Roosevelt Supreme Court fight dominates nation wide debate
Washington observers say the administration’s plan to enlarge the Supreme Court may gain more support than expected, while public focus on neutrality and trade legalities distracts from other issues. Quezon’s veterans address sways officers on universal military training, as debates over age and court size intensify in Congress.
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Washington
Gerald P. Nye
Supreme Court
Key Pittman
Omaha
Constitution
High Nine
William E. Borah
Hiram W. Johnson
High Court
Nye and Clark
Senate
Quezon
United States
Cuba
Philippines
Japan
White House
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
James M. Curley
Massachusetts
Curley
Lodge
Roosevelt
Senator Lodge
Nature
Lorsedi
Doan's
Philip Murray as Labor Leader in a New Era
In New York Philip Murray, head of the steel workers' organizing committee, emerges as a central labor figure shaping U S capital labor relations. The piece traces his rise from a coal miner in Scotland to U M W A leader who advised three presidents and helped broker a steel industry agreement while noting his discipline and boxing interest. It also recounts royal affairs about Edward VIII and George VI, focusing on Lord Ancaster's coronation wardrobe and related dignitary roles amid historic pomp.
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New Power
S Councils
York
United States
Philip Murray
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Benjamin F. Fairless
Carnegie-Illinois Corporation
Westmoreland County
Lanarkshire
Scotland
America
Keystone Coal & Coke Company
United Mine Workers of America
Edward VIII
British Court of Claims
Edward
George VI
Britannia
Lord Ancaster
Marquis of
Lincolnshire
Eloise Breese
New York
W. Breese
Drummond
Grimsthorpe
Electrician Survives Forty Ton Coal Car Carving Escape
Frank, an Illinois Central Railroad shop worker in Centralia, is crushed by forty tons of coal when a lever unexpectedly dumps coal into a hopper he is standing over. He spreads himself to block the grating, saving his head and chest from the chute and iron bars, then is rescued within minutes by co workers. He suffers only bruises and a head cut and returns to work days later.
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Frank J. Zick
Centralia
Frank
Ilinois Central Railroad
W. Cc. Kelley
Aga
Signature Variability Across Handwriting Experts Say
Handwriting experts claim no signature remains identical over time. They note daily changes and urge comparison with older samples to see evolving characteristics that persist in form.
Early Singing Schools Were Common In The Early Days
Fragmentary text notes that singing in schools was not uncommon in early times with the average subject being music education and communal singing.
Origin of Uncle Sam and Brother Jonathan Names
The piece traces the origins of Uncle Sam and Brother Jonathan from Loyalist usage 1776 to 1783, noting Jonathan Trumbull as a Connecticut governor and Washington ally. It explains Uncle Sam's probable rise around 1813 as a scene extension of the initials U.S.
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Sam
Jonathan
Literary Digest
Jonathan Trumbull
Connecticut
Washington
Brother Jonathan
Uncle Sam
U.S
Black Sheep in a Flock Th The Range States
Fragmentary note describes sheep in range states under constant care. Mentions color and care terminology but lacks coherent facts or identities.
Simple Household Tips From A Past Era
A compilation of practical tips on food prep storage and care. It covers adding crushed ice to cold water in a bag to soothe fevered brows, greasing alternatives for griddle cakes with shortening, jar lid removal tricks, choosing frame darkness to suit pictures, storage guidance for fresh fish and meat, perfume stain removal with hydrogen peroxide, and daily dishwashing as an economy of time.
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National Capital
Carter Field
Famous Y Cimerce
Army
Manuel L. Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
Heries
United States Army
Navy
Lemuel F. Parton
John L. Lewis
Thomas Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Wilson
War Labor Board
Harding
Wingo County
W. Va
Richard
Ancaster
Stanley Baldwin
Westminster Abbey
Marquis of Cholmondeley
Chumley
K Yacht Club
Floyd Gibbons
WNU
LUDEN
Cora Orors
Michael Angelo
Ateny Drugstore
Alrichi
Doans
Nystrand , Poultry CO
Butte, Mont
Barber
National Educational Council
Moler
Trent
Spokané, Wash
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