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...only fiction of the number is a story by Mr. Lovett entitled "The Coward." It is a reminiscence of war-times, the tale of a man who was apparently guilty of cowardice during a battle and who afterwards sacrificed his life to a mob in New York to save a negro. The plot is more or less chimerical but there are a number of vivid descriptions in it, - notably the account of the New York mob...
...Presupposes corrupt or weak courts; e g Vehmgericht: Kohlrausch, History of Germany, 278-285.- [b] Is an evidence of a tendency to anarchy.- [c] Leads the community to neglect its regular system of laws and justice.- [d] The evil in the Louisiana courts must be attacked from within; the mob has not settled the matter permanently: Nation, March...
...action of the mob produced most deplorable results.- [a] It has stirred up the Italians all over the United States: Boston Jour nal, Mar. 17; Globe, Mar. 16 and 17; Record, Mar. 21; Public Opinion, Mar. 21.- [b] It has driven the better Italian element from New Orleans: Boston Globe, Mar. 17.- [c] The remaining Italians are ready to take revenge.- [d] It has disgraced the city. State, and Nation: Public...
...time past. The play is of the sensational kind, being therefore dependent in a moderate degree on scenic effects. Most of the scenes, which were very varied, were distinctly better than one usually sees, and some of them were very effective. The sleeping encampment was quite impressive; and the "mob in Trafalgar Square" quite true to life...
...class series, yesterday the seniors defeated the freshmen by timely batting and good mob work in the tenth inning. The freshmen took the lead in the third inning and held it till the ninth, when they weakened considerably...