Word: construction
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Born in 1853, Dorpfeld received an education as an architect. He was destined, however, to study old buildings, not to construct new. At the age of twenty-four he was sent to Olympia, and since that time he has been constantly engaged in archaeological investigation of every kind. He has conducted numerous excavations and has made careful and valuable examinations...
Question: Resolved. That the United States should construct and maintain the Nicaragua Canal...
Question: "Resolved, That the United States ought to construct and maintain the Nicaragua Canal." Principal Disputants.-Affirmative: F. C. Thwaits and J. D. Upton.-Negative: W. H. Davis and G. O. Virtue...
...large navy is a cause of great expense McPherson in Cong. Record, 1891-92, pp. 4249-4252; Cong. Record, 1890-91, pp. 1812-27; Stateman's Year Book, 1892, p. 46. - (a) To construct. - (b) To maintain...
...Impossible to construct a modern ship quickly. N. A. Review...