Word: florida
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Englemann collection was brought together by Dr. Englemann and comprises nearly all the ancient forms of pottery found in the burial mounds of Missouri. In the collection are many forms of water vessels, showing the development from the simple Busycon seashell of Florida. The vessels are made to represent all kinds of animals and also human beings. In this collection there are also some fine specimens of old painted pottery. Besides the specimens from Missouri there are some fine examples of old Roman pottery and numerous stone implements from the Pueblo villages...
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...Dodge began his lecture by a consideration of the effect of the geology of the United States on its agriculture. Our ancestors, when the Atlantic strip stretching from Maine to Florida was first discovered, settled where the agricultural conditions were good. Owing to the barrier formed by the Appalachian Mountains, the early colonists remained east of these mountains until this area was thickly settled. The unity of interests, brought about by this close association of the colonies, made possible a successful revolution against the mother-country. As the pressure increased within this narrow strip of land, emigration pushed out through...
William Norton, who was the coach of the Brown football team last year, was found dead last week on board of a sloop anchored in the harbor of South Rockledge, Florida. A coroner's jury decided that he had died from natural causes...
...Annexation is opposed to the policy of the United States. - (a) Efforts to annex Cuba, St. Thomas, St. Domingo defeated. - (b) Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Alaska do not furnish precedents: Schurz in Harper; Cooley in Forum...