Senate inquiries push powers past courts in Black case
Washington watchers see Senate lobby investigations expanding beyond traditional roles as Senator Black uses subpoenas to seize telegraph messages with help from the Federal Communications Commission. Critics warn such dragnet tactics threaten justice, urging limits and possible Supreme Court review while public outcry grows.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Atlantic Ocean
Italy
Anny
Executive Department of Government
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National Association of Manufacturers
American Liberty League
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Western Newspaper Union
Accents and Ambiguity in Language and Meaning
A Garbutt quotation from the Los Angeles Times discusses how misplaced accents and mispunctuation can flip meaning in statements and contracts. It cites examples such as changing died and hadn to alter truth, plus a 350000 dollar risk from an and to or switch.
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F. A. Garbutt
Los Angeles Times
Wild duck appreciates hospitality like the schoolmarm
The article compares a wild duck’s care to that of a traveling schoolmarm. Col H P Sheldon notes if ducks had such hospitality, migrations would resemble earlier decades. He warns against a public slogan to “kill ’em while they’re here” that endangers ducks.
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Col. H. P. Sheldon
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Contagious Prosperity Admonition Echoes Civic Tempos
A compact civic feel underscores a message that prosperity is contagious when society grows. The saying discourages envy and urges collective advancement as a pathway to shared success.
Black Draught Laxative Promoted for Constipation Relief
Mrs R D Thaxton of Lexington Georgia extols Black Draught as a remedy for biliousness headaches colds and post meal discomfort. She notes taking small doses at night and a pinch after meals to ease symptoms linked to constipation and overall relief.
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R. D. Thaxton
Lexington
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