Fortnightly club debates limits on Supreme Court powers
The Fortnightly Club at 400 Commercial Street discussed curbing or preserving the Supreme Court power. J. S. Tuthill argued for continuing powers while detailing historical struggles between legislature and judiciary. The session featured vigorous remarks from W. P. Jensen, A. J. Edwards, L. M. Weiss, W. W. Beal, Rev. O. S. Raspe, and Lt. W. E. B. Small, with Justice Truman Stevens endorsing the paper.
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United States Supreme Ourt
J. &. Ridenour
Commercial Street
J. S. Tuthill
Supreme Court of the United States
W. P. Jensen
A. J. Edwards
L. M .Weiss
W. W. Beal
Rev. O. &. Raspe
W. EB. Small
Tuthill
Truman
Stevens
Iowa Supreme Court
Congress
Adams
John Marshall
Supreme Court
Senate
Betwee Breckenridge
Gouverne
Magnus Johnson
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
United States Supreme Court
Juror Perception and Law Versus Fact Questions
The discussion contrasts juries and the Supreme Court noting that juries decide questions of fact by unanimous verdict while the high court handles questions of law. It argues that judges are human and perceptions differ, questioning if rights should be traded due to majority views.
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Supreme Court
Polnot
United States Supreme Court
Golden Rule Pays Off For Steel Firm Volunteers
Clarence R. Howard, president of Commonwealth Steel, told Grant club members in Des Moines that his 3,000 worker plant uses a 14 department system with three elected committee chairmen per unit. A company accident fund, employee insurance, and bulk buyouts aid wages, hours, and conditions. Howard also serves as a vice president of the Boy Scouts of America at the Des Moines meeting.
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Dez Moines
Grant Club
Clarence R. Howard
Commonwealth Steel Company
St. Louis
Howard
Vvice
Boy Scouts of America
Of All That's Good Iowa Has the Best Including Jockeys
Charlie Garner the diminutive jockey who rode In Memoriam to victory over Zev and Papyrus is born in Town City and raised in Iowa City He later moved with his family to Centerville and began racing across Missouri Illinois and nearby states Garner 34 remains a top figure in the sport with a history of driving winners worldwide The Garner family ranches and cavalry horses have contributed to Uncle Sam’s forces and Garner has long stood among the best in racing
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Towa City
Missouri
Gnarruers
Princeton
Ilinois
Sam
Garner
Polige captures girl of seven holdups in inning battle
Chicago reports a running gun battle between detectives and suspects in a string of seven hold ups ending with the capture of Anna Baron and John Stankis. The green touring car fled as gunfire erupted. the pair were found in the rear seat while the others fired on foot. Victims lost cash and jewelry valued at $500.
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Polige
Chicago
Anna Baron
John Stanikis
F Stankis
Anna
Stankis
Bamlit
Richard Co. Tesmer
Slains
Wole
Country Vote Defeats Oregon Income Tax
The Oregon state income tax proposal was defeated by a narrow margin with incomplete returns. Early results show stronger support in cities than in rural areas. 14 counties voted against while 22 voted for the measure.
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Portland
Ore
Trappist Monk in City Job to Pay Off Grandfather's Debt
A Trappist monk named Andrew Dennis left the Cumberland Monastery after obtaining papal dispensation to work in Boston as assistant chaplain at Long Island Hospital. He aims to repay his grandfather's debt and restore his family's honor before resuming monastic life.
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Boston
Mass
Cumberland
Andrew Dennis
Unis
Pope Benedict
City of
Long Island Hospital
Andreaw Dennis
Imperial preference extended under trade board plan
The imperial economic conference approved a further extension of imperial preference as outlined by Sir Philip Lloyd Grame, with tariffs recommended on tobacco and canned salmon produced outside the empire. Also reported are political shifts in Berlin and Buenos Aires including a divorce grant to Mrs Spencer Holdy.
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London
Imperial Economic Conference
Phillip Lloyd Greame
Board of ‘Trade
Empire
Berlin
Reval
Pitp
United States
Juneau
Alaska
Buenos Aires
Paris
Spancer Holdy
Argentine
Roumania
Serbia
Oil price cuts sweep Denver area stations
Prices fell across Denver gas stations as Continental Oil inaugurates a cut of two cents below the previous rate, quickly matched by Denver Union Oil. Other majors like Sinclair Refining Mutual Oil and Paramount followed with a one cent cut, with a reported blaze affecting operations in the area.
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Paramount Oil Company
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