Six Year Term for President Draws Fresh Debate
A House resolution proposes a six year single term for the president, inspired by Taft's remark that a president should not seek another term. Supporters argue it would remove politics from the office and restore dignity, while opponents warn it could hinder the constitution and stifle free leadership. The measure awaits committee action alongside a proposed inauguration date change.
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House
Representative Clayton
Committee On the Judiciary
Taft
Representative Henry
Committee On Rules
Clayton
Friends of
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United States
Change in constitution faces strong opposition in capital
Strongly marked in the capital, the move is likely to be fiercely resisted by reactionaries and may meet the fate common to schemes involving constitutional reform.
Senator Morgan's Great Services at Panama Canal Opening
Special dispatch from Washington notes the Southern Commercial Congress will align the 1913 convention with the Panama Canal opening in Mobile Alabama. Plans call for honoring late Senator John P Morgan, a leading advocate of the Isthmian canal, and the 1918 convention will tie to the canal’s completion to stress southern ports and commerce potential.
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Washington, D. C
Souuthern Commercial Congress
Panama Canal
Congress
Mobile
Ala
Chamber of Commerce
John P. Morgan
Morgan
United States
Panam Canal
British Champion Wells Arrives in America for Johnson Fight
British heavyweight champion Bombardier Wells arrives in New York to seek a match with Jack Johnson. He plans to attend the Madison Square Garden ten round bout between welterweight champions Mike Gibbons and Bid Burns. Wells, 195 pounds, six feet two inches, is described as lean with a perpetual grin and a amiable demeanor.
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New York
Bombardier Wells
England
Onarroin
Jack Johnson
Mike Gibbons
Bid Burns
Madison Square Garden
Wells
Trains bearing strawberries move north on Queen & Crescent route
Four weekly loads exceed fifty cars with an average of 425 crates per car. Estimated sales reach $211,250 from current shipments. Sixty one cars loaded Sunday night, fifty of which headed north tonight, representing about $40,900 in berries. Total crop valued over $1,000,000. Porto Rico wonder drug Dr King’s New Discovery praised for coughs and colds. testimonials from Barceloneta residents. Trial bottle free. guaranteed by Woldeidge Co. Subscribe for The Herald.
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Queen & Crescent
Porto Rico
Ramon T. Marehan
Barceloneta
Dr. King
Woldeidge CO
The Farm Women of State Address Duties
A Tennessee farm life essay urges farm women to treat home making as a business. It extols home economics and domestic science, urges planning, efficiency, and income opportunities, and argues that brains in the home drive national progress.
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Margaret B. Foulkes
Enmie
Tennessee
Receipts Good at RiverSide Ball Games
A decent crowd attended Tuesday noon Riverside ball game, second benefit for flood victims. Receipts will total about 60 to 75 dollars for destitute Louisianans. Several events held, more balls lost during the games.
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