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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1912
Page
2
A historical report compares legal and administrative feats across five presidents, highlighting Taft as setting new records. The piece treats civil and criminal prosecutions as measures of official effectiveness, framing Taft within a broader arc of executive achievement.
The record shows five previous administrations prosecuted Sherman Act cases with durations: Harrison three years, Cleveland four, McKinley four and a half, Roosevelt seven and a half, and Taft's figures compared as roughly double or more versus each predecessor. The comparison notes Taft’s prosecutions relative to Harrison Cleveland McKinley and Roosevelt.
The Taft administration set records for antitrust actions, pursuing both civil suits and criminal prosecutions under the Sherman Act. It asserts the president has aggressively targeted corporations and individuals forming restraints of trade to create monopolies and raise prices.
The Taft administration pursued cases against groups that cornered cotton, pooled the wire industry, and restrained interstate commerce. Indictments in New York led to fines averaging about 1,000 dollars per defendant, with the pool supervisor fined 45,000. The government targets the beef and lumber trusts with ongoing suits.
Delegates pledged to President Taft by state are listed for the March 23 1912 Republican national convention including Alabama Florida Georgia Indiana Michigan Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Virginia and others totaling 139 delegates.
The article commends President Taft for honesty and stability of purpose rooted in Lincoln Grant and McKinley era ideals. It notes his experience with war horrors and costs and states the president tirelessly seeks global peace via international agreement. It asserts failures cannot be charged to him.
A playful exchange questions Atlas supporting Earth with a punchline that he was practicing its physical culture lesson. The quip blends mythic imagery with a pun on strength and exercise.
A witty Latin quip contrasts Jones with a poet, asking if he is a poet and answering no, labeling him a congressional-kt enographer for his prolific writing.
On Saturday morning Judge Van Fleet could not take the case of Lemuel Darrow’s petition for reinstatement. Attorneys struck several judges from the Merritt list and Judge L W Royce of Warsaw and Judge O L Ballowas Grange were removed. The Merritt hearing will be rescheduled with Judge Drake’s list noting April 6 as a forthcoming bargain watch day.
The LaPorte County Board of Commissioners assigns three precinct boundaries for New Durham township Indiana by order dated March 28 1912 with Third Precinct defined by lines through sections 3 27 and 27 east of the township. The Second Precinct covers land west of the Third and north of the central section lines while the First Precinct lies north and east of the Second. Fred A Hausheer auditor signs and seals the order dated April 2 1912.
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