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..... concerning abortion); 212 (obscene, libelous or threatening matter upon envelopes or postal cards); 213 (matter concerning lotteries); 215 (schemes to defraud); 217 (poisons, insects, reptiles, explosives, intoxicating liquors). by act march 4, 1911, c. 241, 2, 211 of the criminal code, supra, was amended to include matter of a character to incite arson, murder, or assassination; ..... discretion, refused to carry at second-class mail rates all future issues of the milwaukee leader solely because he believed it had systematically violated the espionage act in the past. it further appears that this belief rested partly upon the contents of past issues of the paper filed with the return and partly ..... law embodied in 481 1/2, postal laws and regulations. " page 255 u. s. 419 that section relates not specifically to the second-class mail, but to all mail. it recites the provisions of title xii of the espionage act of june 15, 1917, c. 30, 40 stat. 217, 230, which declares unmailable all letters, .....
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..... does not produce a substance which is dutiable under paragraph 5." we find no reason for disapproving the conclusion reached by the court of customs appeals. the applicable tariff act granted free entry to both nitric and sulphuric acids, and, viewed practically, the commodity in question was nothing more than nitric acid rendered non-injurious to steel tanks by ..... is transported, resulting in a mechanical mixture not intended or adapted as such to commercial use, does not take the merchandise out of par. 387 of the free list, tariff act of 1913, and render it dutiable under par. 5, which imposes 15 percent ad valorem on "all chemical and medicinal compounds, preparations, mixtures," etc. p. 256 u. s. ..... . - 256 u.s. 402 (1921) u.s. supreme court united states v. aetna explosives co., 256 u.s. 402 (1921) united states v. aetna explosives company no. 2396 argued april 27, 28, 1921 decided may 16, 1921 256 u.s. 402 certiorari to the united states court of customs appeals syllabus the addition .....
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..... from doing anything having the same unlawful effect as that resulting from the practice herein prohibited any by reason of which this order is made." the clayton act provides: "sec. 3. that it shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commerce, in the course of such commerce, to lease or make a sale or contract ..... first part of and from any liability for loss, damage, injury, or other casualty to persons or property caused or occasioned by any leakage, fire, or explosion of gasoline stored in said tank or drawn through said pump." "6. this agreement shall terminate forthwith upon the sale or other disposition of said premises by ..... from it in any particular. in witness whereof, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed the day and year first above written. [ footnote 2 ] "sec. 5. that unfair methods of competition in commerce are hereby declared unlawful." "the commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, .....
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..... the president's proclamation under r.s. 4067 and alien convicts under the espionage act, the explosives page 264 u. s. 37 act, the act restricting foreign travel, the sabotage act, the selective draft act, the act punishing threats against the president, the trading with the enemy act, and certain sections of the penal code. section 2 makes the decision of the secretary of labor in ordering expulsion of an ..... alien under the act final. the petitions for writs of habeas corpus charged that the warrant .....
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..... 365 are few. on august 22, 1922, the steamtug edward, belonging to east river towing company, inc., a new york corporation, sank in new york harbor because of an explosion of her boiler. this caused the death of her captain, thomas mccaffrey, and his administratrix brought a suit against the company in the supreme court of new york. thereupon the ..... impliedly repealed the statute regarding limitation of liability of shipowners so far as claims or suits based on personal injuries to or death of seamen are concerned?" section 33 of the merchant marine act gives an action at law with the right of trial by jury to any seaman suffering personal injury in the course of his employment, or to his ..... that would be given to seamen were the decree of the district court sustained. when a preference in respect of seamen's wages was intended, it was expressed. act of june 26, 1884, c. 121, 18, 23 stat. 57. on the other hand, it has been laid down with reference to this same 33 that an intention to depart .....
