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Title
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People of the Week: Return of a Stabilizer
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Description
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Article about the appointment of Judge John Caskie Collet, or John Collet, as "an 'over-all associate' of John R. Steelman, the Director of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion," to handle "the work of keeping prices, wages and other factors stable" in the nation in Washington, D. C., with photo.
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Date
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1911-08-16
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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People of the Week: Stabilizer Collet's Hold-the-Line Program
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Description
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Biographical article about Judge John Collet, "Stabilization Administrator" of Missouri, in charge of "keeping wages and prices in line," with photos and description of his dealings with state finances and former positions as "small-town Missouri lawyer," Missouri State Supreme Court justice, and federal district court judge.
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Date
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1946-08-16
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Future: The Newsweekly for Today
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Description
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Issue of the anti-corruption, Kansas City-based newspaper, Future: The Newsweekly for Today. The front page includes an article, continued on page 8, about the Kansas Citians of Italian descent and their often unfair treatment in the newspapers for their comparatively few members of organized crime, and descriptions of several "cultured and law-abiding" local Italians such as musicians M. A. Lenge, N. DeRubertis, Mike Russo, Arturo Corti, Gustavo Corti, and Rosemarie Brancato; artists Dante Cosentino, Frank Tommassini, and Paulo D'Anna; and scientists and teachers Dr. Louis Laurenzanna, Frank Laurenzanno, Dr. E. Mella, and Elio Monachesi. Other featured articles include: “Cheese Joins the Gang” (p. 3), a photo and article about Charley Casciola, or Cheese Casciola, a "hoodlum machine election 'worker'" acquitted of involvement in "the bloody election day murders March 27, 1934"; and “May We Present W. W. (Tom) Graves” (p. 5), a photo and profile W. W. Graves, Jr. (Waller Washington Graves), or Tom Graves, prosecuting attorney of Jackson County with close ties to the Pendergast machine; also included in the newspaper are advertisements for local businesses and articles on fashion, finance, cooking, music, art, and national and international news.
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Date
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1935-05-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper
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Title
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Leaders in Our Town
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Description
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Photo and bio of John Collet, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Description of his life and career. He was born in Keytesville, Missouri, in 1898, became prosecuting attorney of Chariton County in 1924, appointed in 1937 one of the first federal district court judges at Kansas City.
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Date
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1952
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Federal Justice in Western Missouri: The Judges, the Cases, the Times
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Description
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Biographical description of Judge John Caskie Collet, a judge of Missouri's Western District during the end of the Pendergast machine. Includes a description of his life and career. He was born in 1898 in Chariton County, Missouri, become a lawyer in 1921, Missouri Supreme Court judge in 1935, and United States district judge in 1937. He was involved with the trials of Tom Pendergast and Lucile Bluford, the latter's case resulting in the establishment of "a small school of journalism at Lincoln University" for African American Missourians.
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Date
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1994
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Object Type
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Book
