Insurgents Push for People–Oriented Supreme Court
In Congress today insurgents urged scrutiny of Taft’s Supreme Court nominees, arguing for judges who stand with the people and uphold even handed justice. They warn the court’s power can override laws and call for leaders like Murdock Madison Poindexter Follette Lenroot to influence Taft toward selecting principled jurists close to the public.
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Taft
Supreme Bench
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Court of Appeals
William U. Taft
Dhat Taft
Ents
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Madison
Poindexter
Follette
Lenroot
Hands Off Mexico
A commentary argues against U S intervention in Mexico, warning that while American capital and interests are invested, the Mexican people seek life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It urges Washington to refrain from stepping in and prioritizes human stakes over wealth.
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Mexico
United States
Washington
Conspicuous steel meeting backs price practice in New York
The gathering of steel leaders in New York last Wednesday showcased an agreement to maintain current prices. Representing about 95 percent of U.S. steel output, the event argues tariffs shield domestic firms and the open shop blocks profit sharing, framing government meddling as harmful to business. The piece brands the outcome as a trust that creates a few multi millionaires while limiting competition beneath a critique of socialism.
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New York
Carnegies
Corys
Thaws
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Baers
Why Join The Army Why Desertions Roil Recruitment
The War Department calls for widespread enlistments from recruiting stations while noting about four thousand desertions last year and forty nine thousand six hundred sixty four over the past decade, prompting questions about motivation and commitment.
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War Department
Missouri defeats prohibition by wide margin and other notes
Observation column recaps Missouri voting against prohibition by 218125 and calls it a wet result. It notes Diaz inauguration quiet, gunpowder usage, Kaiser William abolishing liquor in navy, pedestrians push for lifesaving fenders, Jockey Club fundraising, Belle Elmore partial trial, movie rights, Roosevelts Beveridge Cook items, Chicago banning Salome, Red Cross appeal, Littleton leaving firm, and Louis Glass bribery case with a new trial.
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Kaiser William
Imperial Navy
Navy
Esse N
Jockey Club
Thanks for Seattle Star stand against corruption and Hodge
A reader praises the Seattle Star for fighting corruption and endorsing its stance on Hodge. The letter argues courts favor corporations over the people, citing unequal treatment of fugitives and the use of injunctions to curb protests, while urging continued vigilance in preserving a free and independent society. Signed H. Be. Hudson.
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Seattle Star
Hodge
Tough old man Leroy Landers clashes with law in Pierce county
In Pierce county the notorious Leroy Landers, 83, known as the toughest old man on Puget Sound, sits in jail after a bitter quarrel with his 21 year old wife and a doomed fourth marriage. Local officers recount past escapades including gun incidents, clashes with Oregon police, and run-ins with the steamship Fleetwood, all told with his defiant stance toward surrender.
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Pierce County
Leroy Landers
Puget Sound
Landers
Oregon
Landers fight to keep baby as custody case heats up
In Tacoma a divorce case ends with Landers claiming his ex wife kidnapped their son for months. He taunts officers, insisting the boy is in a safe home and vows to fight to the last unless the mother agrees to allow others to adopt him. Landers, a former ship carpenter, owns a five acre ranch on Vashon island and once patented a logging jack.
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Leroy Landers
Landers
Shorvon
Pair of wise Silver City farmers exhibit corn at congress
Dee G. Wileen and Pierson of Silver City display 10 ears of corn at the national horticultural congress in Council Bluffs, selling the ears for 105 dollars total or 10.50 each.
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Dee G.“Wileen and
Pierson
Silver City
National Horticultural Congress
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