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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Suffrage, woman. (search)
enden, Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge, Mrs. George White Field, Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder, Mrs. Gilbert E. Jones, Mrs. Elihu Root, Mrs. George Waddington, Mrs. Rossiter Johnson, and Mrs. George Phillips. Mrs. Phillips is secretary, 789 Park Avenue, New York. There are also societies in Massachusetts, Illinois, Oregon, Iowa, and Washington, and others are being organized. These work to oppose the extension of suffrage in their own States, but last winter combined in sending seven women to appear before congressional committees to protest against a petition for women suffrage. The National American Woman's Suffrage Association, Mrs. C. Chapman Catt, president; honorary presidents, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony; vice-president-at-large, Rev. Anna. H. Shaw, Philadelphia, Pa.; corresponding secretary, Rachel Foster Avery, Philadelphia. Pa.; recording secretary, Alice Stone Blackwell, Boston, Mass.; treasurer, Harriet Taylor Upton, Warren, O.; office, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
Nebraska, holds the floor for fourteen hours, in the longest continuous speech ever made in the Senate......Oct. 13, 1893 American yacht Vigilant wins the third of five races for the America's cup, off Sandy Hook, N. J., defeating the English Valkyrie......Oct. 13, 1893 Secretary Gresham issues confidential instructions to Minister Willis, outlining the plan of the President for reinstating the Queen at Hawaii by moral force, under certain conditions......Oct. 18, 1893 Lucy Stone (Blackwell), founder of the American Woman Suffrage Association, born Oct. 13, 1818, dies at Dorchester, Mass.......Oct. 18, 1893 Rear-Admiral Stanton removed from command of the South Atlantic Squadron, on charge of saluting the flag-ship of Admiral Mello, leader of the Brazilian revolutionists......Oct. 25, 1893 Battle-ship Oregon launched at San Francisco......Oct. 26, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition closed......Oct. 30, 1893 Senate passes the Wilson bill to repeal the silver-purch
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Oklahoma, (search)
stalments, beginning March 4, 1875, interest 4 per cent. on deferred payments, besides paying $300,000 to the Cherokees at once, and $110,000 to other tribes, making in all about $8,710,000. By proclamation of the President, Aug. 23, the strip was opened at noon......Sept. 16, 1893 [It is estimated that 100,000 people had gathered on the boundary-line awaiting the opening.] Tonkawa and Pawnee reservations opened to settlement......Sept. 16, 1893 Cyclone at Chandler, thirty-five killed and injured......March 30, 1897 Flood at Guthrie, great loss of life......April 28, 1897 Geological survey begun......1900 Free homes bill passed by Congress......May 14, 1900 Memorial service in honor of David L. Payne, the original Oklahoma boomer, held at Blackwell......Nov. 19, 1900 Tornado destroying many lives and much property......June 8, 1901 Proclamation by President McKinley opening certain Indian reservations to settlers on Aug. 6, 1901......July 7, 1901 Oregon