Supreme Court Advances Standard Oil Case Hearing To March Fourth
A government motion to advance the Standard Oil docket was granted by the U S Supreme Court setting March 4 for the hearing. Other items note Conservative gains in England elections, a 4 year old Illinois parishioner’s death after prayer, a bank embezzlement sentence in North Dakota, and a comet sighting at Minnesota. The report covers political shifts, a violent mining accident, a New York sex trafficking indictment, a Taft Pinchot platform address, a major fire at an East Seventh Street showroom, and Roosevelt declining comment at Rhino Camp.
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United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Roosevelt silent on Pinc hots dismissal as forester
The article notes that Gifford Pinchot was dismissed from his post as chief forester by President Taft. Roosevelt, a sponsor and admirer of Pinchot, expresses surprise and declines to comment.
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Gifford Pincchot
United States
Taft
Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
System moves trains on suspended embankments
A new method for building embankments uses loaded rail cars on a portable track suspended by cables from fixed towers. Cables suspend the track as it advances, allowing dump cars to unload directly onto the bankment. The technique saves time and cost versus traditional trestle and burying methods, tested on the Lake Hopatcong cutoff.
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Lake Hopatcong
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Scientific American
Poets Move From Minor to Major Roles Over Time
The passage muses on when a minor poet stops being seen as such and becomes "a Poet" in literary circles. It notes the difficulty in pinpointing the exact moment of this transition and suggests a poet may not know his own status until later.
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Thaterpillar
Fratres Minores
Fractions of Time and the Art of Timing
The text discusses estimating fractions of a second in car braking, noting a car stopping in about two seconds while moving 19 feet. It cites an English writer on the importance of precise timing and suggests training to estimate tenths of a second using a watch, even counting ten within one record.
Owl Attacks Man After Finding Owlets in Garden
A man discovering a fallen owlet in ivy near an old garden wall was attacked by the parent owl as he passed the shelter box housing the birds. The owl swooped from a nearby tree, striking the man under the eye and scratching his face before returning to the nest.
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Hatford
Rugland
Untold Riches in Otman Treasury Said To Be Cash Reserves
The Young Turks plan to convert the Ottoman treasury into cash for national needs. The gold throne is studded with 10 900 pearls as big as filberts, with bowls of uncut gems and ancient armor set with rubies emeralds and diamonds. Sevres china from Louis XIV also figures among the wealth.
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Turkey
Louis XIV
Mustapha
New Arc Lamp Uses Rotating Carbon Disks
A new arc lamp design replaces carbon rods with rotating carbon disks. The arc forms at the disk edges and the rotation ensures uniform wear. The lamps are compact with a ten-ampere unit about 20 inches long and claim 50 percent longer burn than rod type.
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Scienti de American
One Way to Get Rain in Sicily
Last summer Sicilians suffered drought and peasants prayed to Saint Sebastian without relief. In a novel ritual during a procession a statue of the saint was carried with a bit of very dry fish placed in his mouth. Observers wonder if this odd practice will bring rain.
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Sebastian
Prussian Government Plans Loan for New Rail Lines
The Prussian government will issue a loan to fund construction and equipment of new branch rail lines. One line will feature electric traction with $476,000 allocated. The total loan bill amounts to $565,763,000.
City man seeks home near market with livestock and greens
A city man desires a dwelling where he can view fresh vegetables and keep livestock and chickens. An agent offers a cozy six room flat adjacent to a market house as the perfect fit.
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