Lincoln and the expanding power of the Presidency in the Civil War
How Lincoln asserted broad war powers, backed by General Scott’s endorsement, to save the Union. He suspended habeas corpus, called troops, blocked the coast, and shifted executive authority beyond traditional limits, transforming the presidency into a much larger office.
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Bruce Catton
American Heritage
U.S. Army
Winfield Scott
Abraham Lincoln
Francis P. Blair, Jr
St. Louis
William S. Harney
Nathaniel Lyon
Blair
Committee of Public Safety
Old Scott
Lincoln
Missouri
West
Fort Sumter
Maryland
Union
Scott
James Buchanan
Buchanan
White House
Better Chance Now for a Long Life
A New York article examines life expectancy gains in the United States since 1900. It cites Health Information Foundation figures showing death rates halved overall, with dramatic improvements for those over 55, while infant mortality would still be high at the 1900 rates.
Disease and Accidents Claim 195000 Young Adults
A report notes that disease and accidents together cause 195000 deaths among young adults, highlighting public health risks and the need for preventive measures.
Life expectancy rising as medical advances extend lifespans
Mortality has fallen across many age groups, with 25 to 34 and 220,000 figures for 35 to 44 cited, and notable 40 percent, 30 percent, and 20 percent declines in various older brackets. Anti biotics and hospital care fueled longer lives while Bugbee of the Health Information Foundation urges better use of services. Great Bear and Great Slave are noted as Canada’s largest inland lakes, each about half Michigan’s size.
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New York
United States
The
Health Information Foundation
Associated Press News
George Bugbee
Canada
Lake Michigan
How To Be a Cheapskate Editorial Sketch
Jimmy Hatlo denounces cheapskates across life and warns of free-loading customers. He anecdotes about fish and game in freezers, corner stationery stores, and the ten cent book buyer who demands spotless stock while traveling 40 miles for bargain finds.
Executives Club to Hear Segregation Report
Cedar Rapids executives will hear Weldon James associate editor of the Louisville Courier Journal discuss a segregation study In light of the supreme court ruling on public school integration The dinner meeting at Montrose hotel begins at 6 45 p m The presentation focuses on what is happening in the American South with respect to segregation and education policy.
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South
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids Executives Club
Weldon James
Louisville Courier-Journal
American South
Montrose Hotel
Zeke Faces Vandals and Borrowers in A Rural Misadventure
The excerpt describes Zeke letting hunters wreck his wheat field after a promise of permission. It contrasts with a sneaky chiseler who borrows and never returns, leaving Zeke wary of opportunistic trespassers and missing items. The piece blends rural mishap with cautionary notes on theft.
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Andrew Jackson
U. S. Grant
Federal Union
Army
Andrew Johnson
Saturday Review
Detroit Institute of Arts
Alton L. Blakeslee
AP Science Reportar
Tage
St. S.E
Broulie Bros. Painters and Paperhangers
Second Street
Bugbee
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Jimmy Hatlo
Hatlo
Executives Club
Crustwell J
Alexander
Zeke
Bunker Hill
Bashin
Chiseler
Loudmouth
King Features Syndicate
COE
Eleanor Taylor
Nadine Fillmore
Robert Wiggs
Clarence Paulsort
Wyula WI
James Joyce
Harold Babb
Bates
Tanen Ictr
John Murray
John Foxen
Hickok Hall
John Henry
OS Dubitieddcs
Henry Banks
Fire and Marine Insurance
Clarence Jung
Insurance Institute of America
U.S
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BOM Cluvweitll Pve
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Walter Allen
T. S. Eliot
W. H. Auden
Sinclair Lewis
Ernest Hemmingway
William Faulkner
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