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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Debtors. (search)
expense of keeping them $362,076, which was paid by the city, and the total amount recovered from prisoners by this process was only $295. Interest-bearing debt. Title of Loan.Authorizing act.Rate.When issued.When redeemable.Interest payable.Amount issued.Outstanding March 31, 1901. Registered.Coupon.Total. Dollars.Dollars.Dollars.Dollars. Consols of 1930Mar. 14, 19002 per cent.1900.After Apr. 1, 1930.J., O., J., and A.445,940,750428,993,70016,947,050445,940,750 Loan of 1908-1918June 13, 1898.3 per cent.1898.After Aug. 1, 1908A., N., F., and M.198,792,64046,688,22053,224,72099,912,940 Funded loan of 1907.July 14, 1870; Jan. 20, 1871.4 per cent.1877-1879.After July 1, 1907.J., A., J., and O.740,920,800216,025,95054,333,400270,359,350 Refunding certificates.Feb. 26, 1879.4 per cent.1879.J., A., J., and O.40,012,750............33,570 Loan of 1925.Jan. 14, 1875.4 per cent.1895-1896.After Feb. 1, 1925.F., M., A., and N.162,315,400122,482,55039,832,850162,315,400 Loan of 1904.J
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Klondike, (search)
, etc. On July 17 of the same year a second steamer arrived at San Francisco, bringing sixty-eight miners, with $1,250,000 worth of gold. Immediately the Klondike fever became general, and so large was the number of gold-seekers that the capacity of all the steamers running to St. Michael, Juneau, and Dyea was overtaxed. For a time it was feared that many of these goldseekers would perish before the opening of the passes in the following spring on account of the lack of provisions. On June 13, 1898, by an act of the Canadian Parliament, the boundaries of Ungava, Keewatin, Franklin, Mackenzie, and Yukon were changed, and the Yukon region was constituted a separate territory, with an area of 198,300 square miles, 2,000 of which is water surface. In February, 1898, the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey issued a new map of the Yukon River region. The map includes the territory between long. 38° and 166° W., and lat. 60° to 67° N. The Yukon River is traced considerably beyond t
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Monetary reform. (search)
ncy certificates, and the silver dollars held against outstanding silver certificates, and each of the funds represented by these accounts shall be used for the redemption of the notes and certificates for which they are respectively pledged, and shall be used for no other purpose, the same being held as trust funds. sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury, as fast as standard silver dollars are coined under the provisions of the acts of July 14, 1890, and June 13, 1898, from bullion purchased under the act of July 14, 1890, to retire and cancel an equal amount of treasury notes whenever received into the treasury, either by exchange in accordance with the provisions of this act or in the ordinary course of business, and upon the cancellation of treasury notes silver certificates shall be issued against the silver dollars so coined. sec. 6. That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to receive deposits of gold coin with the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Taxes. (search)
repealing tax on banks, checks, etc., matches, and medicinal preparations......March 3, 1883 Special tax laid on manufacturers and dealers in oleomargarine, and a stamp tax of 2 cents per lb. laid on the manufactured article......Aug. 2, 1886 Special internal-revenue tax on dealers in tobacco repealed, and tax on tobacco and snuff reduced by act......Oct. 1, 1890 Act passed to refund to the several States and Territories the amount of direct tax paid under act of Aug. 5, 1861......March 2, 1891 Income tax appended to the Wilson tariff bill and passed with it, becoming a law......Aug. 27, 1894 Declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court......May 20, 1895 Congress passes a war-revenue act, imposing taxes on a large number of articles, in consequence of the declaration of war against Spain, which was approved by the President......June 13, 1898 Congress passes an act relieving many articles from the war-revenue tax, to take effect......July 1, 1901
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Idaho (search)
Company......Oct. 19, 1897 Francis E. Willard, of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, dies at New York City......Feb. 17, 1898 Break in levee surrounding Shawneetown, on Ohio River, submerges entire city, drowning twenty-four; Governor Tanner sends special train with tents and supplies......April 3, 1898 Body of Miss Frances E. Willard, eminent social reformer and lecturer, cremated in Chicago......April 9, 1898 Wheat speculation engineered by Joseph Leiter collapsed......June 13, 1898 Death of John Moses, historian......July 3, 1898 Chicago daily papers suspend publication on account of a strike......July 25, 1898 Attempt of coal company to land negro miners from Southern States to take the place of striking coal-miners causes bloody fight at Virden; train bearing negroes riddled with bullets; eleven killed, over thirty wounded, several fatally......Oct. 12, 1898 Governor proclaims martial law at Pana on account of disorder growing out of lockout of coal-