Word: dealing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...savoring more of the legitimate light opera, perhaps, than of the musical burlesque. The most noteworthy feature of "Fool's Gold" is, perhaps, its music, which is bright and catchy from first to last. Mr. James Gilbert, who has had entire charge of the production, has devoted a great deal of attention to the chorus work this year, and some of the dances and marches are very effective...
...forthcoming number of the Advocate contains a large variety of on the whole interesting matter. Decidedly the best things in the number are "Roundeles upon Occasions," which have a good deal of imagination and flow, by Robert J. Collier; and "The Special Officer of Station Two," by G. H. Scull. Several shorter bits of verse are rather commonplace and insignificant. "The Teller of Tales," by R. T. Fisher begins very well but leads up to nothing and falls flat. The remaining articles are: Editorials, "Come and Gone," "Sympathy," by F. K. Knowles; College Kodaks, "My Neighbor," by H. M. Adams...
...hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Princeton University. The Civil Service Reform Club has as its aim the encouragement of this interest in public affairs and particularly in the reform movement, by means of such addresses as that to be given this evening. Mr. Bonaparte is well fitted to deal with the subject being an able and interesting speaker and having long been associated with civil service reform...
...announcement that the Yacht Club is to challenge the Yale Yacht Club to an intercollegiate regatta next June practically means that the event will be held, there being at present a great deal of interest in this sport at Yale. The proposition to hold the regatta at Newport instead of at New London as heretofore is one which will make the conditions more acceptable to Harvard than they otherwise would be, and practically just as much so to Yale; but as the University Boat Race will not be held at New London this year and as there are comparatively...
...trend of events note two tendencies; on the one hand a growth of public interest in purer government; a winning battle for the abolition of the spoils system; a growing independence among voters; a diminution of corruption in Congress; on the other hand, along with all this, a great deal of bribery at the polls; a growing domination of corrupt political machines; an increasing tyranny and recklessness of corrupt bosses. From Washington's time till ours the chief force in our public affairs has been the force of public opinion...