Schools and population in the United States in 1870
A census reports 141,629 schools in 1870 with 221,042 teachers and 7,209,938 pupils. Public schools number 125,059, employing 183,198 teachers, serving 6,228,060 pupils. Total school income reached 95,402,726 dollars, largely from taxation, with endowments and tuition making up the rest.
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France
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Lic
Boston Globe
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Bunkerhill
Lexington
Boye
Waterloo
New World
England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
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New England
Europe
America
United
Washington
Adams
Pontefract Ballot Trial Results In Small Turnout
The Pontefract election concluded with Childers 658 votes and Pollington 578, a majority of 80. Polling was slow with few voters. polling places in Pontefract and Knottingley sealed at four, opened at eight for tally.
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Pontefract
Childers
the Times
Eil
Knottingley
Pontefract Ballot Counting Under Ballot Act Sparks Disorder
The Pontefract tally of ballots shows voters and officials handling post 1872 voting procedures. Illiterate voters delay the process, with 199 illiterates reported in Knottingley district. errors include mismarked or void ballots and ten tendered votes later set aside.
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Mr. Childers
Lord Pollington
Pontefract
Childers
Red Lions
Liberal Party
the Times
Gillygate Street
Knottingley
Election Agents Maneuver Under Ballot Act Watch
Report describes election agents flooding hotels and polling booths across the kingdom. The Times correspondent notes belief bribery is feasible and payment by results may replace older systems. The piece suggests recess could let the Legislature study the Ballot Act and fight corruption anew next session.
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The
Times
Prospects of the Gospel in China Sermon Review
The article discusses Rev. Griffith John’s sermon for the London Missionary Society at Surrey Chapel, outlining China’s vast, ancient society and its religious indifference. It notes Confucianism as purely moral, three religious systems coexisting, and Chinese receptivity to exclusive Christian truth as a major hurdle before any progress can occur.
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London Missionary Society
Surrey Chapel
John
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Persia
Greece
Rome
Confucius
Jesus
Dragon Throne
Grace
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