The New International Year BookDodd, Mead and Company, 1916 |
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Page 1
... construction of aëroplanes passed beyond the experimental stage and be- came an industry . Every detail of their struc- ture and equipment was tested in the great war . The raids of the Zeppelins , largely futile and causing little ...
... construction of aëroplanes passed beyond the experimental stage and be- came an industry . Every detail of their struc- ture and equipment was tested in the great war . The raids of the Zeppelins , largely futile and causing little ...
Page 2
... construction and performance , so far as the belligerent countries are concerned , are meagre and unreliable . In the United States the manufacture of aeroplanes vastly increased , and by the close of 1915 America was reported to be the ...
... construction and performance , so far as the belligerent countries are concerned , are meagre and unreliable . In the United States the manufacture of aeroplanes vastly increased , and by the close of 1915 America was reported to be the ...
Page 10
... construction of a laboratory building to cost $ 100,000 was under way . A Graduate School of Tropical Ag- riculture was to be conducted in connection with the station . The director of the Citrus Station was Dr. H. J. Webber , former ...
... construction of a laboratory building to cost $ 100,000 was under way . A Graduate School of Tropical Ag- riculture was to be conducted in connection with the station . The director of the Citrus Station was Dr. H. J. Webber , former ...
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... construction of the new light and fog - signal at Cape St. Elias , Kayak Island , for which $ 115,000 was appropriated by Congress Oct. 22 , 1913 . CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION . During the year 1915 legislation has been principally con ...
... construction of the new light and fog - signal at Cape St. Elias , Kayak Island , for which $ 115,000 was appropriated by Congress Oct. 22 , 1913 . CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION . During the year 1915 legislation has been principally con ...
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... construction of the aqueduct proper was the building of a by - pass tunnel around the leaky section of the Moodna pressure tunnel on the west bank of the Hudson River , just pre- vious to where the line of the aqueduct passes beneath ...
... construction of the aqueduct proper was the building of a by - pass tunnel around the leaky section of the Moodna pressure tunnel on the west bank of the Hudson River , just pre- vious to where the line of the aqueduct passes beneath ...
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Page 187 - That co-operative agricultural extension work shall consist of the giving of instruction and practical demonstrations in agriculture and home economics to persons not attending or resident in said colleges in the several communities, and imparting to such persons information on said subjects through field demonstrations, publications, and otherwise...
Page 350 - It requires no argument to show that the right to work for a living in the common occupations of the community is of the very essence of the personal freedom and opportunity that it was the purpose of the Amendment to secure.
Page 142 - The Chinese Government agrees that all mines in the neighborhood of those owned by the Hanyehping Company shall not be permitted, without the consent of the said Company...
Page 142 - IV The Japanese Government and the Chinese Government with the object of effectively preserving the territorial integrity of China agree to the following special article: The Chinese Government engages not to cede or lease to a third Power any harbour or bay or island along the coast of China.
Page 142 - The two contracting parties mutually agree that when the opportune moment arrives the Hanyehping Company shall be made a joint concern of the two nations, and they further agree that without the previous consent of Japan, China shall not by her own act dispose of the rights and property of whatsoever nature of the said Company nor cause the said Company to dispose freely of the same.
Page 321 - All justiciable questions arising between the signatory powers, not settled by negotiation, shall, subject to the limitations of treaties, be submitted to a judicial tribunal for hearing and judgment, both upon the merits and upon any issue as to its jurisdiction of the question.
Page 188 - Agriculture and paid in the manner hereinbefore provided, in the proportion which the rural population of each State bears to the total rural population of all the States...
Page 350 - It is my Impression that we can disorganize and hold up for months. If not entirely prevent, the manufacture of munitions in Bethlehem and the Middle West, which, in the opinion of the German Military Attache. Is of great Importance and amply outweighs the expenditure of money Involved.
Page 323 - Conferences between the signatory powers shall be held from time to time to formulate and codify rules of international law, which, unless some signatory shall signify its dissent within a stated period, shall thereafter govern in the decisions of the judicial tribunal mentioned in Article One.
Page 314 - ... methods to prevent their workers from organizing in their own self-interest; that they have attempted to defeat democracy by more or less successfully controlling courts and legislatures; that some of them have exploited women and children and unorganized workers; that some have resorted to all sorts of methods to prevent the enactment of remedial industrial legislation ; that some have employed gunmen in strikes, who were disreputable characters, and who assaulted innocent people and committed...