Current Encyclopedia, a Monthly Record of Human Progress, Volume 3International Magazine Company, 1902 |
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Page 1471
... American administra- tion to improve conditions throughout the islands should render the peace lasting . That there is already a successful applica- tion of civil government to nearly all the important parts of the archipelago is reas ...
... American administra- tion to improve conditions throughout the islands should render the peace lasting . That there is already a successful applica- tion of civil government to nearly all the important parts of the archipelago is reas ...
Page 1472
... American en- terprise , fertilized with American capital , these islands would speedily become richer than Golconda was of old . But , unfortu- nately , they are infested by Filipinos . There are many millions of them there , and it is ...
... American en- terprise , fertilized with American capital , these islands would speedily become richer than Golconda was of old . But , unfortu- nately , they are infested by Filipinos . There are many millions of them there , and it is ...
Page 1477
... American military government and to grant amnesty to all American prisoners . This latter action doubtless was taken in the interests of Neely and Rathbone , con- victed of postal frauds , on whose behalf powerful influences had been at ...
... American military government and to grant amnesty to all American prisoners . This latter action doubtless was taken in the interests of Neely and Rathbone , con- victed of postal frauds , on whose behalf powerful influences had been at ...
Page 1480
... American historians . That accomplished soldier and his well drilled forces acted in hearty accord with the Americans , many of whom were any thing but soldierly , at least in their ap- pearance . Senator Lodge dwelt particu- larly on ...
... American historians . That accomplished soldier and his well drilled forces acted in hearty accord with the Americans , many of whom were any thing but soldierly , at least in their ap- pearance . Senator Lodge dwelt particu- larly on ...
Page 1504
... American cuckoos are long , slender , fawn - colored birds , with white bars on the under side of the tail . The most notice- able difference between the two species- the English and the American - is that designated by their names ...
... American cuckoos are long , slender , fawn - colored birds , with white bars on the under side of the tail . The most notice- able difference between the two species- the English and the American - is that designated by their names ...
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