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Dates: during 1890-1899
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QUADRANGULAR BOAT RACE at Poughkeepsie, June 26-Harvard-University of Penn., Cornell-Columbia. The New England Railroad is the direct route to Poughkeepsie. Excursion tickets, Boston to Poughkeepsie and return, good going June 25th and returning until June 27th, at round trip rate of $5.50, may be obtained at ticket offices, 3 Old State House, or station, foot of Summer street, Boston...
...B.HUNTINGTON, Treas.HARVARD NATIONAL CONVENTION.- The head delegates may get "shingles" for themselves and their delegates from the secretary at Hollis 4. A contract has been made for framing the shingles at a low rate with Olsson, Harvard square...
...settled to be given up; ibid.- (d) They have introduced hare-brained measures and class legislation into Congress: Index to Congressional Record, 52d and 53d Congresses.- i. e. (1) To prevent dealings in options and futures and the founding of trusts and combines.- (2) To establish a uniform rate of interest in the United States, and to prohibit usury.- (3) To prohibit the coinage of gold.- (4) To give labor to the unemployed by immense public works...
...force and persuasion. He said that as long as we keep our position under the Monroe doctrine as protector of the South American republics, they act as colonies. As to our love for England, the war scare last December did not show it. As to our navy, the present rate of increase is not adequate. As for torpedo boats they must be classed with the sea-going navy. Furthermore a large and immediate increase in the navy is demanded as an insurance for the property invested in the coast cities...
...will be beneficial because just in its system of taxation.- (a) It fixes a rate proportionate to population, (sec. 11). (b) It reimburses the state for a part of the expense caused it by the liquor traffic, as the maintenance of criminals in penitentiaries, etc.- (c) It thus greatly relieves the taxpayers of the state at large.- (d) The objection that it does so at the expense of the cities, is untrue.- (1) Compensation will be made to the cities by the great increase of the saloon tax.- (2) The total amount of city taxation will be lessened...