Political ethics in civil service and education reform notes
The piece argues that postmaster appointments are political patronage and urges civil service testing for fourth class postmasters. It cites Mayor Gaynor on education priorities favoring practical skills over refinement and criticizes Roosevelt’s Idaho Supreme Court stance while noting perceived ballot manipulation in Idaho and California. It questions if Roosevelt condemns ballot theft only when peers do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edlty
Capital
Idaho
Taft
California
Roosevelt
Taft Civil Service Postmaster Debate Mentioned
The piece argues President Taft failed to advance civil service aims by not ensuring fourth class postmasters are filled by civil service selection after term expirations. It contends he sought to grant lifelong patronage to his partisans.
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Taft
Clas Civil Service
Presi
Civil Service
Health of the Russian Army Reveals Disease Toll
The article notes the Russian army totaled 1,260,220 soldiers excluding officers, with 4,449 deaths from disease. Typhoid caused the most deaths, and the mortality rate reached 3.53 percent, slightly above the U.S. army that year. Anthrax persisted in 45 cases with two deaths, while admissions averaged about one per thousand. Some regiments in St. Petersburg suffered heavily.
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U. S
St. Petersburg
Appar
Manchurian War Reforms Improve Army Health
Postwar changes include specialized leprosy hospitals, strict sanitation, and hygiene reforms. Recruits are quarantined on arrival, shaved, bathed, and issued clean clothing while uniforms are disinfected. Prophylactics and meals aim to curb waterborne infections and liquor appetite. Entertainment options accompany morale efforts.
Nervous golfer wins rare handicap in Kansas City
A local golf tale from Kansas City features a nervous player who agreed to a handicap allowing a fat friend to stand behind him and shout Boo three times during the round. The anticipation of the barked warning unsettled him, and he won the 18 holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Uves
Elas
New Merital Hair Tonic and Meritol Remedies Advertised
Local store promotes Merital Hair Tonic claiming approval by the American Drug and Press association. They guarantee Merital products, including Merital Eczema and Pile Remedies, and Meritol Rheumater Powders, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The ads urge customers to try these skin and rheumatism treatments, arguing eczema is a skin disease and promising permanent results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Drug and Press Association
Overly severe teachers likened to a stern parven
In New York a board of education meeting hears Eberton L Winthrop compare over severe teachers to an over strict parven at a Lent dinner party. He quips about confining efforts to fishatories as a rebuke to harsh discipline. The Bogten Herald notes the remark amid education debates.
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Eberton L. Winthrop
Board Education
New York
Alwags
Parven
Farmeas
Bogten Herald
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