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..... . 113 argued october 24, 1924 decided january 5, 1925 266 u.s. 521 certiorari to the circuit court of appeals for the sixth circuit syllabus 1. section 2 of the boiler inspection act, in making it unlawful for any common carrier "to use any locomotive engine propelled by steam power . . . unless the boiler . . . and appurtenances ..... indefinite to be enforced or complied with. the contention is without merit. 2. defendant insists that there was no evidence to support a finding that the explosion resulted from any defective or dangerous condition of the crown sheet. the credibility of witnesses, the weight and probative value of evidence, are to be determined by ..... unsafe condition or defect in the boiler, other than the broken staybolts. the testimony of the locomotive engineers who operated the engine several days immediately preceding the explosion was to the effect that the injectors, gauge cocks, and water glass -- the means by which the supply of water in the boiler was controlled and .....
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..... . 6. nor, in such case, did description of the shipments as "gasoline," in compliance with regulations made by the interstate commerce commission under the transportation of explosives act requiring such and similar products to be shipped as "gasoline, casinghead gasoline or casinghead naphtha," have a tendency to prove, or amount to an admission by the defendant ..... 32 stat. 847, as amended by the act of june 29, 1906, 2, c. 3591, 34 stat. 584, 587. the circuit court of appeals reversed the judgment and remanded the case with directions to grant a new trial. 284 f. 90. this court granted a writ of certiorari. section 240, judicial code, 262 u.s. 738. ..... cars, under the regulations of the interstate commerce commission authorized by the transportation of explosives act. act of march 4, 1909, 233, 35 stat. 1088, 1135, amending act of may 30, 1908, 2, c. 234, 35 stat. 554; regulations for the transportation of explosives and other dangerous articles, page 268 u. s. 548 effective october 1, 1914 .....
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..... fibers adhering to cotton seed after the removal of the staple cotton by ginning. during the late war, cotton linters were used extensively in the manufacture of explosives. after the entry of the united states into the war, appellant, with all others engaged in the production of cotton seed products, became subject to the ..... the government should save the seller harmless from actual loss resulting from the cancellation. in november, 1918, after the armistice, negotiations were begun between the cotton products section of the war industries board and a committee representing appellant and other manufacturers, for the adjustment page 271 u. s. 46 and settlement of all obligations upon ..... not entitled to recover upon its claim, and entered judgment dismissing the petition. the case comes here on appeal. judicial code, 242, before its repeal by the act of february 13, 1925. the petition sets out a cause of action for failure of the government to perform its contract of september 26, 1918, and, .....
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..... , the united states had the right of appeal. the application for certiorari is therefore denied. the chemical industries in question are closely related to the production of explosives, gasses, and other things directly used in waging war, as well as to the production of dyestuffs and medicines essential to the welfare of the people. at ..... the rule of law forbidding sales by a public officer or fiduciary of trust property in his custody to himself or to a corporation of which he is the head. section 41 provides: "no officer or agent of any corporation, . . . and no . . . person directly or indirectly interested in the pecuniary profits or contracts of such corporation . . ..... , 1918, was void, and that the one of february 13, 1920 did not authorize or ratify the transactions. section 5(a) of the act provides that: "the president may exercise any power or authority conferred by this act through such officer or officers as he shall direct." the language of the executive order is: "i hereby vest .....
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..... of exposure to the glare of the fire; protects the safety of the employees in the event of an explosion in the firebox, and incidentally might affect the safety of the train, after such an explosion, in that employees, being safe, might be able to bring the train under control. the automatic firedoor would ..... , 1926 decided november 29, 1926 272 u.s. 605 appeal from the united states district court for the northern district of georgia syllabus the boiler inspection act, as amended, has so occupied the field of regulating locomotive equipment on interstate highways that state legislation requiring cab curtains and automatic firebox doors is page 272 ..... appurtenances thereof have been inspected from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this act and are able to withstand such test or tests as may be prescribed in the rules and regulations hereinafter provided for." other sections confer upon inspectors and the commission power to prescribe requirements and establish rules page 272 u .....
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