Harlan Named for High Bench in Unconfirmed Gossip
Washington reports a buzzing summer rumor linking James S. Harlan of the Interstate Commerce Commission to a possible associate justiceship on the U S Supreme Court, succeeding his father John Marshall Harlan. The chatter notes potential retirements and a possible Taft influence, with broader talk of a future international court and continued Illinois representation on the Court.
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Ashington
Supreme Court of the United States
James S. Harlan
Interstate Commerce Commission
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme
Fuller
Harlan
Supreme Bench
Roosevelt
Taft
Justice Harlan
James
Supreme Court
Presbyterian Church
Puller
International Trial Court
Hague Tribunal
Illinois
Ohio
Kentucky
Abolishing Diplomatic Sinecures in US Service
The state department seeks to end ornamental posts in both diplomatic and consular offices. It aims to elevate efficiency by unifying services, replacing foreign deputies with Americans, and steadily reducing foreign staff from 46.1 percent to 18.8 percent in lower grade clerkships earning $800 or less.
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United States
State Department
Tariff Menagerie Highlights U S Import Values
The U S Bureau of Statistics notes the tariff menagerie shows varied imports and values, from dividivi and leeches to rose leaves and chicle, with palladium valued at 700 dollars in 1908 and music imports exceeding 80 thousand dollars. Dragons blood is a resinous substance used in varnishes and etchings, not blood.
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Congressional
United States Bureau of Statistics
Senate
House
Washington
Bureau
United States
Orient
Solitary horseman vows tough navy endurance tests
A Washington report describes naval officers facing Roosevelt era endurance tests. Ensigns through admirals must cover 90 miles on horseback or 100 miles by bicycle over three days, or walk 50 miles, starting from the navy building. Taft supports the test as beneficial.
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Washington
Ui Aeni
Navy
Roosevelt
Norsepack
Taft
Device to Remove Hard-to-Reach Light Bulbs
A New York inventor patents a lamp changer with rubber coated wire jaws on a long pole and a flexible tether. The device fits over incandescent bulbs in high ceilings or domes, allowing easy unscrewing and replacement from a distance.
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New York
Shadow Clock From Australia For Ex President Roosevelt
A shadow clock, second of its kind, is being gifted to Theodore Roosevelt upon his return from Africa. An Australian inventor sends the piece as a tribute to the ex president over the voyage of discovery to Australia. The clock features a day dial and a night dial with a ceiling projection created by a lamp activated by a bedside push button.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Ventor
Australia
Roosevelt
Building a Practical Near Square House by W A Radford
Editor expert William A Radford promotes a nearly square two story home with attic and cellar as the most economical design. He explains heating options hot air hot water and coal use costs and notes stair placement lighting and ventilation aid comfort. He also extols modern conveniences and the value of a well planned compact house from cellar to attic.
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Wiliam A. Radford
William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Ill
Systa
Fatlas
Wires Across 700 Feet River Valley Near Fresno
Popular Mechanics notes the challenge of wiring across flood-prone river valleys in California. An illustration shows suspending wires using three crossbar sets on heavy cables across a 700 foot river span near Fresno. The article then recounts the evolution of the locomotive whistle from a tin horn to a steam horn after an 1833 accident and Stephenson’s idea to amplify sound.
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California
Popular
Fresno
George Stephenson
Stephenson
Andea
Viennese inventor Morawetz aims to regulate city clocks by waves
The Viennese Franz Morawetz unveils a wireless clock system using shifting electrical currents to keep city clocks in sync with standard time. His device isolates the receiving clock for fifty-nine seconds each minute, then links it to transmitters to adjust to headquarter sun time, a method backed by Vienna's Electro-Technical Institute and funded by a 1000 dollar annual municipal subsidy.
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Franz Morawetz
Electro-Technical Institute of
Vienna
Yproceas
Home Made Barometers and Humidity Tools Told
The piece describes simple homemade devices to gauge moisture in the air. It notes seaweed suspensions as a basic humidity indicator and highlights the old weather house from Switzerland driven by catgut to show changes in atmospheric moisture and trigger figures at doors.
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Switzerland
The Longest Wire Transatlantic Telegraph Record
A world record for long-distance telegraphy was set with direct London to India messages. The complete line spanning about 7,000 miles was completed by closing the Teheran to Karachi gap using the Wheatstone automation transmission system.
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London
India
Teheran
Karachi
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