Word: emperor
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...accordance with an imperial degree, fifty Japanese students will be recruited from the sons of the nobility to take a course in the Military College at Tokio. For the support of these students, the Emperor recently turned over to the institution quite a large portion of his personal estate...
...celebration of the anniversary of the birth of the Emperor of Japan, at the Parker House Saturday night, Professor Putnam replied to the toast to Harvard University and Dr. Holmes to the toast to American literature...
...which led to the adoption of the German Constitution, and by a careful study of its leading principles showed wherein it differed from that of the United States. A description was given of the parliamentary bodies of that country, together with an explanation of the powers accruing to the Emperor. It was shown that while the President of the United States is regarded by foreign powers as the representative of the people, the Emperor is simply looked upon as the nominal head of the German States. The powers of the Emperor are in many respects similar to those...
...coronation of the new emperor of Russia will occur on the 27th proximo...
...historical light, also, this collection is very interesting. There are coins struck in honor of Sulla, of Brutus and of Pompey. One of the copper coins contains the liead of Gordianus Africanus II., who reigned forty days. Another shows the ill-fated features of a sixty-six-day emperor. Had these monarchs been as slow in securing their counterfeit presentments as a Harvard senior of today is, the collection would be poorer by several brave heads. Another larger but more miscellaneous numismatic collection consist of several hundred English, French, Spanish, East Indian and Chinese coins. Although most of these...