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...Upton Sinclair, militant publicist: "I sued Dr. Max Hussarek, former Premier of Austria, for libel because in reviewing one of my books he characterized me as ' a knave.' The Vienna courts have awarded to me a decision of 500,000 crowns-which is equivalent to the usual ' six cents...
...interesting occurrence in the subway. A young woman got in at Central Square and, as the seats were all taken, a man opposite me rose to give her his place. I beat her to it. These people will learn in time my contempt for this decadent civilization. How pleased Upton Sinclair would have been...
...American idea of education is all wrong, as I and Upton Sinclair have believed from the first. Not being a tame conformist, I have arrived two weeks behind the herd to prove my theory at this university of monuments and mudholes here in Cambridge...
...knowledge is his own property and it is outrageous to expect him to spill it out in blue books for the benefit of any dolt-headed instructor. And besides, I am not going to leave any data here to help these hirelings of the Boston bankers, as Upton Sinclair so well puts it, start another Boston police strike...
Charles Lewis Harding Jr., of Dedham and John Elliott Knowlton of West Upton were appointed to arrange about the music for the evening. It was decided that there will be two orchestras as usual, one playing in the Smith Halls Common Room and the other in the dining room...