Public Utilities and Graft in English Municipalities
The piece argues that municipal ownership of public utilities in England breeds graft, drawing parallels to American examples. It cites London Borough of Poplar corruption cases, discusses bribery in contracts for tramways and electric works, and notes that election bribery laws allow immunity for testimony, hindering prosecutions while promising future disclosures of municipal graft.
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Gratton
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United States
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Daghanes Ae
Was. S
Council of London
Borough of Poplar
England
London
Mgard
Engnah
New York
Two Centuries Old Wickford Church Plans Celebrations
A plan to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the old Narragansett church in Wickford Rhode Island is underway for the coming summer. Rev Frederick Bradford Cole chairs a committee. the church, with its colonial surroundings, will be the centerpiece of Old Home Week.
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Friends of the Temple
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New
Southern Mill
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Mary A. Bacon
Quirky Tales and Quail Conflicts from Historic Echoes
A collage of eccentric historical vignettes: famed magnates and recluses with odd habits, a note on crow predation on quail and a covert poisoning recipe, plus a humorous Pettus anecdote about vertigo and medical consultations, all drawn from period commentary.
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