New International Yearbook: A Compendium of the World's Progress1921 |
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... died at Birmingham , England , October 13 , 1920. He was considered by many to be the chief evangelistic singer in the English speaking world . He was born at Maryville , Tenn . , Oct. 24 , 1857 , and engaged in evangelistic work in his ...
... died at Birmingham , England , October 13 , 1920. He was considered by many to be the chief evangelistic singer in the English speaking world . He was born at Maryville , Tenn . , Oct. 24 , 1857 , and engaged in evangelistic work in his ...
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... died in Belgium , September 11. He was born May 7 , 1859 , and educated at the University of Glasgow , entering the army medical service in 1881. He served in Crete 1897-98 and in South Africa during the Boer War , where he was present ...
... died in Belgium , September 11. He was born May 7 , 1859 , and educated at the University of Glasgow , entering the army medical service in 1881. He served in Crete 1897-98 and in South Africa during the Boer War , where he was present ...
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... died May 21. He was born in New York City , Nov. 26 , 1841 , and after the outbreak of the Civil War was second - lieutenant in the Sixth United States infantry . He was made cap- tain in 1866 and colonel during the Spanish- American ...
... died May 21. He was born in New York City , Nov. 26 , 1841 , and after the outbreak of the Civil War was second - lieutenant in the Sixth United States infantry . He was made cap- tain in 1866 and colonel during the Spanish- American ...
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... died at Akron , Ohio , February 4th ; known as " Match " Barber . He was born at Middlebury , Ohio , April 20 , 1841 , and went to work in his father's match factory , 1856 , becoming the head of the firm after his father's death . He ...
... died at Akron , Ohio , February 4th ; known as " Match " Barber . He was born at Middlebury , Ohio , April 20 , 1841 , and went to work in his father's match factory , 1856 , becoming the head of the firm after his father's death . He ...
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... died February 16th . She was born at Painesville , Ohio , and educated in private schools . After studying at Cooper Union and the Art Students League in BELGIUM New York City , she taught classes in drawing and painting . She was well ...
... died February 16th . She was born at Painesville , Ohio , and educated in private schools . After studying at Cooper Union and the Art Students League in BELGIUM New York City , she taught classes in drawing and painting . She was well ...
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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...