Taft Rebuked by the Senate Over Recall Talk
The Senate debated claims that Presidents warned senators to vote a party line, with Senators Borah Cummins OGorman and others weighing recalls of presidents and executive power. Tillman then moved to build a powerful new battleship named Terror as a peacemaker.
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Hanford Cocktail Probe and Witness Stand Testimony
The hearing resumed with WOCE HANDFORD facing witness testimony about alleged intimidation and the judge in question. Whitlock denied recognizing a young man claimed to be Hanford’s son while ex-president Gorman corroborated. Bar witnesses discussed a supposed Hanford Martini and related servings, plus a Tacoma attorney testified about a sleeping judge and a juror left unsupervised during proceedings.
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Woman shoots son and herself in Portland tragedy
Mrs. Nettle Walsh shot at her husband without effect in the home, then killed her 10 year old son Vincent Walsh and fatally wounded herself. The husband escaped through a window, unharmed, as police investigate alleged wrongs in the marriage.
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Heyburn Defies Tradition In Monticello Purchase Battle
Senator Heyburn blocked consideration of a joint resolution to buy Monticello for the government. He challenged the claim Jefferson authored the Declaration and derided idolizing the founding father. Jefferson Levy of New York, Monticello owner, said he would not sell even if Congress passed the resolution.
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