Word: prussia
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...private and State companies are about the same. No administration could allow State railroads to lose money, when private ones are making it. So State roads resort to all sorts of tricks to get traffic. As a result in Belgium and Germany roads, competing lines are brought up. In Prussia a great amount of business is gained by making exceptions to State laws. Prussian rates are lower than in upper Europe; in France and Austria, a little higher; in England, a little more; in America, rates higher still. American freight rates are 1 1-8 cents per ton per mile...
...General Daniel Pratt, G. A. T., delivered the first lecture in his annual autumn course, at the steps of Memorial Hall yesterday. His subject was "The Political Situation in Prussia and Mohammedan, With a Glance at the Solar System, and Remarks upon Mr. Blaine as a Poet." He also stated that the fundamental basis of Harvard College is lawn tennis...
...Some weeks ago a vote was passed by the universities of Prussia opposing the admission of graduates from the so called "Realschulen" (schools without instruction in Greek) to the study of law and medicine. But it seems now that the importance of this action has been over estimated, and that it offers but another proof of the tenacity with which the members of ancient corporations cling to existing institutions even in the face of reason. Public opinion in Germany is undoubtedly moving against this academic verdict. A book has just been published which shows that the opposition to such...
...branch of the industries of the United States, or indeed of the civilized world, is of more importance economically or politically than that of railroad building and management. In Prussia, we know, their management is considered a matter of state administration, and they are at present, we believe, as a property also, vested exclusively in the State. In this country a different system prevails. Although it may be considered an open question why the State, in matter of railway communication and the telegraph, as well as in the post-office, should not assume the complete management of these channels...
...decree of 1870 had been proceeded in 1869 by a note, addressed by the Minister of Public Instruction to the Faculties of the various Universities in Prussia, asking their opinion upon the question whether young men who had received their preparatory training in a Realschule should be admitted to the Universities, and, if they were admitted, under what restrictions this should be done. The answers, taken as a whole, were distinctly opposed to the Minister's implied proposal. The decree was nevertheless issued and went into immediate effect...