Graft in England and municipal graft debates
The piece argues graft exists in English municipal utilities despite claims of its absence. It cites Lord and millionaire influenced corruption, council bribery cases, and immunity laws that hinder exposure. It likens English graft to American patterns, noting bribery in tramways, gas works, and contracts.
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England
Frederick C. Howe
United States
America
London
Council of London Borough of Poplar
Contractara Aid
Illegard
D ‘Acs
New York
Points of Difference Between Public and Private Methods
Peter S. Groseip argues that private enterprise bests government in placing the right talent in the right job. He contends civil service cannot ensure optimal assignment, as government workers are固定 in roles regardless of fit, contrasting true organization with mere aggregation.
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Ife
Civil Service
Peter 8
Grosseip
American Magazine
Public Ownership and Individualism in Europe and America
A Newark Advertiser column argues European governments rely on paternalism and socialized utilities due to weak individualism, while the United States thrives without paternalism or socialism. It claims American individualism supports free institutions, contrasting European socialistic models with U.S. prosperity.
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Europe
United States
Newark
N. J
Officials Overloaded Warn of Gov Overreach and Inaction
John Stuart Mill argues that adding functions to government fragments labor and delays essential aims. He warns that busy administrators neglect major state needs as minor duties overwhelm officials and stifle sound reforms.
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John Stuart MII
Trade Union Inconsistency and Public Ownership
A public policy note argues that closed shops and municipal ownership contradict constitutional fairness. It claims public employment must be governed by laws and ordinances, excluding nonunion workers cannot stand constitutional test as industries move from private to public ownership tending toward open shop.
Anesthetics Used In Both Cases In Surgery And Politics
A Chicago Daily News exchange notes that anesthesia may restore skin by grafting in surgery. It contrasts surgical grafting with political practices, suggesting grafting of people as a metaphor for political manipulation.
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Guyer
Gunner
Chicago Daily News
Unwise Under Present Conditions In Municipal Ownership
Professor Sedgwick argues that removing political influence is essential to curb corruption and extravagance and he believes municipal ownership would be unwise under current conditions.
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Sedgwick
Opposition to municipal ownership by city government
A citizen criticizes city governance and declares opposition to municipal ownership, arguing that the city government has failed to demonstrate the capacity to manage its affairs. The statement is attributed to Mayor Henry L. Aigginson.
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Henry L. Aigginson
Trained by Cruelty Says An English Writer
An English writer in the Manchester Chronicle condemns animal training methods as cruel. He argues the trainer uses patience and secrecy to mask brutal conditioning, citing whips, strikes, and intense suffering endured by dogs and other beasts. The piece criticizes show managers and editors for tolerating or enabling cruel practices on stage.
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Great Wall
China
W. Ramton Clarke
Manchester Chronicle
London
Toilets of Ants in a Nature Student's Display
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece describes a nature student’s demonstration of artificial ants' nest life. The speaker details ants using tiny brushes, combs, sponges, and soap-like secretions to cleanse and groom themselves, noting features such as mandibles and a tongue serving as a sponge.
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Nature
Plass
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Fleet Hiawatha and the Fast Arrow Analysis
The London Post reviews Longfellow's Hiawatha with a cynical cold analysis. It calculates arrow velocity at 144 feet per second and horizontal speed near 102 feet per second and concludes Hiawatha would need to run faster than about 70 miles per hour to beat a current record.
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Hiawatha
Earth
Qtr
Wawatha
Wiawatha
London Post
Worm Eater and Worm Holes in Furniture Tale
A London Tatler piece recounts a court quip about a husband blamed for illness to dodge attendance. The joke hinges on a worm eater's role and a carpenter’s drill work to age furniture by creating holes, purportedly to convey authority.
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Wolin
London Tatler
Conspicuous by Absence Origin and Usage
A note on Taclius who coined the phrase Conspicuous by his absence while describing Junia's funeral in Annales and later Lord John Russell popularizing it in 1859 by contrasting presence and absence of reform provisions. The account highlights the idiom's historical roots and later amplification.
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Taclius
Junia
Brutus
Cassius
John Russell
Midland
Lord Derby
Backhanded Remarks Spark Gossip in Cleveland Leader Item
In a brief note from the Cleveland Leader, dialogue reveals affected politeness and private commentary. The exchange touches on perceived charm and social expectations, highlighting local attitudes toward decorum and reputation.
Senator Sorghum Reflects On Trust And Confidence
In Washington Street prose, Senator Sorghum says he prefers a public doubt of his competence over burning villagers with sudden disappointment. He argues that open suspicion makes failures less shocking and more acceptable to the people.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Str
Tea adsway and instinct in animals debated by Tribune
The Chicago Tribune quotes Corkins discussing compensation and the text notes Tea adsway claiming to tell time without a watch. MeStgh and nature are described as granting instinct to creatures lacking higher faculties, highlighting a debate about perception and time.
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Corkins
Chicago Tribune
Memory Test Through Rent Teaser
The Detroit Brev Press notes a witty line on memory, suggesting a man’s recall is best tested by renting him. The brief reflects a humorous media quip about knowledge and honesty in testing one’s mind.
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Soney
Detroit
Brey Press
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Martin Lusch
Martin & Eggert
Bankers
Solon Rath
Propentor
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Assiz
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Rath’s Exchange Bank
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