New International Yearbook: A Compendium of the World's Progress1921 |
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... October 23rd . The field was made up of eight large spherical balloons , including the Pilot , with representa- tives of the two daily papers , and the Birming- ham Chamber of Commerce balloon , piloted by Roy Donaldson . The big bags ...
... October 23rd . The field was made up of eight large spherical balloons , including the Pilot , with representa- tives of the two daily papers , and the Birming- ham Chamber of Commerce balloon , piloted by Roy Donaldson . The big bags ...
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... October . Interest centred largely on the prompt reporting of international statistics of crop production and prospects , but among cer- tain of the European representatives much im- portance was attached to recording measures for the ...
... October . Interest centred largely on the prompt reporting of international statistics of crop production and prospects , but among cer- tain of the European representatives much im- portance was attached to recording measures for the ...
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... October 25. His death was the result of wounds received in an attack by a pet monkey early in October . He was born August 1 , 1893 , and in the course of his education studied for a time at Oxford , England . Before his accession he ...
... October 25. His death was the result of wounds received in an attack by a pet monkey early in October . He was born August 1 , 1893 , and in the course of his education studied for a time at Oxford , England . Before his accession he ...
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... October 12 , 1916 , and the Vice - President was Dr. Bento Villanueva . HISTORY . A sharply contested electoral con- test ended March 7th in the triumph of the Rad- icals over the combination of opposing groups . The Radical party , to ...
... October 12 , 1916 , and the Vice - President was Dr. Bento Villanueva . HISTORY . A sharply contested electoral con- test ended March 7th in the triumph of the Rad- icals over the combination of opposing groups . The Radical party , to ...
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... October 20 , it was voted that imports from the United States should be limited to absolute necessities until the rate of exchange improved . Soon after the meet- ing the rate stood at 133. Labor troubles were reported at several points ...
... October 20 , it was voted that imports from the United States should be limited to absolute necessities until the rate of exchange improved . Soon after the meet- ing the rate stood at 133. Labor troubles were reported at several points ...
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Page 366 - The duties of the War Department General Staff shall be to prepare plans for national defense and the use of the military forces for that purpose, both separately and in conjunction with the naval forces, and for the mobilization of the manhood of the Nation and its material resources in an emergency...
Page 366 - War, the Assistant Secretary of War, under the direction of the Secretary of War, shall be charged with supervision of the procurement of all military supplies and other business of the War Department pertaining thereto and the assurance of adequate provision for the mobilization of materiel and industrial organizations essential to wartime needs.
Page 32 - Tennessee. The bauxite from all localities in the United States, though it may vary in chemical composition, is on the whole similar in general appearance, with the exception of the " granitic bauxite
Page 347 - I ; peeping through window at woman, 1 ; insisting on voting, 1. The states in which lynchings occurred and the number in each state are as follows : Alabama, 7 ; Arkansas, 1 ; California, 3 ; Florida, 7 ; Georgia, 9 ; Illinois...
Page 366 - Corps shall be to prepare plans for the national defense and for the mobilization of the military forces in time of war; to investigate and report upon all questions affecting the efficiency of the Army and its state of preparation for military operations; to render professional aid and assistance to the Secretary of War and to general officers and other superior commanders, and to...
Page 366 - The Organized peace establishment, including the Regular Army, the National Guard and the Organized Reserves, shall include all of those divisions and other military organizations necessary to form the basis for a complete and immediate mobilization for the national defense in the event of a national emergency declared by Congress.
Page 307 - This International Congress of Women expresses its deep regret that the terms of peace proposed at Versailles should so seriously violate the principles upon which alone a just and lasting peace can be secured, and which the democracies of the world had come to accept.
Page 152 - States should become a member of this union. To do so, however, would require not only the abrogation of the typesetting clause, so far as foreign books are concerned, but the abolition as well of the necessity for deposit of copies and registration. American...
Page 366 - The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to maintain, upon military reservations or elsewhere, schools or camps for the military instruction and training, with a view to their appointment as reserve officers...
Page 367 - When Congress shall have authorized the use of the armed land forces of the United States, for any purpose requiring the use of troops in excess of those of the Regular Army...