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When within thirty miles of New York, Essex Junior was brought to by the British razee Saturn, Capt. Nash, who denied the right of Capt. Hillyar to allow the cartel, and ordered [498] her to lie by him during the night.
— from Thirty Years' View (Vol. 2 of 2) or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850 by Thomas Hart Benton
al., vs. Mayor of New York, et al. , 92 U. S. 272—the opinion of the Court being delivered by Justice Miller
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll
I suppose there may be judicial magistrates of New York, executive officers, assessors, supervisors, justices of the peace, and constables before me.
— from The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Edwin Percy Whipple
Bull Baiting The men of New York enjoyed rugged and cruel sports such as would not be tolerated at the present time.
— from Old Taverns of New York by W. Harrison (William Harrison) Bayles
Burgess had four, and Fife of Scotland, General Paine of Boston, Herreshoff of Bristol, and J. R. Maxwell of New York, each sent one yacht to the lists; so the new fleet represented, not only well-tried skill, but the work of several who were new in the field.
— from Yachting, Vol. 2 by Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Blackwood, Marquis of
Advertising and illustrating work for New York World and Judge; illustrated articles in Saturday Magazine of New York Evening Post and Sunday Tribune.
— from Women Students in the University of North Carolina: 1897-1922 by Anonymous
Bettini left nothing here that remained in the memory of New Yorkers except the half of a name which he gave to his wife, the contralto Trebelli-Bettini, who was a member of Mr. Abbey's company on the opening of the Metropolitan Opera House in 1883.
— from Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time by Henry Edward Krehbiel
This means that between 3 and 50 persons per billion births in the post-testing generation will have genetic damage for each megaton of nuclear yield exploded.
— from Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives by United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
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