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...Jersey, Massachusetts, etc., were colonies ruled by British. According to the charter granted William Penn his domain was a Province, owned entirely by Penn and his heirs until the time of the Revolutionary war, with the inhabitants paying rental or taxes to the Pern family. While the government con- trolled the Province by certain legislation yet Pennsylvania was a government by a Proprietor until the Declaration of Independence. The Revolutionary war was fought by twelve Colonies and one Province...
Canvass. In all the 120 counties touched by the flood, house-to-house canvasses were made to determine exactly what was needed in con- struction, repairs, furniture, seed, livestock, fowls, clothing. In 111 counties these canvasses were completed. The remaining nine coun- ties had estimated their necessities...
...Greatest Measure of rehabilitation," said Secretary Hoover, "is, of course, the establishment by Congress of effective flood con- trol, for such a measure will restore confidence, security and credit...
...opinion, everybody is trying to go further in the matter of disarmament than the present stags and temper of European politics will permit. He drew attention to the fact that the Third Commission of the Assembly, which had been studying the problem, has been snowed under by con- flicting compacts, resolutions and covenants. He suggested, there- fore, that the Commission should remain at work doing nothing more than preparing a program for the Preparatory Disarmament commission, due to meet in November...
...Thomas, chubby-faced, excoriated the Russians for "publishing to the world a lying statement that Ramsay MacDonald, M. P., shammed illness and went to America [TIME, May 30] to escape participating in the discussion of the Trades Union bill." Then, raising his voice, he ejaculated: "I say that such con-duct is damnable, mean and con-temptible...