A Memorial Volume of American History: McKinley and Men of Our Times, Together with the Great Questions with which They Have Been Identified and which are Still Pressing for SolutionHistorical Society of America, 1901 - 544 pages |
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... Nicaragua and the Panama routes . In pursuance of these instructions the Commission of 1899 made a preliminary ... Lake Nicaragua ; but one end of this proposed route was at Greytown , which was occupied by British settlers , besides ...
... Nicaragua and the Panama routes . In pursuance of these instructions the Commission of 1899 made a preliminary ... Lake Nicaragua ; but one end of this proposed route was at Greytown , which was occupied by British settlers , besides ...
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... Lake Nicaragua to the Pacific Ocean . He also made careful examination of the eastern division , extending from the lake to the mouth of the San Juan River . He reported the route to be practicable within the limits of reasonable cost ...
... Lake Nicaragua to the Pacific Ocean . He also made careful examination of the eastern division , extending from the lake to the mouth of the San Juan River . He reported the route to be practicable within the limits of reasonable cost ...
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... lake is nearly one hundred inches . These considerations greatly increase the labor of making reliable estimates ... Nicaragua Canal , and 4,000,000 be the tonnage passing through it , an aggregate sum of more than $ 6,000,000 would be ...
... lake is nearly one hundred inches . These considerations greatly increase the labor of making reliable estimates ... Nicaragua Canal , and 4,000,000 be the tonnage passing through it , an aggregate sum of more than $ 6,000,000 would be ...
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... Nicaragua and Costa Rica investing them with rights to navigate the San Juan River and Lake Nicaragua . Others claim to be authorized to construct this great waterway connecting the oceans . But it is believed by your committee that ...
... Nicaragua and Costa Rica investing them with rights to navigate the San Juan River and Lake Nicaragua . Others claim to be authorized to construct this great waterway connecting the oceans . But it is believed by your committee that ...
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Page 146 - Fourth, and which is of the utmost importance. The present condition of affairs in Cuba is a constant menace to our peace and entails upon this Government an enormous expense.
Page 282 - ... from the full tide of this world's interest — from its hopes, its aspirations, its victories, into the visible presence of death, and he did not quail. Not alone for the one short moment in which, stunned and dazed, he could give up life hardly aware of its relinquishment, but through days of deadly languor...
Page 383 - free ports'), no matter to what nationality it may belong, and that duties so leviable shall be collected by the Chinese government. "Third. That it will levy no higher harbor dues on vessels of another nationality frequenting any port in such 'sphere...
Page 185 - Expositions are the timekeepers of progress. They record the world's advancement. They stimulate the energy, enterprise and intellect of the people and quicken human genius. They go into the home. They broaden and brighten the daily life of the people. They open mighty storehouses of information to the student. Every exposition, great or small, has helped to some onward step. Comparison of ideas is always educational, and as such instruct the brain and hand of man.
Page 373 - The canal shall never be blockaded, nor shall any right of war be exercised nor any act of hostility be committed within it. The United States, however, shall be at liberty to maintain such military police along the canal as may be necessary to protect it against lawlessness and disorder.
Page 186 - By sensible trade arrangements which will not interrupt our home production we shall extend the outlets for our increasing surplus. A system which provides a mutual exchange of commodities is manifestly essential to the continued and healthful growth of our export trade. We must not repose in the fancied security that we can forever sell everything and buy little or nothing.
Page 186 - My fellow citizens, trade statistics indicate that this country is in a state of unexampled prosperity. The figures are almost appalling. They show that we are utilizing our fields and forests and mines, and that we are furnishing profitable employment to the millions of workingmen throughout the United States, bringing comfort and happiness to their homes, and making it possible to lay by savings for old age and disability. That all the people are participating in this great prosperity is seen in...
Page 146 - We owe it to our citizens in Cuba to afford them that protection and indemnity for life and property which no government there can or will afford, and to that end to terminate the conditions that deprive them of legal protection. Third. The right to intervene may be justified by the very serious injury to the commerce, trade, and business of our people and by the wanton destruction of property and devastation of the island.
Page 147 - That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban...
Page 275 - I met with a sickening surprise. Before me was a catafalque, on which rested a corpse wrapped in funeral vestments. Around it were stationed soldiers who were acting as guards; and there was a throng of people, some gazing mournfully upon the corpse, whose face was covered, others weeping pitifully. 'Who is dead in the White House?' I demanded of one of the soldiers. 'The President,' was his answer; 'he was killed by an assassin!