Taft resigns as chief justice. Hughes chosen successor
News Review reports Taft retires from the Supreme Court due to ill health after a long public career. Charles Evans Hughes is announced to succeed him, with confirmation expected by February. The piece covers Taft’s impact, Hughes’s qualifications, and related political shifts.
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Charles Evans Hughes
United States Supreme Court
William EL Taft
Cuba
Havana
Damaso Berenguer
Spain
Primo de Rivera
W. H. Taft
Hughes
Illiam Howard ‘Taft
Washington
Asheville
Supreme Court of the United States
Hoover
Watts
Philippine Islands
Roosevelt
Wilson
Supreme Court
Woodrow Wilson
World Court
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Hague
Harding
Coolidge
Charles E. Hughes, Jr
United States
Mr. Taft
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Washingtons Fame Secure for Ever
The piece celebrates the 198th anniversary of George Washington birth, praising his war and peace leadership. It notes the lack of a national Washington holiday and lauds Washington as a universal, revered figure, citing praise from Congress, Hamilton, Lord Bryce, Curran, and others. It urges Americans to honor his immortal legacy.
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George Washington
Washington
Jess
Congress
Hamilton
Lord Bryce
Curran
Washington in American History as He Remains First
The passage reflects on 198 years of national progress since Washington’s birth, praising his enduring influence. It notes extraordinary achievements and transformative civilizational changes, asserting Washington’s work has weathered changing times and conditions and that he remains “First in the Hearts of this Country.”
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Reichsrath
Council of the States
Reichstag
Bayerla
Doctor Held
Germany
Julius Curtius
Ongress
Ball
Hoover
United States
Negro Republic
Washington
Lock of Washington Hair Pin Donated to New York Museum
The New York City Museum receives a gold breast pin with a glass front protecting a lock of George Washington’s sandy hair. Presented by Dr. Hamilton Fish, the lock was clipped eight years before Washington’s presidency, per an inscription on the pin back.
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Washington
Museum of the City of
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Washington Keen Man of Business
Albert Bustmell Hart argues that George Washington, from an agricultural family in an agrarian state, merits the label of the era’s premier business mind. The piece traces his 9,000 acres around Mount Vernon, note of tobacco decline, diversification into crops, a distillery, live stock, and meticulous bookkeeping, plus his role as a surveyor and importer of agricultural methods and tools. Washington’s accounting, estate expansion, and practical farming innovations are highlighted as core to his farsighted business leadership.
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George Washington
Washington
Albert Bustmell Hart
Harvard University
Wiliam de Washington
Durham
George. Washington
Sen
Truveag
Beldos
United States
Mount Vernon
Potomac
Bloxham
England
Bloshim
Gresham
Arthur Young
Spirit of Washington Worthy of Emulation
The piece argues that Washington’s spirit should guide modern America, praising his selflessness and broad vision. It urges reviving that spirit as an ideal for Americanism, viewing the nation as a spiritual adventure and a test in human relations and values.
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Washington
America
Chicago Fost
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