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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
6
A collage of quotes and witticisms on wealth, politics, and daily life. References touch on per capita wealth, Russia, Rockefeller loans, Japan, Mark Twain, Schottish verdicts, fashion, and evolving cultural norms. The tone blends satire with brief observations from contemporary figures and events.
The House rejects Senate amendments to the statehood bill for Oklahoma and Indian Territory. A conference with the Senate is asked. The vote was 175 to 156 with about 20 Republicans joining Democrats. Rep Humphrey declares duty to grant statehood while Arizona and New Mexico are kept for later. Conferees named Dalzell Moon and others as talks begin.
New York. Attorney General Hadley proposed a temporary truce with John D Rockefeller Sr to visit his infant grandson at the John D Rockefeller Jr. home. Hadley would halt attempts to serve subpoenas while the baby remains in New York, allowing time for safe return to Lakewood.
The United States Supreme Court held a secret meeting at Chief Justice Fuller’s home. The session was kept highly confidential as the possible lynching of Edward Johnson of Chattanooga is discussed, a move described as almost unprecedented in importance.
London dispatch reports Tokyo concerns that the latest internal loan failed to attract broad support. Foreign firms largely abstained except for one, with the loan aimed at redeeming exchequer bonds held abroad. Officials fear the move will drain specie through exports.
Blackfoot Idaho 17 year old Fred L. Gless hanged himself in his brother’s cellar on Thursday. The low ceiling forced him to tie his feet behind him. illness was given as the cause of his act.
Three Pittsburg schoolboys confessed to writing the letters that formed the long puzzling “bisck hand” mystery. Police say the acts were done in a spirit of fun and not for crime.
In Shawnee Oklahoma 1600 delegates adopted resolutions urging the president to honor his pledge to grant statehood and asking cooperation to pass the Hamilton Bill with Senate amendments. the same resolutions were wired to Congress.
B L Winchell says the Wabash Burlington and Missouri Pacific directors are likely to approve a Union passenger station in Kansas City to cost 15 million dollars. The plan covers building land terminal and related facilities for passenger use only and freight terminal work will be separate. The proposal will go to the city council after April 16.
Admiral Dewey told the House naval affairs committee that the American navy needs large battleships. He urged at least two 18,000 ton ships with ten 17 inch guns, of American design, and called for creativity over imitation. He also supported extensive submarine experiments.
An inquiry into the Valencia disaster near Umatilla reef blames Capt. Johnson for not identifying his position before entering the straits and for grave judgment errors. The report cites failures to account for northward currents and navigational caution, amid estimates of over 100 missing.
Officials report the Fifty nineth Congress will exceed prior totals with over 28 000 bills to date. In the first thirteen days 10 061 measures were filed, pushing the year’s total past 17 000 while last session closed at 19 147. With two months left this session and three months of the next, officials expect the count to exceed 26 000. No explanation offered for the surge in activity.
Milwaukee officials rescind recommendation to adopt amendment mirroring Chicago Board of Trade rules after directors bar members from trading puts and calls on outside exchanges.
Washington observes the Culberson resolution gaining Senate approval to require the Secretary of War to furnish full copies of all reports about the Moro battle at Mount Dajo. The measure passes without opposition.
The Willis structure offers a matinee midweek with a week long run featuring Rays ip in Down the Pike at the Grand with Johnny Ray as Casey the janitor. Orpheum's April 1 slate stars Edwin Stevens company in A Night Out and Mary Dupont Left at the Post with Parsian dancers Foster and Foster, monologist Al Carleton, Emmy and her dogs, and the Le Pages. Matinees daily. Auditorium adds the drama Buried Alive starring Oscar Daw with daily showings.
New York District Attorney Jerome states that gifts funded by a life insurance company officer do not constitute larceny or any crime. The opinion was submitted to Justice O Sullivan in the general sessions court during the insurance investigation presentment. Judge O Sullivan will charge the grand jury on his conclusions.
English merchants in the Northern district report widespread Chinese agitation and impending emeute. British families flee as Chinese and Manchu households pull out their wives and children. Yangtse valley remains in ferment with looming civil unrest and strained port accommodations.
Mayor McCarthy told the Southern Ice exchange during its seventeenth annual convention that in Richmond there are only two flags he recognizes the Virginia state flag and the Confederate battle flag. He said the Stars and Stripes are fine in their way but there are only two flags for him.
Washington attorney general Moody urged the president to discuss future steps in the Packers case. Local legal minds say the court acquitted the individuals and they cannot be retried, making a government course likely to drop the matter.
Cheyenne Wyoming Judge Vander vanter of the United States circuit court of appeals denied the habeas corpus writ for Leonard B. Imboden and James A. Hill. They were convicted in Denver recently for conspiracy to wreck the Denver Saving Bank.
C Algonas Zelaya son of the Nicaragua president secured a license to marry Margaritta Lee Baker. His parents tried to block the union. The ceremony was to be held today or tomorrow in Washington.
The piece notes Mr. C. K. G. Billings owns the fast horses Lou Dijon and Delmar and maintains a vast private garage. It lists 13 cars with a full workshop, electric charging plant costing about 1000 a month, lighting 400, wages 225, chauffeurs 150 each, washers 50, tires 400, parts 100, and suit costs. Annual car costs reach around 100000, with upkeep overall between 10000 and 20000 yearly, illustrating lavish automobiling by the wealthy.
An exchange questions whether true leisure exists as a national class. The speaker notes many people do little while corporations allegedly rob the public, sparking a critique of idle privilege versus economic exploitation.
An Ohio woman recalls severe health decline from coffee including heart trouble indigestion and weakness. She stopped coffee and began Postum Food Coffee, reporting clearer thinking steadier nerves and improved strength within weeks.
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