Why Not a Real Merit System Why Not a Real Merit System
Samuel H. Ordway Jr of New York resigned from the U S civil service commission arguing the federal government never had a true merit system. He blames politicians and patronage for ongoing abuses including postmaster appointments. He credits Roosevelt era reforms and urges a strictly nonpolitical system modeled on England to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
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Congress
Grover Cleveland
Samuel H. Ordway Jr
New York
Roosevelt
United States Civil Service Commission
Ordway
England
Petroleum Taxes Bankroll Social Welfare Says Dawes
The Pure Oil News reports Henry M. Dawes warns that oil industry taxes reached 1.2 billion dollars in a year. He argues such levies exceed military costs and fund state political schemes, crippling industry and employment.
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Pure Oil News
Chicago
Henry M. Dawes
Missing Charley Ross Tale Echoes Through Time
The 1873 Public Ledger notice of a vanished four year old boy sparked decades of identifications by claimants across the country. Arizona carpenter Gustave Blair claimed to be Charley Ross, while relatives in Philadelphia and New York questioned the status. The case helped birth a national craze around kidnapped children and public sensation, with many hopefuls offering purported proofs but none securing recognition.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Eb, L, Joyce
Central Staton
Commer Fifth
Chestnut Streets
Phoenis
Charles Ross
Mr. Blair
Sir Blair
Germantawn
Charley Ross
Ines
Arizona
America
Alory
Germantown
Walter
Charley
Xide Opera
New York
Charley Ross Kidnapping Reflected In Public Panic 1938
Edwin C Hill recalls Charley Ross kidnapping as a national craze drove detectives, ransom plots, and moral outrage. Public anger rose with sensational coverage, uniting mothers and volunteers in the hunt while newspapers promoted psychic leads and memorials across the nation.
Bevil's Grip In Focus Diagnosed Through Mir Knowledge
Increasing medical understanding of a sudden painful chest and stomach attack described as devil's grip. Symptoms include abrupt chest pain, stomach cramps, vomiting, and difficulty breathing, lasting days with possible recurrence within a week. Doctors note uncertain cause, possible viral agent, affecting males and females aged mostly 5 to 18. Distinguishing from appendicitis or gallbladder disease remains challenging.
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Mir
Jay
Rudd
Vhs
Devil's Grip Disease Described by Dr Bundesen
Dr Herman N Bundesen details devil's grip a transferable disease marked by right upper abdominal pain muscular rheumatism and fever sometimes absent. He notes eosinophil rise helps distinguish from appendicitis pleurisy gallbladder disease or rheumatism. Prevent spread by isolation until recovery Caprts Syrup King Peas noted.
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King Peas
Syrat
Tae
What Do You Know What's wrong with zone of these statements
A garbled OCR style compilation lists misread phrases and errors. Items mix unrelated terms such as medical words, animal names, and phrases with altered letters. The page appears corrupted with inconsistent numbering and inserted nonstandard text.
Roosevelt third term chatter stirs Washington
Washington dispatch notes a string of state leaders and prominent figures visiting the White House on the third term question. It reports mixed signals from lawmakers, cabinet members, and party leaders about Roosevelt’s presidential plans, with Garner’s role and cabinet loyalties in focus.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Birmingham
Sweet
Colorado
San Antonio
Maverick
Iowa
Gillette
White House
Johnson
Adams
Texas
Garner
Notaliey 50 Sar
Tokes
Stephen T. Karly
Saturday Evening Post
Als
Congress
Navy
Swanson
Parley
Agriculture
Wallace
Ickes
Gsiatr
V. P
Garener
The National Laywomen's Retreat Movement
Eve laments modern women's hunger for purpose as the 1939 National Laywomen's Retreat Movement gathers in New York July 1 to 3. The Sisters of the Cenacle run the program inviting women of all creeds to a two or three day peaceful retreat, a spiritual holiday to find inner authority and peace away from daily life.
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Sven
Vrs
Wome
New York City
Sisters of the Cenacle
Sisters of the Cemnele
King Bea Dynr
San Antonio event notes and church updates from June 12 1929
Ten and twenty years ago items from June 12 1929 report three San Antonians heading to the National Retail Credit Association convention in Nashville June 18 to 21 to push for the 1921 convention return to the city. Delegates are Adolph Chiagio H F Levy and Joe Nelson. Dr P B Irm will keep his pulpit at the First Presbyterian Church.
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San Antoniana
National Retail Credit, Association
Nashville
Adolph Chiagio
Lio
Retail Merchants’ Association
The
Retail Credit Association
H. F. Levys
Lexas Reball Craddit Association
Joe Nelson
Foen! Retail Merchants’ Association
P. B. Irm
First Presbyterian Church
St. Lois
At. Louis Ehureh
Marry Go Round Takes a Look at Modern Marriage
A fragmented piece mulls how courting and weddings have changed as couples rush through nuptials. It mocks labor saving gadgets and modern habits that blunt romance while noting the ongoing tension between tradition and contemporary domestic life.
Notable Lines From Helen Rowland on Marriage Phases
The text discusses evolving views on marriage and men’s attitudes at different ages. It references Susi as a wife and a first marriage proposal, with a dated tone and reflections on cynicism, dutifulness, indifference, and resilience across life stages. The fragment hints at a cultural critique by Helen Rowland.
Bible Society offers Scriptural readings in Arabland forces context
A British Bible Society project presents Scriptural readings tied to Arab portions of the Glaveland national force. It notes 140,080 hectares privately owned within Ban Diego, with many gees and entries indicating varied holdings.
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Forel Bible Society
Glaveland National Forcet
Ban Diego
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Captain Ayres
New York Bureau of Missing Persons
Charley Rees
Perse
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Galveston
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Charles Burton Ross
Cleveland
W. Z. Coleman
Burton Ross
Julius Detlinger
Denver
L. du Bond
Dayton
Daniel Peters
Livingston
N. Y
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Welfare Island
Charley Reess
Christian K. Ross
Philadelphia
Baby Charley
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By Edwin C. Hill
Spest
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Friends of Charney Rees
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Alex
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Ibn Answara
Capysum
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Agabe
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L. A
Urallite Academy of the Sacred
Mearh Chaveh
Joseph. Jacobs
Cremon
Hose
Irene M. Jungmann
Mary P. Ehvier
Jesse R. Pugh
Macgaret Hellengers
Trina J. Michatexak
Adolfo de la Huerta
Atate
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