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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bimetallism, (search)
generally was most unsatisfactory, and that this condition was due largely to the great uncertainty of exchange between the gold-standard and silver-standard countries. The remedy that they proposed for the relief of this uncertainty was that an agreement should be established on a broad international basis to again open the mints of the great countries of the world for the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver. An International Monetary Congress was convened at Paris in September, 1889, and a similar one, called by the United States to consider by what means, if any, the use of silver can be increased in the currency system of the nations, met in Brussels in November, 1892, and separated without practical results. On March 17, 1896, a resolution was passed by the British House of Commons, urging upon the English government the necessity of securing by international agreement a solid monetary pay of exchange between gold and silver. In April, 1896, a Bimetallic Con
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Minnesota, (search)
al government for Duluth; a high-license law where local option does not prohibit, and to abolish the State board of immigration, created in 1878......1887 Soldiers' home opened at Minnehaha Falls......November, 1887 State normal school at Moorhead opened......Aug. 29, 1888 William Windom again Secretary of Treasury......March, 1889 Secret (Australian) ballot law, established in cities of over 10,000 inhabitants, by act......1889 State reformatory at St. Cloud opened......September, 1889 Memorial Day (May 30) made a legal holiday......1889 Nearly 100 lives lost by a tornado on Lake Pepin......July 13, 1890 State insane hospital at Fergus Falls opened......July 29, 1890 William Windom, Secretary of Treasury, dies suddenly after responding to a toast at a banquet given by the New York board of trade at Delmonico's, evening of......Jan. 29, 1891 Gen. H. H. Sibley, first governor of Minnesota, dies in St. Paul, aged eighty......Feb. 18, 1891 Whaleback stea