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Civil service reform

The push to end the spoils system; the Pendleton Act passed in January 1883. Newspaper pages from 1870 to 1898 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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76189 matching newspaper pages in total. New York, NY has the most hits (8235 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. New-York Tribune — 1870-01-08, page 6

    … Presbyterian Church—Its Position and Work;” an article on “The History and Literature of Civil Service Reform” an essay on “The Early Regeneration of Babbath-school Children;” reviews of the …

  2. New-York Tribune — 1870-02-24, page 6

    … Natural Eo emy —Faringlord, the residence of Alfred Teuvyson A NEW JUDGMENT OF PARIS. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. MISS ELLINGTON'S MLECE A BRAVE LADY, ILLUSTRATIONS. Waiting on the Stair—" She …

  3. New-York Tribune — 1870-06-22, page 4

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … NATT0N.t ACADEMY OF DESIGN. Twcnty-tlird-st. AMI fOurib src-Fotya0h Annual BKhbdon CIVIL SERVICE REFORM With very little preliminary fuss and debate, a radical reform in the system of …

  4. New-York Tribune — 1870-07-09, page 4

    … the President in regarding as vital to a pure administration, viz., that of the Civil Service reform. We do not believe good can come of the removal of a competent and faithful offi …

  5. The New York Herald — 1870-09-10, page 7

    … In tho Interior Department. Tlie Secretary avowed himself adovoted lriend of the civil service reform and that his ambition was to establish It on the same busts as is carried out by …

  6. New-York Tribune — 1870-10-26, page 8

    … en and women must be induced to cooperate by loaning ioney on reasonable terns, CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. A PAPER BY J. T. RORERGARTEN. The questions of social science are many of them …

  7. The New York Herald — 1870-10-29, page 6

    … Thomas Hare, of London; "Houses for Workingmen and Women," by Mr. George B.Emerson; "Civil Service Reform," by Mr. J. T. Rosengarten, and "Electoral Reform," by ex-Senator C. R. Buckalew …

  8. New-York Tribune — 1870-10-31, page 4

    … minds of the Association en deavored to direct its influence and weight to {he civil service reform, But civil service re form is a surface matter, after all. The other members, as …

  9. New-York Tribune — 1870-10-31, page 5

    … up in two, namely First; That such assessments are directly antagonistic to the civil service reform, wineh I believe to be so imperative a necessity that the Bepublican party, as …

  10. The New York Herald — 1870-11-01, page 5

    … stunmed up in two, namely:? rat?That such Assessmonis aro di ectly antago itle U) the civil service reform, which I believe ?> be so imperative a necessity that the repub cau party, as the …

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