Supreme Court size changes and New Deal era clashes
This summary notes the history of Supreme Court membership from its six seats to ten, then fluctuating with expansions and contractions through Adams, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, Johnson, and Reed era politics. It covers Roosevelt's plan to add justices, the claim of packing, and key early cases like Marbury v Madison and the Dred Scott decision, plus the court's evolving role in federal power and constitutional interpretation.
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United States Supreme Court
Congress
Supreme Court
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Jefferson
Grant
Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Louis Dembitz Brandeis
NRA
Willis van Deventer
James Clarke Mce- Reynolds
George Sutherland
Pierce Butler
Charles Warren
United States
Supreme Court of the
Royal Exchange
Broad Street
New York
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Jackson
Lincoln
Warren
Senate
Marbury
Madison
District of Columbia
Wirtine
Pmathanius
Tutujet
Stale Ty Geller
Nye
West
Taney
Fort Sumter
John Merryman
Fort McHenry
New York Holdout Techniques Contrast in Baseball
The piece contrasts Branch Rickey of the St Louis Cardinals and Ed Barrow of the New York Yankees on holdouts and negotiation tactics. It cites Eddie Roush and Hank Leiber as examples of players leveraging disputes for higher pay. It notes occasional publicity stunts but says most clubs pay high salaries and favors regular, fair pricing.
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Branch Rickey
Dizzy Dean
Ed Bartow
Yankees
Huth
Ruth
Dean
Eddie Roush
Roush
Eddie
Cincinnati
Texas
Florida
Chris von der Aheno
Dean-Rickey
Hank Leiber
Arizona University
Giants
Hank
New York
Horace Stoneham
Hank Walix Lote
Pensacola
Terry
University Ofirginia
Fred Frick
DePauw University
Joe Falcaro
Hungary
England
Bohemia
Germany
Norway
Marquette
al Barabas
Columbia
Stanford
Ivan VanBree
Colgate
West
Jack Pfeffer
Jack Curley
Dr. Bier
Pompton Lakes
Indian Quintana
Bill Johnston
St. Nicholas Palace
Being Afraid of the Dark
A mother recalls her child’s sudden fear of the dark after praise for bravery. She argues most fears are learned, critiques two methods to overcome them, and describes gradually exposing the child to darkness to reduce anxiety.
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Jane
Darkness Is Ordinary Condition
An account recounts a child named Jane and narrator Audrey Hayden exploring darkness and frogs, turning it into a normal state. The narrator describes self-imposed isolation and gradually sending Jane to the bathroom and bed in the dark, creating a routine around fear without clarity on its origin. National Kindergarten Ass'n.
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Jane
National Kindergarten Ass'n
Over Mount Everest Flight Reaches Peak in 1933 1934
The aviators flew over Mount Everest the world’s highest summit. Rear Admiral P F M Fellowes rose to 34000 feet in 1934 despite temperatures at 76 degrees Fahrenheit and cleared the peak by 100 feet. The Houston Everest flight cleared the peak on April 3 and 19, 1933.
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Mt. Everest
Mount Everest
P. F. M. Fellowes
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Houston
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Jack Dempsey
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American Mouse Fanciers’ Association
Bill Dineen
Rovers
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Lester Patrick
Rangers
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Indiana
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Johnny Quader
Ace Hudkins
Ruby Goldstein
Billy Petrolle
Jisuay Mekarnix
Jimmy McLacoin
Sig ‘Nerntis
Tony
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Geiliiths
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Audrey C. Hayden
Smith Brothers
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