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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Census, United States (search)
1613,102 Harrisburg, Pa.50,16739,38510,782 Portland, Me.50,14536,42513,720 Yonkers, N. Y.47,93132,03315,898 * Decrease. Cities with population exceeding 25,000.—Continued. City.population.increase since 19001890.1890. Norfolk, Va 46,62434,87111,753 Waterbury, Conn 45,85928,64617,213 Holyoke, Mass.45.71235.63710,075 Fort Wayne, Ind. 45,11535,3939,722 Youngstown, O.44,88533.22011,665 Houston, Tex44,63327,55717,076 Covington, Ky42,93837,3715,567 Akron, O.42,72827,60115,127 Dallas, Tex 42,63838,0674,571 Saginaw, Mich.42,34546 322*3,977 Lancaster, Pa41,45932,0119,448 Lincoln, Neb40,16955,154*14,985 Brockton, Mass.40,06327,29412,769 Binghamton, N. Y 39,64735.0054,642 Augusta, Ga39,41133,3006,141 Pawtucket, R. I.39,23127.63311,598 Altoona, Pa38,97330,3378,636 Wheeling. W. Va 38,87834,5224,356 Mobile, Ala38,46931,0767,393 Birmingham, Ala 38,41526,17812,237 Little Rock, Ark38,30725,87412,433 Springfield, O.38,25331,8956,358 Galveston, Tex 37,78929,0848,705 Ta
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Daughters of the Confederacy, (search)
Daughters of the Confederacy, An organization established in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 10, 1894. Its membership consists of the widows, wives, mothers, sisters, and lineal female descendants of the men who served in the Confederate army and navy, or who were connected in any way with the Confederate cause. The objects of the society, as declared in the constitution, are social, literary, historical, monumental, benevolent, and honorable in every degree. In 1900 there were 400 chapters in the United States, North and South, with about 8,000 members. The president was Mrs. Kate Cabell Currie, Dallas, Tex.; recording secretary, Mrs. John P. Hickman, Nashville, Tenn.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Veto (search)
ate. 386Aug. 24, 1888Land Grant to Kansas. 387Aug. 24, 1888Sale of Military Reservation in Kansas. 388 to 424Oct. 10, 1888 to Feb. 14, 1889Pensions and Reliefs, Private. 425Oct. 21, 1888Quieting Settlers' Titles on the Des Moines River. 426 to 432Feb. 23, 1889 to Feb. 26, 1889Pensions and Reliefs, Private. 433March 2, 1889Refunding the Direct Tax.Passed over the veto in the Senate. Harrison, 19 434Apr. 26, 1890City of Ogden Increased Indebtedness. 435Apr. 29, 1890Public Building, Dallas, Tex. 436June 4, 1890Public Building, Hudson, N. Y. 437June 12, 1890Public Building, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 438June 17, 1890To change boundary of Uncompabgre Reservation. 439June 20, 1890Bonds issued by Maricopa county, Arizona, for certain Railroad. 440July 9, 1890Indian Payment. 441Sept. 30, 1890Relief of Capt. Charles B. Stivers. 442Oct. 1, 1890Relief of the Portland Company. 443Oct. 1, 1890Relief of Charles B. Chouteau. 444Oct. 1, 1890Pool Selling in the District of Columbia. 445Dec. 24
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Woods, William Burnham 1824-1887 (search)
Woods, William Burnham 1824-1887 Jurist; born in Newark, O., Aug. 3, 1824; graduated at Yale College in 1845; studied law and practised in his native place. After the outbreak of the Civil War he entered the army as lieutenant-colonel of the 76th Ohio Volunteers; participated in the actions at Shiloh, Chickasaw Bayou, Dallas, Atlanta, Jonesboro, etc., and in the sieges of Vicksburg and Jackson; was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers, and brevetted major-general March 13, 1865. After the war he resumed the practice of law; was United States judge of the 5th circuit in 1869-80, and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1880-87. He died in Washington, D. C., May 14, 1887.