Word: localitis
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...season when it meets the second team of the Longwood Cricket Club at 4 o'clock this afternoon on the courts at Chestnut Hill. The club team is made up of veterans, chief among whom is Mr. Josiah Wheel wright 7.0. a well-known player in many local tournaments. From the second team's record this year it is extremely doubtful if it can defeat the older men, but test matches during the past week have resulted in several changes...
...been selected again this year by the government as the site for the annual Citizens' Military Training Camp for the First Corps Area, which includes the entire New England section. Men intending to be present at this camp, which will extend throughout August, must file their applications with their local representative by next Wednesday...
...Philanthropies of this sort," explained Dr. Furst, "have a detachment and an independence that make possible a devotion to the general good, without regard to local or competitive restrictions. Such large institutions must not allow themselves to be moved by hasty or unnecessary criticism. They are judged solely on results, and they must satisfy popular opinion by results alone...
...materials which will be used in the construction of the building are a white local stone with a creamy tint and red brick. The roof will be of blue slate with copper flashings and it will have three rows of small dormers, giving a pleasing national touch. The belfry tower, which will contain special chimes and the front portal will have many gilded details characteristic of Brabant...
...show a desire to make use of the previleges granted to labor in accordance with the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The second point noted from last year's speech is vitiated by the admission that the central unions have no control over the actions of the local labor organizations or their members in regard to walk-outs. When men refuse to obey the commands of their leaders or to accept the offerings of the employer, there seems no way left to offer justice to either side or preserve the advantages of collective bargaining...