Taft Voight case prefigured modern employer liability in shipping law
A historical note recalls Judge Taft's Voight decision in which he ruled that a railroad could not immunize itself from liability for injuries to an express messenger by contract. The ruling, later overruled, influenced the later creation of employer liability provisions. The article credits Taft as a forerunner to the weight of present social liability statutes, shaping federal policy under Roosevelt and Congress.
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Republican National Committee
Congress
State Finance Committee
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Eugene P Ware
Kansas City Stat
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Voight
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Mabilly
Notable sports writing and Sealshipt Oysters advertised
The November Sports Afield issue is highlighted with pieces by prominent sports writers on quail shooting in the Mississippi valley and other hunting tales from Cheyenne to Colorado. An editorial on Game Protection and letters complete the issue. Also promoted are Sealshipt Oysters packed by the National Oyster Carrier Company in steel containers with ice, sold in a porcelain display case with a blue and white Sealshipt trademark.
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Bob White
Prominet
Mississippi Valley
Canada
Puget Sound
Colorado
Mississippi
Dearborn St
Chicago
H. C. Koenig
National Oyster Carrier Company
Sealshipt
Wreck on Central injures engineer and fans
A rail wreck occurred on the Wisconsin Central Passenger line near New Richmond when the tender left the track. The engine baggage car and two coaches derailed. Engineer Ara Wood of Abbotsford was seriously injured and several football fans returning from Chicago were also hurt.
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St. Paul
New Richmond
Ara Wood
Abbotsford
Chicago
Sunday School Gems On Surprising Student Answers
A Westminster Gazette excerpt notes humorous and original replies from Sunday school pupils. A teacher asks what good men called who go to foreign lands to teach the heathen, and a pupil answers prodigal sons. Another class misstates the ten plagues as the ten virgins, reflecting childlike misinterpretations and charm.
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Westminster Gazette
No Other Courses Open Satire Note Cited
The passage features a physician advising plate food and early nights to a patient, with the patient retorting about pill motivation. It then adds a Catholic News satire line and a Swift reference about patent leather shoes, discussing social reception and commentary on self-interest.
Practical Demonstration of Postal Savings Banks in Philippines
The Philippine commission reports two years of operation of postal savings banks under the American flag as a success. Manila began Oct 1 1906 with three classes of deposits. by year end 225 offices existed. Deposit totals reached 788 361 pesos with net deposits of 509 405 pesos after withdrawals. Most early deposits came from Americans, but Filipino participation rose as awareness spread.
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Postal Savings Bank
Philippines
Philippine Commission
Manila
Pestal- Savings Bank
Wacom
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