Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States: Illustrated, Volume 10Edwin Wiley, Irving Everett Rines, Albert Bushnell Hart American Educational Alliance, 1916 - United States |
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... gold reserve . 56-57 Admission of Utah The Columbian Exposition 57 .57-59 The Cotton States and International Exposi- tion 59 Annexation of the Hawaiian Islands .. Revolts of the Cubans against Spain . Plights of American citizens in ...
... gold reserve . 56-57 Admission of Utah The Columbian Exposition 57 .57-59 The Cotton States and International Exposi- tion 59 Annexation of the Hawaiian Islands .. Revolts of the Cubans against Spain . Plights of American citizens in ...
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... Gold imports - Rise in Treasury gold reserve -Political changes Elections of 1880 Party platforms - Garfield and Arthur elected · - Re- funding bill introduced - Fails to pass over veto - New apportionment of Representatives . OLLOWING ...
... Gold imports - Rise in Treasury gold reserve -Political changes Elections of 1880 Party platforms - Garfield and Arthur elected · - Re- funding bill introduced - Fails to pass over veto - New apportionment of Representatives . OLLOWING ...
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... gold , for the Secretary of the Treasury , John Sherman , esti- mated that the smallest reserve of gold that was safe would be 40 per cent . of the notes outstanding , and on this basis $ 138,000,000 in coin was . necessary . This was a ...
... gold , for the Secretary of the Treasury , John Sherman , esti- mated that the smallest reserve of gold that was safe would be 40 per cent . of the notes outstanding , and on this basis $ 138,000,000 in coin was . necessary . This was a ...
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... gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. † The House passed the bill after vari- ous amendments November 5 , 1877 , by a vote of 164 to 34. The Senate , how- ever , defeated this bill in its original form and a compromise was offered by ...
... gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. † The House passed the bill after vari- ous amendments November 5 , 1877 , by a vote of 164 to 34. The Senate , how- ever , defeated this bill in its original form and a compromise was offered by ...
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... gold , however , continually diminished , and paper money was at par on De- cember 17 , 1878 . Sherman , however , went steadily forward perfecting his plans but took the extra precaution to employ an in- creased clerical force to ...
... gold , however , continually diminished , and paper money was at par on De- cember 17 , 1878 . Sherman , however , went steadily forward perfecting his plans but took the extra precaution to employ an in- creased clerical force to ...
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