Word: moneyed
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...country and abroad at the present time than the attempts of men to overcome the laws of nature and to gain a mastery of the air. In succession, the gas balloon, the dirigible balloon and now the aeroplane have been experimented with at the cost of great sums of money and infinite skill, and the strides made in the past few years have been marvelous. The imaginations of fifty years ago are being approached by several of the most skillful inventors, and the results achieved so far have encouraged wide speculation as to what are the possibilities after...
...That a sum of money be contributed by individuals for the necessary expenses...
...necessary bureaus and offices are arranged; justice is given to all; the islands are strictly self-supporting, and require no financial help from the United States. The archipelago is in good sanitary condition, disease is eliminated as far as possible, roads, railways, harbors and bridges are being built, the money for all these improvements being derived from the internal revenue...
...meals will be the same as last year: breakfast, 7.15 to 9.30 (special tables, 9.30 to 10); lunch, 12 to 2; dinner, 5.30 to 7.30. Men may join at the office at any time upon the presentation of the Burear's certificate of a bond or sum of money deposited. Information in regard to the cost of board, membership, assignment of seats, etc., will be furnished by the Auditor...
From Mrs. John Markoe, of Philadelphia, the Library has received a gift of $50, to be spent for books on the Italian Risorgimento. The money will be spent through Mr. H. N. Gay, of Rome, Curator of Italian History in the College Library, through whose efforts the Library's collection in this department has been already remarkably enriched...