United States v. Jones (1883) 600 decisions as a guideline on applying the US government power and obligation under the Fifth Amendment to take private property for public uses, generally termed the right of eminent domain. It has also been cited to stresss a common lesson, caveat emptor or “let the buyer beware”, even when the government is the buyer. The Fox–Wisconsin Waterway was completed in 1876, but after the completion of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. As the Illinois and Michigan Canal became the primary passageway between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River, use of the Fox–Wisconsin Waterway was never substantial and it slowly
Beware of the Dog (short story) Beware of the Dog (short story) "Beware of the Dog" is a 1944 World War II story by Roald Dahl which was originally published in "Harper's Magazine" and later appeared in his "" collection. Its basic plot was adapted into the 1965 movie "36 Hours", starring James Garner and Rod Taylor, and the TV movie "Breaking Point" in 1989. Pilot Peter Williamson has sustained a massive injury while flying a mission over Vichy France (the name given to the German-controlled areas of the country). He ejects from the plane and later awakes to find himself in a hospital bed in