Trinity, President G. W. Smith...
...clearly outplaying them at every point. Though weight and experience told strongly in favor of the juniors, their success was no less due to good, steady team work, and to careful training. It speaks well for the condition of the men, that yesterday, for the second time, the team went through a hard fought game without requiring a substitute...
...ninety-seven team spent the afternoon in practicing signals. The men went into it with a dash and vim, and as a result the interference was on the whole very good and the runners followed their interference closely. The team believes that it has a good chance of winning, and every man is determined to do his best...