Word: carlos
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Gilbert has written the libretto of a new operetta, a burlesque on society life, and has sent it to Sullivan at Monte Carlo, who will compose the music for it. It is probable that the opera will be brought out in New York next fall...
...large class of people. Much valuable work has been done by the members of the Astronomical Observatory. Director Edward C. Pickering has issued a short but extremely important document, viz., "The First Annual Report of the Photographic Study of Stellar Spectra conducted at the Harvard College Observatory." Seth Carlo Chandler has written "The Almucator," a volume of 222 pages. In the Medical School the writings have been unusually voluminous. Nearly every one in the faculty has furnished something, and a few have exceeded their quota. There were no books of any particular pretension published, but the productions appeared as editorials...
Some deplorable incidents took place recently at one or two churches in Naples, in consequence of an address to the Pope presented by some students. Their companions protested against this address, and a preacher at the Church of San Carlo All' Arena, having used some offensive expressions respecting free-thinking students, some of the latter entered the church on the evening of the 25th of May, apostrophized the preacher, and cried out, "Hurrah for liberty of thought," "Down with the Reactionists." A riot ensued, the congregation attacking the students, who, however, escaped in the confusion. One woman was much hurt...