German M D Theory on Utility Pay-Per-Use and City Roles
A discussion on how public utilities and private companies in Germany handle depreciation and taxation, with case observations from Cologne and Düsseldorf. It notes higher fares under city management, the impact of short franchise terms, and contrasts with American practice where private enterprise expanded faster. Also mentions Minneapolis and Buffalo fare comparisons and a 1896 electric plant in Santa Clara that shifted to purchasing current.
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Germain
Hugu ‘R. Moyer
Electrical Railwiay Review
Journal of Political Economy
Electrle
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Street Railway Company
Drices
Germany
United States
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Moyer
Elgin's Municipal Electric Plant Losses Touted
Historical report claims Elgin's town owned electric light plant caused losses around 100000 as private contracts cut costs. It alleges mismanagement under politicians benefiting a private company, citing higher bills and poor lamp maintenance while a mayor promised cheaper lighting after a dance.
Change in Wilmington 0 Municipal Lighting Plant Abandoned
A Wilmington citizen reports that the 1802 municipal electric light plant cost about £40,000 to build and, after decades of bad management and frequent outages, was sold in 1992 for $12,000 while the plant’s value and franchise were written off. The present city lighting costs exceed prior operation expenses, even before taxes and depreciation.
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Wilmington
Ancail
Stresta
Michigan Lawmaker Tells Cook Story On Gas Bill
During a legislative discussion on a cheaper gas bill, Congressman Legare recounted a tale of a cook from his home. He described how he explained a stove to her and left, only to learn days later that the flame was still burning, prompting astonishment at the stove's staying power.
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Michigan
Legare
Martha
Municipal Markets In Berlin Declared Losses For City Halls
Berlin's municipal market halls run at a loss due to lower department store food prices. Fifteen halls exist in the city and leasing them to private concerns is being seriously considered. The issue is noted by the Dry Goods Economist as part of broader talk on municipal ownership.
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Berlin
England
Germany
B.C. Schuits'&Co
Nix
Tipton's Unprofitable Public Lighting Plant
Tipton ta public lighting plant proved unprofitable and burned down. The city sustained heavy losses and did not rebuild. A contract had been made with a private company for lighting services.
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Tipton
Municipal Lighting
Never Operated by the City in Budson Wisconsin
An elected night plant installed in Budson, Wisconsin, nineteen years ago has never been operated by the city, leased successively to various parties. The city also contracts for the pumping in the waterworks it owns.
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Budson
Wis
A Good Rule For Corporations Tells Voters To Show Public Interest
H M Moore urges corporations to prove their concern for the community by investing substantial sums and letting service speak for itself, underscoring accountability to the voters and the public.
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H. M. Moore
Twain style bowling tale of misfit novice
In a San Francisco bowling alley a staffer recalls being pressured into playing, scoring ten strikes despite not knowing bowling, while friends boast and insist the owner defends the setup. The anecdote, from Mark Twain's Autobiography, reflects on truth and perception.
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Hewitderind Riedule
San Francisco
Détriedus
Thoes Boys
Mark Twain
North American Review
The Conductor Courteous at Benjens Station
A Travel Magazine excerpt praises Benjens in New Ireland for its quaint courtesy. Locals in remote areas greet strangers with calm kindness and unhurried service. Conductor and trolley operations are described as thoughtful, aiding visitors even in winter.
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John’s
N. I
Benjens
Not Quite Right At A Dinner In Harlem
A dinner party in Harlem turns humorous as a guest jokes about profanity. The hostess objects, asserting her husband would speak frankly only where appropriate, while the table laughs at the exchange.
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Harlem
New York Tribune
Life Saving Tales While Waiting for the Doctor
The excerpt contrasts two ideas on medical care in action. The text cites Harper's Bazaar writer Gorman Peyverb expressing that many books cover saving life with a waiting doctor, while Lack and Kulcker argue for the need of guidance for the young doctor to save life while awaiting the patient.
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Kulcker
Bocker
Ilfe
Harper’s Bazar
MUSIC VERSE AND OCEAN WAVE FOLK SONGS REFLECT LIFE
A page of verses features AOR reflection on heaven and emotions, plus Life on the Ocean Wave with seas, storms, and a ship’s voyage. Barling Nellie Gray laments the old Kentucky shore with abolition-era imagery. The Lost Chord, My Shadow, and a short Adelaide Anne Procter verse close, followed by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Nellie Gray
Kentucky
Anon
Weeds and Flowers Verse Elegy by Joho Vaney Cheney
The lament contrasts favored blooms and stubborn weeds, both burned by song as night falls. The poet notes the long dark day yielding to sleep or oblivion, with a somber meditation on value and memory. The line endures as a reflective, period voice.
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Joho Vaney
Cheney
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Wark Twin
Bla
Crabbeach
Philadelphia Press
Ife
Gorman Peyverb
Epes Sargent
Georgia
Adelaide Anne Procter
Paralees
Robert Louis Stevangon
Castoria
What Is
Tier Bay
Chanea
Nellie
Cupid
Hollister
Lidead
Kennedy
H.c.schnitz &Co
DeWitt
J. C. Schultz & Go
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H.C. Schultz & Co
Ho Schulz & Go
H. C. Schultz & Co
Humphreys
Taonipher Rien
Kennedy’s
P Toy
Dawin
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