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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1877
State leaders in 1876 - Events of 1877 - State leaders in 1878 - State leaders by year // Africa Ashanti Confederacy - Mensa Bonsu Kumaa, Asantehene (1874-1883) Burundi - Mwezi IV Gisabo, King of Burundi (1852-1908) Dahomey - Glele, King of Dahomey (1856-1889) Ethiopia - Yohannes IV, Emperor of Ethiopia (1871-1889) Liberia - James...
In United States the Compromise of 1877 was an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed Election of 1876 by awarding the White House to the Republican Rutherford Hayes on the implicit understanding he would remove the federal troops that were propping up Republican state governments in South Carolina, Florida...
1876 map The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (BandO) is one of the oldest railroads in the United States, with an original line from the port of Baltimore, Maryland west to the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia and Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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 Alabama Governor George Smith Houston
Alabama was eager to fund the railroads, which brought the state to the brink of bankruptcy.
The new constitution was marked by the outlawing of loans by state, county, or municipal governments to private business and by prohibiting the building of railroads by the state government.
Stewart states that by the end of Houston's second term, he managed to reduce taxes and bring state expenditures under control.
www.archives.state.al.us /govs_list/g_housto.html   (779 words)

  
 Chronicles of Oklahoma
He was persuaded to reenter the domain of tribal politics in 1876 when he made an unsuccessful race for the chieftainship and Coleman Cole was elected.
In 1876 he was chosen one of the American delegates to the World's Presbyterian Assembly in Scotland but was unable to attend owing to the illness of his wife.
The first Masonic lodge to be formed in what is today the State of Oklahoma was located at Boggy Depot, was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Arkansas in October, 1869, and named Oklahoma Lodge, A. and A. by Rev. Allen Wright.
digital.library.okstate.edu /chronicles/v019/v019p314.html   (3593 words)

  
 Chronicles of Oklahoma
There may have been several "leaders" and "upper leaders" in the village, but the title of "great warrior" was given to only one man in the village at a time and, was held until the miko and councillors saw fit to pass it on to another who had gained distinction.
In 1858, W. Garrett, United States Agent for the Creeks, says, "With the exception of some slight alterations, they adhere to their primitive form of government, which is well adapted to the wants and capacity for self-government of the great body of the nation.
The correction of this state of things properly belongs to the Creek authorities, and it is not considered proper for the United States to interfere, unless the Creeks find it impossible to enforce their laws, and apply to the United States for protection.
digital.library.okstate.edu /chronicles/v008/v008p042.html   (7821 words)

  
 Buffalo State Hospital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Buffalo State Hospital, as it was formerly called, was to be the largest building of the master's career and the first to display his characteristic style -- what came to be known as Richardsonian Romanesque.
In 1876, pressed to economize, Richardson suggested that the three outer pavilions on each side of the administration building be constructed of brick rather than stone, as he originally intended.
With the cooperation of Muriel Howard, president of Buffalo State College, negotiations are seriously under way between the college, the Buffalo Board of Education, the Buffalo Psychiatric Center, the city, and the state to transform Richardson's celebrated edifice into the new home of the Olmsted School and certain Buffalo State education programs.
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 The Constitution of North Carolina
Following the precedent established in amending the United States Constitution, the 1835 amendments were appended to the Constitution of 1776, not incorporated in it as is the modern practice.
Approved by the voters in 1980, it required that all justices and judges of the State courts be licensed lawyers as a condition of election or appointment to the bench.
An amendment to shift the elections for state legislative, executive, and judicial officers and for county officers from even-numbered to odd-numbered years (beginning in 1989 for legislators and 1993 for Governors and other state executives) was submitted by the General Assembly of 1985 to the voters, who rejected it on May 6, 1986.
statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us /nc/stgovt/preconst.htm   (6110 words)

  
 jtimeline
In 1876 the government abolished the privilege of carrying swords.
In 1889 a constitution was written which placed most of the powers of the state in the hands of the emperor but also established a bicameral national legislature called the Diet.
The Meiji leaders also worked to build a modern economy by acquiring new manufacturing technology and by the 1890s the beginnings of industrialization were well underway.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Main Page
Ron David Cole is a former member of the Branch Davidians and a figure in the militia movement in the United States.
Amo Roden is the former wife of George Roden, a rival of David Koresh for leadership of the Branch Davidians.
An associated state is used to describe a free relationship between a territory and a larger nation.
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 THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Delegates from the smaller states opposed direct election of the President because they feared that such an election would be dominated by the larger states.
The concern of the smaller states was ameliorated because most delegates firmly believed that the Electoral College would rarely produce a President; that election would ultimately be thrown to the House of Representatives where the power of the small states was guaranteed because each state, regardless of size, would have one vote.
These votes will then be certified by state authorities and sent to Washington where they will be opened and counted by the President of the Senate in the presence of all the Senators and Representatives.
usinfo.state.gov /usa/infousa/politics/eleccol/katz.htm   (2210 words)

