Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, Volume 17D. Appleton & Company, 1893 |
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... fire in St. John's , and is illustrated with a full- page view of that city and its harbor . The articles on the great sciences are full and brought down to time , as usual . Dr. Swift , of Warner Observatory , treats the subject ...
... fire in St. John's , and is illustrated with a full- page view of that city and its harbor . The articles on the great sciences are full and brought down to time , as usual . Dr. Swift , of Warner Observatory , treats the subject ...
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... fire without doing much damage . On the following morning the guns of the war ves- sels opened fire on the forts , while the troops moved upon Fort Pico , which was carried by assault . The defenders of the other fort were forced to ...
... fire without doing much damage . On the following morning the guns of the war ves- sels opened fire on the forts , while the troops moved upon Fort Pico , which was carried by assault . The defenders of the other fort were forced to ...
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... fire . Instead of that they cheered the Federal Government , and the commander and lieutenant were arrested . Col. Barbosa and Major Hannibal , the revolutionary leaders , kept up the struggle , having to contend not only against the ...
... fire . Instead of that they cheered the Federal Government , and the commander and lieutenant were arrested . Col. Barbosa and Major Hannibal , the revolutionary leaders , kept up the struggle , having to contend not only against the ...
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... fire on Porto Alegre , but was repelled . Near Bage several skirmishes took place , in which the forces of Castilhos were generally successful . The people supported Castilhos generally . An army of over 6,000 men was raised , and after ...
... fire on Porto Alegre , but was repelled . Near Bage several skirmishes took place , in which the forces of Castilhos were generally successful . The people supported Castilhos generally . An army of over 6,000 men was raised , and after ...
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... fire , that it is low ; some that allotropic conditions influence it . Prof. W. R. Hodgkinson believes that allotropic conditions have little or no effect , and that sulphur ignites only after it has reached the gaseous state . From the ...
... fire , that it is low ; some that allotropic conditions influence it . Prof. W. R. Hodgkinson believes that allotropic conditions have little or no effect , and that sulphur ignites only after it has reached the gaseous state . From the ...
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Page 188 - States, which in view of the free introduction of such sugar, molasses, coffee, tea, and hides into the United States he may deem to be reciprocally unequal and unreasonable, he shall have the power, and it shall be his duty...
Page 186 - Chinese subjects, whether proceeding to the United States as teachers, students, merchants or from curiosity, together with their body and household servants, and Chinese laborers who are now in the United States shall be allowed to go and come of their own free will and accord, and shall be accorded all the rights, privileges, immunities, and exemptions which are accorded to the citizens and subjects of the most favored nation.
Page 188 - States, and may be arrested by any United States customs official, Collector of Internal Revenue or his Deputies, United States Marshal or his Deputies, and taken before a United States Judge...
Page 189 - Canal on terms of equality with the inhabitants of the United States, and further engages to urge upon the State Governments to secure to the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty the use of the several State canals...
Page 188 - States at the time of the passage of this act; and if upon the hearing, it shall appear that he is so entitled to a certificate, it shall be granted upon his paying the cost. Should it appear that said Chinaman had procured a certificate which has been lost or destroyed, he shall be detained and judgment suspended a reasonable time to enable him to procure a duplicate from the officer granting it...
Page 201 - An act directing the purchase of silver bullion and the issue of Treasury notes thereon, and for other purposes.
Page 200 - That so much of the act of February 28, 1878, entitled "An act to authorize the coinage of the standard silver dollar and to restore its legal tender character...
Page 188 - Provided, That no tolls shall be charged or collected upon freight or passengers carried to and landed at Ogdensburg, or any port west of Ogdensburg, and south of a line drawn from the northern boundary of the State of New York through the Saint Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and their connecting channels to the northern boundary of the State of Minnesota.
Page 188 - States without such certificate of residence, shall be deemed and adjudged to be unlawfully within the United States, and" may be arrested by any United States customs official, collector of...
Page 189 - The Government of Her Britannic Majesty engages to urge upon the Government of the Dominion of Canada to secure to the citizens of the United States the use of the Welland, St. Lawrence, and other canals in the Dominion on terms of equality with the inhabitants of the Dominion...