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John Spargo

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

John Spargo , 1876-1966, American reformer and author, b. Cornwall, England. An early socialist, he was active in the Socialist party of the United States but resigned in 1917 because of its antiwar policy. With Samuel Gompers he organized (1917) the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy. He also founded a settlement house in Yonkers, N.Y. His many books include The Bitter Cry of the Children (1906), a biography of Karl Marx (1910), Applied Socialism (1912), The Psychology of Bolshevism (1919), and studies in Vermont history. Author not available, SPARGO, JOHN. ,... Read more

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...were continually uncovered. WHY ABOLISH CHILD LABOR? J o h n Spargo's investigations o f child labor nationwide helped to draw...results from attending school were practically nil. Source: John Spargo, The Bitter Cry of the Children (New York & London: Macmillan... Read more

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	Focus: Spotlight on John Cullinan - Smokin Beau on a mission to make up for one that got away.(Sports) ; Byline: SEB VANCE JOHN CULLINAN could be forgiven...train, by his sponsor Alan Spargo, who set up the Aylesbury...1996 season. In the meantime John White was the trainer in charge...his own right. I met Alan [Spargo] by chance over a drink one... Read more
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	Virtuous judges and electoral politics: a contradiction?(Perspectives: Judicial Elections Versus Merit Selection) ; Judge Thomas J. Spargo serves as a fascinating poster-child in the debate on what's wrong (or right) with judicial elections. Judge Spargo, campaigning for re-election as Justice of the Berne Town...for which these charges were leveled were some of Judge Spargo's judicial campaign activities: (2) to-wit, ... Read more
	OBITUARIES ; ...Sept. 24 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, N.Y. Miss Spargo, a resident of Elsmere, N.Y., lived in Washington from...blackballed by the film industry for many years. Miss Spargo also covered HUAC when Whitaker Chambers, an associate...denying under oath that the Chambers charges were true. Miss Spargo ... Read more
	Panel backs censure of county surrogate: It says Cathryn Doyle gave misleading testimony about defense fund for former state Supreme Court justice. ; ...during an investigation of her friend and colleague Thomas Spargo. Doyle, 54, of Slingerlands, is exploring a November run...testimony during its probe into a trust fund meant to help Spargo, a one-time state Supreme Court justice, pay lawyers' fees in a four-year inquiry into his own judicial behavior. ... Read more
	VALLEY DWELLERS, OFFICES GAIN WAREHOUSE SPACE.(Business) ; Byline: John Rebchook News Real Estate Editor When Lorraine Spargo went looking for a new use for...cost too much to convert,'' said Spargo, owner of Tent & Tailgate...facilities are 98 percent leased, Spargo said. So far, office tenants... Read more
	Frances Gherardi ; QUINCY - Frances (Spargo) Gherardi, 93, of Quincy, a homemaker, died Tuesday at Quincy Medical...Quincy; a sister, Ruth Warren of Marietta, Ohio; a brother, Dr. John Alden Spargo of Hyannis; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and many... Read more

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