  
 World Almanac for Kids
SOUTH DAKOTA, one of the West North Central states of the U.S., bounded on the N by North Dakota, on the E by Minnesota and Iowa, on the S by Nebraska, and on the W by Wyoming and Montana.
The E half of the state is relatively humid, but semiarid conditions dominate in the W. Annual precipitation averages 635 mm (25 in) in the SE and decreases to 368 mm (14.5 in) in the NW.
The state is served by about 120,210 km (about 74,695 mi) of federal, state, and local roads, including 1093 km (679 mi) of interstate highways that cross the state from E to W and (in the E section) from N to S. As in many states, railroad service has declined since the 1940s.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/southdakota.html   (3119 words)

  
 Serbia (10/06)
Thereafter, the parliament of Serbia stated that the Republic of Serbia was the continuity of the state union, changing the name of the country from Serbia and Montenegro to the Republic of Serbia, with Serbia retaining Serbia and Montenegro's membership in all international organizations and bodies.
Since October 5, 2000, foreign embassies, including that of the U.S., have reopened, and Serbia, as the successor state to the F.R.Y., regained its seat in such international organizations as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the UN and is actively participating in International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank projects.
U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department's travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5388.htm   (5214 words)

  
 2003 FOI update: The states
While budget crises in most states have kept lawmakers focused on fiscal matters, it is clear that FOI at the state level is under tremendous strain.
The governor and legislative leaders came under fire for holding a closed-door retreat in early February to discuss the state's financial problems, and Senate leaders have begun meeting in "working groups" that are closed to the press and public.
State Rep. Mark Gundrum, R-New Berlin, co-chairman of a committee discussing the legislation, said in December he was "very close" to finding middle ground that all parties would accept.
foi.missouri.edu /statefoinews/2003foiupdate.html   (6702 words)

  
 James Henderson Berry » Biographies of Arkansas's Governors » Exhibits » Old State House
His reputation caused him to be thought of as one of the party leaders in the house by the end of 1873, and during the Brooks-Baxter War, Berry was chosen as speaker of the house.
In 1876, he was chosen as chairman of the Democratic state convention, and in 1878 he was elected judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, where he served until 1882, to run for governor.
His efforts to reform the state's penal system were eroded by the legislature who would not appropriate funds to alleviate inhumane conditions.
www.oldstatehouse.com /exhibits/virtual/governors/the_redeemers/berry.asp   (853 words)

  
 Socialism and The Welfare State
The “various corporations," says Rostovtzeff, "were more like minor supervisors of their own concerns on behalf of the state than their owners; they were themselves in bondage to the officials of the various departments, and to the commanders of the various military units.
When most of the socialist leaders of the Second International rallied to their national governments in 1914, Lenin denounced them as traitors to the cause and sought to lay the groundwork for a new organization of revolutionary Socialists.
Moreover, this total state must be controlled by the equivalent of Plato's guardians, a Party of ideocrats that incarnates rationality in an administrative apparatus.
lamar.colostate.edu /~grjan/socialismprimer.html   (9516 words)

  
 Home Page
Indeed, according to the Missouri Constitution, the state must call an automatic referendum every 20 years to determine whether a constitutional convention should be called to adopt a new constitution.
Like many other state governments, Missouri has a "plural executive." In other words, the logical counterparts to numerous officials appointed at the national level of government are elected independently of the governor in Missouri.
The Secretary is the state's chief elections officer (certifying signatures on initiative and referendum petitions and overseeing elections).
courses.missouristate.edu /dvh804f/mogov.htm   (805 words)

  
 1876   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
August 1 - Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
November 23 - Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Marcy Tweed (better known Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New City after being captured in Spain.
Since Deadwood is a real place, and since both the book and the television series are based on the real place, many of the characters are common to both.
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 The official web site of the Lowell Alumni Association
It was never our intention to create or maintain a fully comprehensive and complete listing of alumni in these professions.
In the United States, the research doctorate required at least two or three additional years of study beyond the master's degree.
In 1876, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore was established to do this.
www.lowellalumni.org /list_phd.shtml   (1113 words)

