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... institutions doubled , and tax money spent for their support and for direct relief increased almost five - fold . Before 1879 , Congress had resorted every winter to emergency appropriations for direct or " outdoor " relief , that is ...
... institutions doubled , and tax money spent for their support and for direct relief increased almost five - fold . Before 1879 , Congress had resorted every winter to emergency appropriations for direct or " outdoor " relief , that is ...
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... institutions of 1880 - the Washington Asylum , the Government Hospital for the Insane , Providence , Freedmen's , the Children's Hospital , and the Columbia Lying - in Asylum - grew to fifteen in the 1890's . Doubts arose about the ...
... institutions of 1880 - the Washington Asylum , the Government Hospital for the Insane , Providence , Freedmen's , the Children's Hospital , and the Columbia Lying - in Asylum - grew to fifteen in the 1890's . Doubts arose about the ...
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... institutions did not reach . The five - man Board of Chari- ties felt strongly that public money should go only to public institutions ; private resources could adequately support pri- vate philanthropies . But socially prominent ...
... institutions did not reach . The five - man Board of Chari- ties felt strongly that public money should go only to public institutions ; private resources could adequately support pri- vate philanthropies . But socially prominent ...
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The Inheritance of the Past | 3 |
Colored Washington 18791901 | 101 |
The City Beautiful 19011916 | 132 |
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