The American Year BookAlbert Bushnell Hart T. Nelson & Sons, 1912 - Almanacs, American |
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... lines . The number of learned and technical societies which are now included is 38. In some cases the representative of a society has himself prepared the material for the YEAR Book for 1912 ; in other cases he has desig- nated the ...
... lines . The number of learned and technical societies which are now included is 38. In some cases the representative of a society has himself prepared the material for the YEAR Book for 1912 ; in other cases he has desig- nated the ...
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... line following the eastern boundaries of Montana , Wyoming , Colorado and New Mexico . The region west of that line with two - fifths of the area contains one- thirteenth of the population of the country . The region east of that line ...
... line following the eastern boundaries of Montana , Wyoming , Colorado and New Mexico . The region west of that line with two - fifths of the area contains one- thirteenth of the population of the country . The region east of that line ...
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... lines and be composed of persons qualified to on coastwise vessels carrying immi- exercise judicial functions , that the grants . The report pertains to con- hearings should be public and that ditions before Jan. 1 , 1909 , when the an ...
... lines and be composed of persons qualified to on coastwise vessels carrying immi- exercise judicial functions , that the grants . The report pertains to con- hearings should be public and that ditions before Jan. 1 , 1909 , when the an ...
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... lines to the coal fields in competition with the Ryan syndi- cate ; that no monopoly was possible , for , by law , every third quarter - mile of the shore was retained in absolute ownership by the government . Final- ly he said : The ...
... lines to the coal fields in competition with the Ryan syndi- cate ; that no monopoly was possible , for , by law , every third quarter - mile of the shore was retained in absolute ownership by the government . Final- ly he said : The ...
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... lines in the Southwest , ordered them to re- tain in force their existing rates . The decision said : " There is no evidence before us which establishes the neces- sity for higher rates . From the standpoint of net revenue and of ...
... lines in the Southwest , ordered them to re- tain in force their existing rates . The decision said : " There is no evidence before us which establishes the neces- sity for higher rates . From the standpoint of net revenue and of ...
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Page 88 - There shall be between the Territories of the High Contracting Parties a reciprocal liberty of commerce and navigation. The inhabitants of their respective States shall mutually have liberty to enter the ports places and rivers of the Territories of each Party, wherever foreign commerce is permitted.
Page 666 - the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man...
Page 85 - The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by His Britannic Majesty.
Page 340 - The said bureau shall investigate and report to said department upon all matters pertaining to the welfare of children and child life among all classes of our people, and shall especially investigate the questions of infant mortality, the birth rate, orphanage, juvenile courts, desertion, dangerous occupations, accidents and diseases of children, employment, legislation affecting children in the several States and Territories.
Page 190 - An Act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers and continuous brakes, and their locomotives with driving-wheel brakes, and for other purposes...
Page 152 - But the prohibition of compelling a man in a criminal court to be a witness against himself is a prohibition of the use of physical or moral compulsion to extort communications from him, not an exclusion of his body as evidence when it may be material.
Page 363 - ... shall be open at all reasonable times to the inspection of the person to whom such information relates, or his duly authorized agent or attorney.
Page 85 - Commission may employ engineers and clerical assistants from time to time as it may deem advisable. The salaries and personal expenses of the Commission and of the secretaries shall be paid by their respective governments, and all reasonable and necessary joint expenses of the Commission...
Page 356 - ... or in or about any distillery, brewery, or any other establishment where malt or alcoholic liquors are manufactured, packed, wrapped, or bottled...
Page 90 - In proceeding this day to the signature of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Japan and the United States the undersigned, Japanese Ambassador In Washington, duly authorized by his government, has the honor to declare that the Imperial Japanese Government are fully prepared to maintain with equal effectiveness the limitation and control which they have for the last three years exercised In regulation of the emigration of laborers to the United States.