How We Throw Away Money and Wasteful Railroads
A 1911 editorial discusses fuel waste in U.S. railroads with Chief Engineer Fritch figures and test results from the Lehigh Valley and Reading railroads. It argues fuel savings could cut costs by tens of millions yearly, then shifts to broader waste in American kitchens and the public bears the burden.
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United States
Fritch
Chicago and Great Western Railroad
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Buffalo-New York Express
FARCICAL EDUCATION Under New Jersey's Public Schools
A state education board report condemns New Jersey grammar and high schools for poor fundamentals. It cites Montclair Normal School tests, says many graduates lack basic spelling and arithmetic, and faults the uneducated Board of Education for high failure rates and superficial instruction.
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New Jersey
New State Board of Education
John P. Murray
Jersey City
Melvin A. Rice
Montclair State Normal School
Norval
Montclair
Trenton
Green
England
United States
Montclair Normal School
Trenton Normal School
Board of Education
Packers use delaying tactics to dodge Sherman anti trust trial
The New York Herald condemns meat packers for delaying their decade old trial on indictments alleging restraint of trade and monopoly. It argues the defendants seek legal subtleties to avoid accountability and questions why they do not face the court and accept punishment.
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New York Herald
Meat Trust
Roosevelt
Wall Street
England's Double Standard of Morality in Persia
The editorial argues England tolerates Russia's aggression in Persia to protect its own Spheres of Influence. It cites W. Morgan Shuster, who reformed Persia's finances and curbed graft, provoking Russian backlash and English acquiescence. The piece portrays England as a moral highwayman in foreign affairs.
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England
W. Morgan Shuster
Persia
Russia
Shuster
Peaceful Pieties and War News Ambiguity
The piece critiques selective diplomacy of small states and the self-styled peace pains of leaders, citing Persia and America. It notes chaos in Chinese war coverage and scant Turko Italian updates, labeling McNamara trial phrases as a new mental third degree.
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The
Newark Star
McNamara
Cost of living insights limit gains for most as rates cut
The report notes that lower living costs benefit few people while widespread reductions, such as in cable rates, illustrate the uneven effect of price cuts.
Editorial Comment on Politics and Public Life
A compilation of editorials and clippings discusses political figures and public actions. It cites Roosevelt, Asquith, suffragettes, and Ocean Grove gas franchise debates, questioning influence, motives, and taxpayer stakes amid broader concerns about public life and governance.
Taft interview exposes White House missteps and hesitations
In the Outlook interview Mr. Taft concedes he would rewrite the Winona speech and notes that vital decisions were improvised between two stations. He cites the Ballinger affair, antedating papers, and the Mexican border mobilization as outcomes of hurried governance and limited counsel.
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Taft
Agin
White House
Mr. Taft
Ballinger
Congress
Knox
Norton
Winona
M. Taft
World
Between Two Stations and a Lament in Verse
A fragmentary text contrasts Taft’s impromptu governance with restraint in a World editorial line. It presents a love poem by James Clarence Mangan lamenting separation, death, and vigil by a graveside, with imagery of night watches and moaning seas.
Thoughts Worth Reading and Practical Ponderings
A compact aphorism asserting that many ideas are impractical not from lack of effort but from insufficient means, attributed to Rouchefoucauld and framed as a curio on practical wisdom.
U S Armed Forces Totals From Early War Reporting
The United States armies numbered 660,071 men with 20,000 as volunteers. Infantry reached 550,000, cavalry about 60,000, artillery 25,000. The Navy had 264 warships, 2,557 guns, and 22,000 sailors.
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United States
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