  
 The History of Trotskyism in America
The result of this convergence was the formation of a movement that was both international in its outlook, and to an extent, experience, and that had deep roots in the American working class, having absorbed the lessons of its victories and defeats.
It’s most famous leader of the SP was Eugene Victor Debs, a working class hero that had organized the American Railway Union and led the Pullman Strike.
It is a rich history though, and one that through it’s continuity with the founding of the revolutionary movement in the United States, has absorbed the lessons of the victories and defeats of the working class, and is therefore well poised to play a vanguard role in the coming American Revolution.
www.geocities.com /mnsocialist/trotskyism-usa.html   (3660 words)

  
 Rowland dodges impeachment, not disgrace
A state House of Representatives must vote to impeach - indict - a governor, and the state Senate then tries and votes on conviction and removal.
The enforcement mechanisms of most state legislatures are relatively weak, and they have been unwilling to enforce tough ethical standards on governors or themselves, May told Stateline.org.
Stateline.org has compiled an extensive list of state issue and state political blogs to make it convenient for you to follow different aspects of state government.
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If you want to have an order shipped to an address other than what is listed on your credit card account, simply use the phone number on the back of your credit card to contact your card issuer and ask them to add your recipient’s address as an ‘alternate billing address’.
A list of manufacturers who permit end-users to contact them directly for returns can be found here.
The manufacturer also always has a better chance of identifying (and potentially resolving) any conflicts with other equipment, etc. A list of manufacturers who permit end-users to contact them directly for returns can be found here.
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 Louisiana State Museum
Louisiana was a Roman Catholic colony with a close relationship between church and state, priests, and politicians.
Six rebel leaders were executed by firing squad on the grounds of what is today the Old U.S. Mint, another historic landmark now owned by the Louisiana State Museum.
After all three lists are read, hold up each object on the list and have all three groups shout out their word for it.
lsm.crt.state.la.us /education/activity2.htm   (2383 words)

  
 Books About Rhode Island
State University of New York, Albany, 1985, 227 pp., 8vo., index, photos, maps, softcover, VG condition.
Includes a list of holders of beer and liquor licenses as well as many references to citizens who were paid for services they provided to the Town.
Contains list of members with date of membership and some marriages, deaths, and removals to other locations in the U.S. A useful reference.
www.jonathansheppardbooks.com /Booklists/Rhode_Island_Books.htm   (1270 words)

  
 Today in History: January 3
The document called for impeachment of United States leaders on the grounds that they taxed women without representation and denied women trial by a jury of peers.
By 1880, for example, most states granted a woman the right to hold property independent of her husband, and several state and private colleges admitted women.
James Mott is included in the list of signatories at the bottom of the document.
memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/jan03.html   (677 words)

  
 Women in Engineering - The Ohio State University
Ohio State's NSF GK-12 program is seeking eight exceptional graduate students who are interested in teaching science to elementary school students.
This program, funded by the United States Support Program and administered by the Office of Educational Programs at Brookhaven National Laboratory, is an opportunity to live one year in Vienna, Austria and work for the International Atomic Energy Agency at its headquarters.
To be considered, students must have completed their sophomore year of an engineering, pre-engineering or science-based curriculum such as biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, etc. curriculum; be enrolled in a university for the fall term; and be a full-time student with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or greater.
wie.eng.ohio-state.edu /bboard/bboard_0602.htm   (7654 words)

  
 State Government and Politics
State list of how electors are chosen, whether names appear on the ballot, and whether they are bound by law to vote for candidate receiving popular vote
States are arranged by region, sometimes in an incomprehensive manner
Updates 1990 Census on state and metropolitan area with data on various population and housing characteristics.
www.lib.umich.edu /govdocs/state.html   (3782 words)

  
 John Barleycorn Must Die: The War against Drink in Arkansas » Exhibits » Old State House
This exhibit, two years in the making, is an unbiased documentation of the battle for and against drink in Arkansas from its earliest beginnings in the 18th century when Spanish commandants at Arkansas Post restricted trading liquor with the Quapaws.
At first these restrictions produced widespread resentment within the tribe, but Quapaw leaders came to support prohibition as the chiefs noted the harm that liquor caused their people.
The first local state chapter was formed in Monticello in 1876.
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Most product listings show the manufacturer name and model number; consult the manufacturer for additional information about a given product.
Many of our images are obtained directly from the manufacturer, and, sadly, they do not always provide the best images.
Manufacturer warranties should be listed in the detailed product description.
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