The New International Encyclopædia, Volume 17Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby Dodd, Mead, 1904 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... officers in 1895. The official communi- cations of the Department to diplomatic officers of foreign countries were first executed upon the typewriter in 1897. Ceremonial letters addressed to sovereigns are still hand - written . The ...
... officers in 1895. The official communi- cations of the Department to diplomatic officers of foreign countries were first executed upon the typewriter in 1897. Ceremonial letters addressed to sovereigns are still hand - written . The ...
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... officers who were accustomed to meet at Wells Coffee House , in London , decided to place the question for a dress uniform for the naval ser- vice before the King and Admiralty , through the Duke of Bedford . The colors suggested were ...
... officers who were accustomed to meet at Wells Coffee House , in London , decided to place the question for a dress uniform for the naval ser- vice before the King and Admiralty , through the Duke of Bedford . The colors suggested were ...
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... officers in the field on account of the great losses among them in the South African War , but the difficulty of inaugurating any changes in the uniforms of the British Army stands in the way of any radical reform . instance , in the ...
... officers in the field on account of the great losses among them in the South African War , but the difficulty of inaugurating any changes in the uniforms of the British Army stands in the way of any radical reform . instance , in the ...
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... officers ' forage - cap , was substi- tuted ; minute adherence to details and strict observance of times and places or ' occasions ' when each kind of dress was appropriate were enjoined . In the new dress , the results of the ...
... officers ' forage - cap , was substi- tuted ; minute adherence to details and strict observance of times and places or ' occasions ' when each kind of dress was appropriate were enjoined . In the new dress , the results of the ...
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... officer is indicated by gold lace on the sleeve and devices on the collar , epaulet , shoulder strap , or shoulder mark . Ensigns and officers of that rank wear one stripe of half - inch gold lace ; lieutenants of the junior grade , a ...
... officer is indicated by gold lace on the sleeve and devices on the collar , epaulet , shoulder strap , or shoulder mark . Ensigns and officers of that rank wear one stripe of half - inch gold lace ; lieutenants of the junior grade , a ...
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Page 383 - ... in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the States, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose, for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining, within their respective limits, the authorities, rights, and liberties, appertaining to them.
Page 128 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 142 - We believe that there is one God, whose nature is Love, revealed in one Lord Jesus Christ, by one Holy Spirit of Grace, who will finally restore the whole family of mankind to holiness and happiness.
Page 383 - That the several states who"' -'formed that instrument being sovereign and independent, have the unquestionable right to judge of the infraction; and, That a Nullification by those sovereignties, of all unauthorized acts done under color of that instrument is the rightful remedy...
Page 383 - Government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers...
Page 334 - She was the daughter and only child of Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III.
Page 186 - I mean that principle which approves or disapproves of certain actions, not on account of their tending to augment the happiness, nor yet on account of their tending to diminish the happiness of the party whose interest is in question, but merely because a man finds himself disposed to approve or disapprove of them: holding up that approbation or disapprobation as a sufficient reason for itself, and disclaiming the necessity of looking out for any extrinsic ground.
Page 383 - ... by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the constitution, the measure of its powers; but that as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions as of the mode and measure of redress.
Page 245 - He was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of queen Anne...
Page 11 - HISTORICAL VIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY ON THE MORE NORTHERN COASTS OF NORTH AMERICA.