Word: commissioner
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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The 7? fare fight between the New York Transit Commission and the Interborough Rapid Transit Co. (Mr. Chief Justice Taft had allowed this case to be moved ahead in the interest of millions of subway riders. It will be argued Oct. 15).
United Fuel Gas Co. v. the Public Service Commission of Kentucky-a test case on public regulation of private rates for natural gas.
St. Louis and O'Fallon v. the Interstate Commerce Commission-a railroad valuation case.
The "Lake Cargo Coal Case"-between Southern coal and railroad men, Northern coal and railroad men, and the Interstate Commerce Commission, over freight rates.
Appointments and commissions filled William Howard Taft's years-the Philippine Commission, first Governor of the Philippines, a conference with Pope Leo XIII. President Roosevelt made him secretary of War in 1904-an amiable Mars indeed who made empiric yet cherubic sidetrips to Cuba, Panama and Porto Rico. Wherever...