Word: gen
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Gen. Booths hopes by a series of tests of willingness and capacity to drain off the lowest tenth of the poor of London, and in this way to relieve the strain on those who are just able to gain a livelihood. He has at his command two important factors; 1st, his intense dramatic religion, 2d, his military organization. Allowing for the incalculable power of the first, supplemented by the effectiveness of the second, his work remains of gigantic proportions. He would remove from the city this wretched class, Christian, Pagan, Jew, young, old, without discrimination; he would put them...
...December Century may be called an Early California number. The opening paper. "Lite in California before the Gold Discovery" by Gen. Bidwell, is a plain, unvarnished tale, its romance being all concentrated in its brilliant illustrations. "Ranch and Mission Days in Alta California," is more picturesque in effect though written with equal simplicity. "Trading with the Indians" and "The Date of the Discovery of the Yosemite" complete the California quartette...
...July 8, 1890; Curtis' address before Senate Committee, Boston Post, June 6, 1890; Andrews' speech, Boston Herald, May 10, 1890; Cummings' speech, Cong, Record, May 10, 1890. d. As to Civil Service Reform; Republican platform; Report of National Reform League, Boston Post, April 12, 1890. 1. Assistant P. M. Gen. Clarkson's course; Boston Post, March 12 and April 12, 1890. 2. Federal manipulation in Va. elections. 3. Levying assessments on government employees; Pres. of the Union of State Rep. Associations in Boston Herald May 12, 1890; Boston Post, Sept. 16, 1890; Letter of Rep. State Exec. Com., Boston Post...
Nearly every role was well acted. R. A. Roberts as Capt. Heartease, Harry Harwood as Gen. Buckthorn, J. O. Barrows as Sergt. Barket gave great satisfaction. The same might be said of Misses Tuttle and Comstock as Madeline West and Jennie Buckthorn...
Best general references-Senate Rep. No. 577. Postmaster Gen. Rep. for 1872, pp. 23-27. Hadley's R. R. Transportation, p. 253 et seq. D. A. Wells in H. R. Misc...