Word: generalization
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Best general references: President's Message, Congressional Record, p. 239, Dec. 17, 1895. Hitt's and Boutelle's Speeches in House of Representatives, Cong. Record, p. 249, Dec. 15. 1895. Senator Lodge's Speech in the Senate. Cong. Record, p. 360, Dec. 30, 1895. Public Opinion XIX, No. 26, Dec. 26, 1895. F. Wharton's Digest of International Law, S 57. New York Times, Dec. 18 and 19, 1895. New York Tribune, Dec. 18 and 19, 1895. Review of Reviews, Jan. and Feb., 1896. Am Hist. Leaflets No. 4. N. a. Review, Feb., '96. Forum...
...Best general references: President's Message in Congressional Record, p. 204 (Dec. 7, 1895), Boston Herald, Dec. 18, 1895; C. F. Adams in Boston Herald, Jan. 12, 1896; G. S. Boutwell in Boston Herald, Feb. 2, 1896; C. E. Norton, F. S. Woolsey and I. L. Rice in Forum XX pp. 641-651, 705-712, 721-732 (Feb. 1896); Senator Wolcott in Congressional Record, pp. 976-980 (Jan. 22, 1896); "The Real Problem" and "The Venezuelan Correspondence" in Nation LXI pp. 458 and 458-459; and ibid p. 455 (Dec. 26, 1895); "The Venezuelan Commission," ibid LXII...
...General Walker now directed his attention to England at this period. Before the close of the seventeenth century her monetary literature was enriched by the writings of such men as Somers, Montague, Locke, and Newton. In 1666 and act of Charles II opened the mint to coinage of both metals gratuitously. This law continued in force till 1798. It was the policy of the government to treat gold as subsidiary to silver, and leave the guinea to find its own value in silver money...
...last in 1696 a general recoinage had to be resorted to at the public expense. The expense to this great work was three millions sterling. This recoinage of silver in 1696 removed what had been the chief obstacle to a fair trial of national bimetallism in England, namely, the general corruption of the circulating coin. But still gold was distinctly overvalued in the circulation, while Holland and France were less favorable to gold, more favorable to silver. Consequently these two countries drew away England's new silver coin, replacing it with gold. Finally England tried to check this flow...
...increase the general interest of the undergraduates and graduates at Pennsylvania in rowing, and to bring out new material for the crew, an advisory coaching committee has been appointed, consisting of the following graduates: James Bond '77, George Sargent '84, Reginald L. Hart '79, Archibald Wright '89, Albert Gray '84, and C. O. Potts '87, with Mr. Reath as chairman of the committee. This committee will not interfere with Mr. Ward's work as head coach, but will merely have a general oversight in rowing matters...