Word: american
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Professors Goodwin, White, and Wright of the Greek department, and Mr. Hayes, who has the work in elocution, have become much interested in the forthcoming matinee performance on April 25th, at the Hollis St. Theatre, of the "Electra," of Sophocles, by the students of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. established in the Lyceum Theatre, New York city. Mr. Franklin H. Sargent, a Harvard graduate, and former instructor in the university, is the director of the Dramatic Academy, and has had for his associates in that institution many theartical professionals. In New York the "Electra" was presented with great success...
...late fisheries treaty should not have been ratified by the senate because: (a) the treaty grants us nothing which does not already rightfully belong to the Unites States:- Lodge, North American Review. February 1888; Wharton's Digest, and 304-306; (b) the fishermen themselves were strongly opposed to the treaty:- Speech of Senator Hale, June 13, 1888; (c) Canada has always pursued an unfair, grasping. and aggressive policy towards the United States:- Speech of Sneator Hale, June 13, 1888; (d) the outrages against American fishermen were prompted by a desire to drive the United States into the treaty:- Speech...
...practically give up right of transhipment allowed to them; (c) "it binds the United States to be content with whatever is given by this treaty as the full measure of its rights, and to be content with it forever," and in the face of all this allows British North American fishing vessels possession of all commercial rights in all the ports and waters of the United States:- Sen. Misc. Doc., No 109, fiftieth Congress, first session, pp. 1-38, especially...
...Woodbury '89 continued the negative. He thought that a navy is imperatively needed to inspire respect for our flag and representatives abroad; that it is needed as a training school for seamen, as at present we have almost no American seamen...
Question, "Should subsidies be given to American shipping...