Word: forney
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...execution of such a scheme would involve great expense.- Congressional Record, 1888, speeches of Forney and of Herbert. pp. 9305, 9317; (b). would be sectional, p. 9315; (c) would increase the civil service-McMillin, p. 9323; (d) enough land capable of cultivation exists at present in the United States.- Plumb, p. 7730. For density of population in the different States, see Lalor...
...Government aid for irrigation has not been necessary in the past.- Congressional Record, speeches of Allison and of Forney...
...difficult to say what aroused John W. Forney, editor of Progress, to discuss the "shameful outbreaks" of college students, at this time when no outbreaks have occurred for several months. But as Mr. Forney may always be considered a well-wisher of the college world his words deserve notice. He has a good word to say for the college press: "It is pleasant," he says, "to see that the college papers so far from defending the ill conduct of students, invariably condemn it in unmeasured terms. One would suppose that the students so censured by their own companions would guard...
...Athenaeum, the Michigan University Argonaut, the Amherst Student and the Cornell Era, besides the Acta, are all ardent advocates and promoters of the scheme, and with such a representative backing it would seem as though a successful issue might be looked for in the matter. In its last number Forney's Progress (Philadelphia) commends the proposal and says: "There are college papers enough undoubtedly to make a good showing, and the proposed association would give opportunity for college reunions of a novel and probably beneficial character...