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Newspaper
The Idaho Scimitar
Location
Boise, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
4
The article argues color photography proves Monet’s shadow color idea and shows colors depend on light and atmosphere, not fixed hues. It claims line drawing is artificial, that photography will revolutionize color printing, medical study, and portraiture, while exposing flaws in traditional painting and supporting some modern artists.
Census Bureau figures show lumber uses three times as much timber as all other items combined. Shingles and hewn cross ties use about 6.3 percent each of lumber, domestic pulp wood 4.3 percent, laths 2 percent, and poles 0.6 percent. Total timber used equals about 50 billion board feet, with yellow pine leading at 31.1 percent of lumber, followed by Douglas fir 13.2 percent and white pine 12.2 percent.
The report notes 1906 export shares for yellow pine, redwood, and Douglas fir and outlines state production: Washington 11.5 percent, Louisiana 7.4, Wisconsin 6.2, Michigan 5.6, with eleven other states exceeding one billion feet. It highlights a shift from virgin timber in the North and East to the South and West, a rise in soft wood cuts, and declines in oak and poplar, while total production doubles since 1880 and per capita consumption grows from 360 to 440 board feet.
Justice Kellogg directed a verdict of not guilty for Alfred H. Smith, NY Central Railroad general manager, in the Brewster express wreck case. The court ruled no proof of personal negligence and cited his vast scope of control over 50,000 workers and 7,000 miles of track.
The judge states powers and responsibilities are delegated to subordinates. Liability requires a direct omission to act linked to the disaster. The superintendent admitted no speed regulation for the Woodlawn curve, believing none was necessary, implying Mr. Smith had no role in that aspect of the case.
The Chicago News traces Gotham’s origin from Washington Irving and his collaborators in Salmagundi around 1807. It notes Gotham, a Nottinghamshire parish, inspired the nickname for New York City's pretentious folly and later tales such as the Three Wise Men of Gotham in Henry VIII's era.
John W. Gates of New York wagered $500 with a friend during a rainstorm aboard a Pullman carriage. As drops moved down the window, Gates claimed his would reach the bottom first. After both drops traded the lead, Gates’ drop finally settled on the bottom sash, earning him the prize.
The Chicago Tribune quotes an orator urging a wise conservative leader who combines public trust with national welfare. He envisions a candidate above partisan politics, focused on moral and material progress for the country. A tired audience member suggests checking the Oklahoma constitution.
The author projects global population reaching 1.6 billion within a century, noting a jump of nearly a billion. He urges immediate purchase of sage brush land to feed the expanding population and capitalize on future demand.
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