The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge, Količina 8Encyclopedia Americana Corporation, 1918 |
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... South Sea Company was incorporated in 1711 to take over the floating debt of the state ( £ 9,000,000 ) , on which 6 per cent interest was paid , issue shares therefor , and use this as a " credit fund " to borrow money for trading with ...
... South Sea Company was incorporated in 1711 to take over the floating debt of the state ( £ 9,000,000 ) , on which 6 per cent interest was paid , issue shares therefor , and use this as a " credit fund " to borrow money for trading with ...
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... south and the province of Santa Fé and the territory of Chaco on the west . Area , 48,357 square miles . The Paraná River forms its boundary on the west and north ; the Uruguay River on the east ; and there are other streams and lakes ...
... south and the province of Santa Fé and the territory of Chaco on the west . Area , 48,357 square miles . The Paraná River forms its boundary on the west and north ; the Uruguay River on the east ; and there are other streams and lakes ...
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... south , by the Strait of Bonifacio , about 10 miles wide , and its shortest distance from the mainland is 50 miles . It is distant from France about 100 miles . It is somewhat irregular in shape , but tolerably compact , except toward ...
... south , by the Strait of Bonifacio , about 10 miles wide , and its shortest distance from the mainland is 50 miles . It is distant from France about 100 miles . It is somewhat irregular in shape , but tolerably compact , except toward ...
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... South America , Mexico and the United States , supplemented by exten- sive though rapid journeys in Russia and Si- beria in 1829. It happily united the philosophic , though often vague generalizing of the 18th century with the 19th's ...
... South America , Mexico and the United States , supplemented by exten- sive though rapid journeys in Russia and Si- beria in 1829. It happily united the philosophic , though often vague generalizing of the 18th century with the 19th's ...
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... South America following the political events in 1840 ; but , returning to Rome , he taught Italian literature at one of the technical schools . A series of dramas having for their themes the stories of ancient and modern Rome comprises ...
... South America following the political events in 1840 ; but , returning to Rome , he taught Italian literature at one of the technical schools . A series of dramas having for their themes the stories of ancient and modern Rome comprises ...
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Stran 283 - That the government of Cuba will execute, and as far as necessary extend, the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon, for the sanitation of the cities of the island, to the end that a recurrence of epidemic and infectious diseases may be prevented, thereby assuring protection to the people and commerce of Cuba, as well as to the commerce of the southern ports of the United States and the people residing therein.
Stran 121 - The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crime shall have been committed...
Stran 282 - Second. 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 waters.
Stran 282 - That the Government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba...
Stran 282 - In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization, in behalf of endangered American interests which give us the right and the duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop.
Stran 302 - If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
Stran 115 - No freeman," ran the memorable article that lies at the base of our whole judicial system, "shall be seized or imprisoned, or dispossessed, or outlawed, or in any way brought to ruin : we will not go against any man nor send against him, save by legal judgment of his peers or by the law of the land.
Stran 186 - Agglutinins begin to appear in the blood serum about the end of the first, or the beginning of the second, week of the disease, with low titers of 1:20 to 1:40.
Stran 225 - Memoirs of the Protector, Oliver Cromwell, and of his Sons Richard and Henry. Illustrated by Original Letters, and other Family Papers.