Story of one hundred years - A comprehensive review of the political and military events, the social, intellectual and material progress, and the general state of mankind in all lands. Embodying (14779413831)

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Title: Story of one hundred years : A comprehensive review of the political and military events, the social, intellectual and material progress, and the general state of mankind in all lands. Embodying detailed and accurate accounts of all things of importance and interest, from 1801 to 1900, inclusive
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Shepp, Daniel B
Subjects: History, Modern
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Globe Bible publishing company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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1900—AMERICAN FASHIONS
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1900—UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BUILDING, PARIS UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION STORY OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS. 547 PARIS EXPOSITION. A worlds fair was held in Paris in 1878. Especial interest was feltin it, because of the dreadful losses France had suffered only a few yearsbefore, and there were those who doubted whether the nation hadsufficiently recovered from the effects of the war with Germany to con-duct such an affair successfully. The result was most gratifying. Thefair exceeded in magnitude and splendor even the majestic exhibitiongiven in Philadelphia two years before, and the attendance of visitorswas nearly 50 per cent, more numerous. Never had the world seen amore noteworthy example of popular and national revival from over-whelming depression. ARCTIC EXPLORATION. The ill-fated Jeannette expedition to the Arctic regions, sent out byMr. Bennett, of the New York Herald, left San Francisco on July 8,1879. It passed through Behring Strait and entered the Arctic Ocean.Its course was shaped t