Roosevelt Proposes Expansion of Supreme Court Powers
President Roosevelt unveils a draft bill to reorganize the federal judiciary, allowing expansion of the Supreme Court up to 15 members, adding judges in lower courts, and tightening quorum rules. He also seeks changes to injunctive practices to speed constitutional rulings and urges Congress to create a long range public works plan financing water and flood control projects across the Ohio and Mississippi valleys.
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Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Congress
Charles Evans Hughes
Willis van Deventer
James Clarke McReynolds
George Sutherland
Pierce Butler
Louis Dembitz Brandeis
NRA
Ecretary of the Interior
Harold Ickes
National Resources Committee
Ohio
Mississippi
Mr. Ickes
Harry H. Woodring
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Frances Perkins
Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Frederic A. Delano
Charles &. Merriam
University of Chicago
J. W. Bailey
North Carolina
Senate
Bailey
Works Progress Administration
Cairo
Hickman
Coast Guard
Bessie Landing
Tenn
Tiptonville
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Special
Lincoln and the loneliest man in America recollection
A Washington Post account from March 1863 recounts Bishop Ames telling how Lincoln, despondent after Chancellorsville, declared he dared not despair because God controls nations. The bishop described Lincoln’s fear for war losses and praised Grant, urging rapid field action that would prove decisive and boost Grant to command all armies.
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America
Abraham Lincoln
W. H H. Smith
Washington Post
Bishop Ames
Methodist Church
National Hotel
Washington
John Evans
Colorado
Evanston
Chicago
Evans
Senate
House
Lincoln
White House
Hooker
Chancellorsville
Belmont
Grant
Cairo
Fort Henry
Fort Donelson
Vicksburg
Thomas Curtis Clarke Emerges From Rural New Yorker
A compact obituary note portrays Thomas Curtis Clarke as a granite-ribbed, tender, and strong figure born into pain and struggle. It calls him deathless, entering life anew, and marks his significance within Rural New-Yorker.
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Thomas Curtis Clarke
New-Yorker
Importance of Good Posture Correct Attitude Promotes Health
A compact guide to posture emphasizing siting and standing. It warns against the injurious forward bend and knifelike knee angle while advising erect alignment, footstools, leg positions, and occasional leg crossing. It notes exercises and walking with shoulders back and chin up to counteract poor posture.
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Bell Syndicate
WNY
Avoid Unhealthy Fry Air Keep Radiator Humidifier Pans
Winter colds stem from hot dry home air during furnace use. Radiator pan humidifiers add moisture by evaporation from water placed in pans behind radiators, keeping air less dry and reducing cold risk. Maintain warm air systems by keeping humidifier pans filled with fresh water.
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Egach
WNU Service
Foreign Phrases and Their Brief Annotations
A compact list of loanwords and Latin phrases with translations and notes. Terms include Absit omen meaning may this bring no evil omen and Qui transtulit sustinet motto of Connecticut.
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Connecticut
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Batty
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Flint
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Herrin
G. M
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Tewfik Rusto Aras
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Moscow
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Cuba
Pedro Martinez Fraga
London
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Mexico City
Hirteen
Presidium
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Sokolnikov
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Gregory Sokolnikov
M. S. Strailey
VY. VY. Arnold
Scorea
Charles A. Lindbergh
Rome
Ederal
Missouri
Robert Kenyon
Willow Springs
J. C. B. Bivis
Kenyon
Kansas City
Nighthawk
Williams
Knudsen
Committee On the
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Gret
Bobby
B. T. Babbitt
B. T. Babbitt, Inc
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Fourth Ava
New York City
N.Y
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