Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, Volume 6; Volume 41D. Appleton & Company, 1902 |
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... direct telegraphic communi- cation with Skagway , whence by steamer news could reach Washington , or any other part of the world , in four days under ordinary conditions . On Sept. 24 , 1901 , telegraphic communication was established ...
... direct telegraphic communi- cation with Skagway , whence by steamer news could reach Washington , or any other part of the world , in four days under ordinary conditions . On Sept. 24 , 1901 , telegraphic communication was established ...
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... direct , both to the Birch creek and Klon- dike mining regions and to the confluence of the two great navigable rivers of the interior , the Yukon and the Tanana , a point that , from its position , is regarded by many as of prime ...
... direct , both to the Birch creek and Klon- dike mining regions and to the confluence of the two great navigable rivers of the interior , the Yukon and the Tanana , a point that , from its position , is regarded by many as of prime ...
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... direct supervision of the Rev. Sheldon Jackson , D. D. , the United States general agent of education for Alaska . He is assisted by Wil- liam Hamilton , the assistant agent of education for Alaska , and William A. Kelly ...
... direct supervision of the Rev. Sheldon Jackson , D. D. , the United States general agent of education for Alaska . He is assisted by Wil- liam Hamilton , the assistant agent of education for Alaska , and William A. Kelly ...
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... direct winter route between Dawson , the Yukon valley , and Nome , and its station post - office is the distributing point for the mails going north to Kotzebue , south to St. Michael , west to Golof- nin , Nome , Teller , and Cape ...
... direct winter route between Dawson , the Yukon valley , and Nome , and its station post - office is the distributing point for the mails going north to Kotzebue , south to St. Michael , west to Golof- nin , Nome , Teller , and Cape ...
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... direct vote of the people . A bill to make the old - age pension scheme permanent provided for increased expenditure where necessary , while guarding the financial in- terests of the state . The old - age pensions author- ized under the ...
... direct vote of the people . A bill to make the old - age pension scheme permanent provided for increased expenditure where necessary , while guarding the financial in- terests of the state . The old - age pensions author- ized under the ...
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Page 165 - July, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, for and in respect of the several bonds, debentures, or certificates of stock and of indebtedness, and other documents, instruments, matters, and things mentioned and described in Schedule A...
Page 166 - ... the certificate; and in cases of an agreement to sell or where the transfer is by delivery of the certificate assigned in blank there shall be made and delivered by the seller to the buyer a bill or memorandum of such sale, to which the stamp shall be affixed; and...
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Page 136 - It is, of course, too early to forecast the means of attaining this last result; but the policy of the government of the United States is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese (erritorial and administrative entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly powers by treaty and international law, and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese Empire.
Page 160 - Until Congress shall provide for the government of such islands all the civil, judicial and military powers exercised by the officers of the existing government in said islands shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct; and the President shall have power to remove said officers and fill the vacancies so occasioned.
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Page 166 - ... shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both, at the discretion of the court.
Page 146 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island, except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination when that is completed to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
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Page 165 - Act, and note upon the margin thereof the date erf his so doing, and the fact that such penalty has been paid; and the same shall thereupon be deemed and held to be as valid, to all intents and purposes, as if stamped when made or issued...