Word: birmingham
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...means, a breach of party faith. The result has frequently been, to elect the candidate of the minority. Especially was this the case in the last election in which the Conservatives lost a number of seats. So that now, a caucus system has been devised called the "Birmingham System," which in many respects resembles the one in vogue in this country. In London, for instance, the districts have been divided into a number of wards, each of which send two delegates to a caucus, numbering in the aggregate four hundred, which proceeds to select and ratify a suitable candidate...
...report to Parliament based almost solely on those six or seven well known and aristocratic schools, which still clung to the old classical system long after most important and liberal reforms had been introduced into the great body of the "Grammar" or endowed schools of the country, such as Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Durham, Cheltinham, anni multis Allis, hundreds in fact, in which for more than 30 years a liberal scientific, English and modern education has not only been combined with the classical, but made to a considerable extent imperative upon all pupils from the lowest "form" to the highest...
...brought him to Cowie's shoulder, the L. A. C. man. to our thinking, just breaking the worsted first by about six inches. The flat, however, was a dead heat. Philips finished third, a yard behind. It was subsequently arranged that Cowie and Ritchie should settle the question at Birmingham. Time 10 1-4 s. Conflicting rumors as to the state of Cowie's health have been prevalent for some time past. We must admit that he hardly looked in his usual trim. Page-Philips striped short of work, but Ritchie, on the other hand, looked fit enough for anything...
...Miss Allen of Birmingham, England, has just ridden 153 miles on a tricycle in 24 hours...
Hanlan started for home yesterday after having received a very flattering reception from aquatic gentlemen at Birmingham...