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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 2 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
Grover Cleveland, of New York, and Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio, Democrats, receive 168 votes......Feb. 13, 1889 Act to create the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua......Feb. 20, 1889 Act dividing Dakota into two States, and enabling the people of North and South Dakota, Montana, and Washington to form constitutions and state governments......Feb. 22, 1889 Congress appropriates $250,000 to aid American workmen thrown out of employment by stoppage of work on the Panama Canal......Feb. 25, 1889 President calls the Senate in extraordinary session, March 4......Feb. 26, 1889 Bill passed retiring Gen. William S. Rosecrans......Feb. 27, 1889 Act to provide for taking the eleventh and subsequent censuses......March 1, 1889 Congress appropriates $100,000 for a permanent coaling station at Pago Pago, Tutuilla, Samoa......March 2, 1889 Bill to refund to the States and Territories the direct tax levied by act of Aug. 5, 1861, vetoed by President Cleveland March 2, is pass
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Rhode Island, (search)
. Davis, Democrat, 21,289; H. W. Ladd, Republican, 16,870; James H. Chace, Law Enforcement party, 3,597; H. H. Richardson, Prohibition, 1,346. There being no choice, the legislature chose H. W. Ladd......May 28, 1889 Prohibitory amendment rescinded at a special election, June 20, 1889, and a highlicense law passed......Aug. 1, 1889 Australian ballot-reform law passed......1889 First State convention of the Union Reform party held, and Arnold B. Chace nominated for governor......Feb. 25, 1889 Australian ballot system introduced at State election......April 2, 1889 John W. Davis elected governor by the legislature, there being no choice by the people......May, 1890 Celebration of the centennial of the introduction of cotton-spinning into America begins at Providence......Sept. 29, 1890 Monument to Samuel Smith Collyer dedicated at Pawtucket at close of cotton centennial celebration......Oct. 4, 1890 Vote for governor: Davis, Democrat, 22,249; Ladd, Republican,