Word: howard
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Chief Justice William Howard Taft and the eight Associate Justices of the Supreme Court called to pay their respects to the President, before convening for their autumn session...
...comes to the rescue after the catastrophe, but rather that which through obedience to sound economic laws creates a prosperity among the people that anticipates and prevents the need of charity." (I The President and Mrs. Coolidge attended the wedding of Mary Elizabeth Sutherland, daughter of Alien Property Custodian Howard Sutherland, to Stanley Raymond ("Bucky") Harris, manager of the Washington baseball team...
Like many others, eight men over 60, and one younger, have worked, played, thought this summer. Last week they met again at Washington for the first autumn sitting of the U. S. Supreme Court. Eight justices received scant press notice, but Chief Jus, tice William Howard Taft was, as usual, quizzed. Said a reporter: "How is Prohibition working out in Canada?" Answered the Chief Justice: "My dear boy, I have been out of politics a good many years, but I still know enough about politics to know what not to talk about...
...public life." Louis Dembitz Brandeis, 70, of Massachusetts, the only Jew who ever sat in the Supreme Court- "in his decisions the rights of property are likely to be subordinated to the rights of man." George Sutherland, 64, of Utah- "the greatest Constitutional lawyer in the Senate."-William Howard Taft. Pierce Butler, 60, of Minnesota, described by onetime opponents as- "ruthless, intolerant, forceful, impatient with all forms of progressive thought." Edward Terry Sanford, 61, of Tennessee, golfer, cinema fan-"I would rather get a year in Judge Sanford's court than go free in any other. . . ."-A onetime prisoner...
...Howard Corning '90, Executive Secretary of the Harvard Fund Council, has been chosen a member of the Research Staff of the Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Corning has been forced to resign the position which he has held since 1925, and D. T. W. McCord 18. Publicity Manager for the fund, has been appointed acting Executive Secretary in his place...