The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1902 |
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... July 1884 came into force on 1st January 1885 . The cost of registration is borne by the State . The registration of deaths is required before burial , so that it is fairly trustworthy ; but the registration both of marriages and births ...
... July 1884 came into force on 1st January 1885 . The cost of registration is borne by the State . The registration of deaths is required before burial , so that it is fairly trustworthy ; but the registration both of marriages and births ...
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... July 1898 of 12,733,160 pesos ( or , at par , £ 954,990 ) . On 31st July 1898 the national government advanced to the banks notes amounting to 27,989,929 pesos ( £ 2,099,240 ) at 2 per cent . interest per annum - the total note issue ...
... July 1898 of 12,733,160 pesos ( or , at par , £ 954,990 ) . On 31st July 1898 the national government advanced to the banks notes amounting to 27,989,929 pesos ( £ 2,099,240 ) at 2 per cent . interest per annum - the total note issue ...
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... July 1891. A force of 10,000 men was now raised by the junta of the revolution , and preparations were rapidly pushed forward for a move to the south with the object of attacking Valparaiso and Santiago . Early in August a portion of ...
... July 1891. A force of 10,000 men was now raised by the junta of the revolution , and preparations were rapidly pushed forward for a move to the south with the object of attacking Valparaiso and Santiago . Early in August a portion of ...
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... July 1896 the Conversion Act was put in force , a dollar of 18d . being the monetary unit adopted . In 1895 relations with the neighbouring republic of Argentina began to become somewhat strained in regard to the interpretation of the ...
... July 1896 the Conversion Act was put in force , a dollar of 18d . being the monetary unit adopted . In 1895 relations with the neighbouring republic of Argentina began to become somewhat strained in regard to the interpretation of the ...
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... July of that year the crisis reached an acute stage . Both Chile and Argentina put forward certain pretensions to territory in the Atacama district to the north , and also to a section of Patagonia in the south . Neither side would give ...
... July of that year the crisis reached an acute stage . Both Chile and Argentina put forward certain pretensions to territory in the Atacama district to the north , and also to a section of Patagonia in the south . Neither side would give ...
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