Sapphire synthesis by Paris sparks debate on fake nature
A French engineer Louis Paris has reportedly created a real looking sapphire at commercial scale using an aluminum clay and oxide colorant mix, heated to 1700 C in oxy hydrogen furnaces. The process, guarded by the inventor, uses a delicate millegram scale balance and a semeuse receptacle, yielding stones claimed to match natural sapphires in color hardness and cutting.
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Louis Paris
M. Paris
Academy of Science
Paris
Seine
France
Advancements in Illustration Through History
The text traces illustration methods from 1879, noting engraving as dominant, wood blocks for transfers, lithography rare, etching out of fashion, and mezzotint impractical for large runs. Twenty years later line engraving declined, engraving faded, and photography began driving reproductions, with color photography emerging as a possible book illustration method.
Receivers Appointed for Wabash Pittsburg Terminal Co
United States Judge J E Later appointed Henry M McMaster and Francis H Skelding as receivers for the Wabash Pittsburg Terminal Railroad Co, bankrupted in May 1908. The company owed $50 million secured by a first mortgage 4 percent 50 year bonds. Ohio and Pennsylvania property locations require concurrence of both district courts for action.
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Columbus, O
Mercantile Trust Company of
New York
United States
J. E
Henry M. McMaster
Francis H. Skelding
Pittsburg
Wabash Pittsburg Terminal Railroad Co
Mercantile Trust Co
Ohio
Pennsylvania
United States District Court
District Court of
Pemnsylvania
Medical or spree use weighs in on Rudy case
In Bellefontaine Ohio a jury could not agree on whether Dr W S Rudy Lakeview violated the Rose county option law by issuing whisky prescriptions for seven patients with seven ailments at a rate of one teaspoonful every three hours The trial ended in disagreement and a retrial is planned The testimony showed seven prescriptions for one pint each to be taken in three hour intervals for December visits in Bellefontaine
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Rudy
Bellefontaine
Double Tax on Automobiles Case in Columbus Supreme Court
Columbus Automobile association pursues a suit in the supreme court seeking to block the city from imposing an additional automobile tax beyond the state levy. William M. Friskie represents the plaintiff with Mayor Bond Auditor Noble and Treasurer Smith named as defendants. a restraining order accompanies the filing. Cincinnati reports Gov. Harmon ordered flags returned to Confederate veterans in Alabama prompting veterans to urge action via a letter to the Ohio G A R commander in Lima.
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Columbus, C
Mar
Columbus Automobile Association
Supreme Court
Columbus
William M. Friskie
Bond
Noble
Smith
Cincinnati
Judson Harmon
Alabama
Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry
J. B. King
Monfort
Department of Ohio
Lima
Legislators Receive Back Pay For Extraordinary Session
Auditor Fullington sent a $400 voucher to each general assembly member, covering part of the $1,000 annual salary not drawn during the extraordinary session. The money is payable in $200 monthly installments while in session, with any remaining funds collectible after adjournment if a resolution is adopted.
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Columbus
Fullington
General Assembly
Move for a Better Breed of Horses Addresses Stallion Laws
An article argues horse breeders must ensure stallions are pure bred and properly licensed, criticizing laxity in posting license certificates and praising Minnesota and Wisconsin efforts. It notes New Jersey and Pennsylvania data, and outlines New Jersey’s stallion enrollment and livestock commission reforms with annual funding.
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Wisconsin
Stallion Registration Board of
Minnesota
Andrew Boss
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
State Experiment Station
State Grange
Fountain Pen Presented to Former Adjt. Gen Critchfield
The Ohio National Guard Association presented former Adjutant General Critchfield with a fountain pen. The pen’s handle is inlaid with embossed gold and bears an inscription noting it was used by Gov. Harmon to sign the armory bill. The gift honors Critchfield for shepherding the bill through the legislature.
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Columbus
Adjt
Gen. Critchfield
Ohi National Guard Association
Harmon
Assumes New Duties as First Assistant Attorney General
Columbus 6 March 26. W H Mikler filed his bond with the secretary of state and assumed duties as first assistant to Attorney General Denman. The move followed enactment of a bill raising the first assistant attorney general's salary from 8000 to 4000 dollars.
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Columbus
W. H. Mikler
Secretary of State
Denman
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