Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, Volume 14; Volume 29D. Appleton & Company, 1890 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... miles , of which 35 miles is assessed to the Central Arizona , at $ 49,005 : 73-3 to the Prescott and Arizona Central , at $ 300,125 ; and 167 to the Atlantic and Pacific , at $ 1,339 , - 694.05 . Horses are assessed in the county to ...
... miles , of which 35 miles is assessed to the Central Arizona , at $ 49,005 : 73-3 to the Prescott and Arizona Central , at $ 300,125 ; and 167 to the Atlantic and Pacific , at $ 1,339 , - 694.05 . Horses are assessed in the county to ...
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... miles ; the Iron Mountain road , 304 miles ; and the Little Rock and Fort Smith road , 165 miles . These figures exclude branch roads . The total valuation of railroad property for 1889 was fixed by the State commissioners at ...
... miles ; the Iron Mountain road , 304 miles ; and the Little Rock and Fort Smith road , 165 miles . These figures exclude branch roads . The total valuation of railroad property for 1889 was fixed by the State commissioners at ...
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... miles a second . Eclipses of 1889. - During 1889 the ephem- eris shows three eclipses of the sun - Jan . 1 , June 27 , and Dec. 21 - the first and last total , the second annular ; and two eclipses of the moon - Jan . 16 and July 12 ...
... miles a second . Eclipses of 1889. - During 1889 the ephem- eris shows three eclipses of the sun - Jan . 1 , June 27 , and Dec. 21 - the first and last total , the second annular ; and two eclipses of the moon - Jan . 16 and July 12 ...
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... miles a second . Aldebaran receding from the sun 30 miles a second . Polaris approaching the sun 16 miles a second . Algol approaching the sun 7 miles a second . Procyon approaching the sun 7 miles a second . Stellar Parallax . - Prof ...
... miles a second . Aldebaran receding from the sun 30 miles a second . Polaris approaching the sun 16 miles a second . Algol approaching the sun 7 miles a second . Procyon approaching the sun 7 miles a second . Stellar Parallax . - Prof ...
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... miles of telegraph lines , with 10,175 miles of wire , at the close of 1887. There were 2,176 , - 915 dispatches during the year . The post - office forwarded 41,289,972 letters , 7,670,615 packages , and 18,869,055 newspapers . The ...
... miles of telegraph lines , with 10,175 miles of wire , at the close of 1887. There were 2,176 , - 915 dispatches during the year . The post - office forwarded 41,289,972 letters , 7,670,615 packages , and 18,869,055 newspapers . The ...
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Page 232 - Commission (and produce books and papers if so ordered) and give evidence touching the matter in question ; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
Page 231 - ... rates, fares, or charges will go into effect; and the proposed changes shall be shown by printing new schedules, or shall be plainly indicated upon the schedules in force at the time and kept...
Page 236 - When committed upon the high seas, or on any other waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States and out of the jurisdiction of any particular State...
Page 231 - That in case any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act shall do, cause to be done, or permit to be done, any act, matter, or thing in this Act prohibited or declared to be unlawful...
Page 232 - Act, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted, and shall have the right to obtain from such common carriers full and complete information necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created...
Page 233 - ... that the lawful order or requirement of said board drawn in question has been violated or disobeyed, it shall be lawful for such court to issue a writ of injunction or other proper process mandatory or otherwise, to restrain such common carrier from further continuing such violation or disobedience of such order or requirement of said board, and enjoining obedience to the same...
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Page 207 - ... act. The schools, colleges, and universities provided for in this act shall forever remain under the exclusive control of the said states, respectively, and no part of the proceeds arising from the sale or disposal of any lands herein granted for educational purposes shall be used for the support of any sectarian or denominational school, college, or university.
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