Rule of the Big Stick: Roosevelt's Power Overrules Congress
A critical essay argues that the president's claimed supremacy over military and legislative actions threatens Congress. It cites letters on the Brownsville case and Colonel Stewart's exile, calls Roosevelt emulating a king, and discusses reactions in the Senate, public figures, and journalism. It notes criticism from Admiral Evans and lawmakers worried about autocracy and stalled reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis J. Abbot
United States Army
Senate
Roosevelt
Edward VII
England
Edward
Parliament
Admiral Evans
San Francisco
Evans
New Improved Railway Spike by Dr. Thomas W. Carey Jr
A new railway spike design prevents loosening under rail jarring. The spike adds a bracing tang with a spur and an eye, locking into the tie to force the main body to tear through wood if pried, making it a lever to resist movement. Dr. Thomas W. Carey Jr of Canal Street, New Orleans, is credited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Carey, Jr
Canal Street
New Orleans
Mustard and a Trust Fund Dilemma in Everyday Life
A parent plans a $10 000 trust for two children aged ten and sixteen, to be divided so they receive equal amounts at adulthood. Interest at 4 percent compounded semiannually will apply. Also notes mustard history from ancient to modern times, its uses in digestion and as a seasoning.
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Ecoust
Arizona
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War Department
Arizona Desert
St. Augustine
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District of Columbia
Cannon
Payne
Dalzeil
Weplurn
Tawney
Flere
Associated Press
Assention
Republican Congress
Taft
Arkansas
Jeff Davis
Rockefeller
Morgan
Balderdash
Davis
Mr. Bryan
Louisiana
Johnson
Alabama
Virginia
Tvty
Washington, D. C
Bill
Bahl
Sir Henry Campbell-Banner
Edwin A. Nye
IC American-Ny
Miss Marian Dunn
Girton
Grand Theatre
Tae
Alaska
Scandinavian American Bank
Scandinavian American Bank of Seattle
Northwest
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H. L. Cook & Co
E. Heron St
Hanson
John Hanson
Southes
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