Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States, Volume 10Amer. Educational Alliance, 1915 - United States |
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Page 12
... demand , wages have increased , and throughout the entire country there is evidence of a coming prosperity greater than we have ever enjoyed . " The platform also declared for gov- ernment aid to educational projects ; for a national ...
... demand , wages have increased , and throughout the entire country there is evidence of a coming prosperity greater than we have ever enjoyed . " The platform also declared for gov- ernment aid to educational projects ; for a national ...
Page 37
... demand was for a law re- stricting the hours of labor to eight a day , but this the employers were un- willing to concede . These demonstra- tions were peaceable at first , but later developed into turbulent mobs . In Chicago , the ...
... demand was for a law re- stricting the hours of labor to eight a day , but this the employers were un- willing to concede . These demonstra- tions were peaceable at first , but later developed into turbulent mobs . In Chicago , the ...
Page 45
... demand in such quantities of silver bullion as will equal in value , at the date of presen- tation , the number of dollars ex- pressed in the face of the notes at the market price of silver , or in gold at the option of the government ...
... demand in such quantities of silver bullion as will equal in value , at the date of presen- tation , the number of dollars ex- pressed in the face of the notes at the market price of silver , or in gold at the option of the government ...
Page 46
... demand for silver bullion and the price rose not only in the United States but all over the world , finally reaching $ 1.21 an ounce ( September 3 , 1890 ) . But the high price had been the result of a large speculative movement upon ...
... demand for silver bullion and the price rose not only in the United States but all over the world , finally reaching $ 1.21 an ounce ( September 3 , 1890 ) . But the high price had been the result of a large speculative movement upon ...
Page 50
... demands . The strikers became surly and began to threaten . The employ- ers became frightened and armed themselves or hired detectives to pro- tect them , and disastrous clashes oc- curred . That which roused the strongest feeling was ...
... demands . The strikers became surly and began to threaten . The employ- ers became frightened and armed themselves or hired detectives to pro- tect them , and disastrous clashes oc- curred . That which roused the strongest feeling was ...
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