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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
9
A historical survey of private detectives employed by U S corporations to combat swindling. It details methods of fraud by con men for accident and railway injuries, the role of shyster doctors and lawyers, and the use of “plain clothes men” to monitor employees and prevent strikes.
A critic notes that art often sacrifices exact reality for composition. The artist recalls painting a coast scene with a ship where a seaman mocked the rigging, teaching him to learn true details. He observes painters may omit fences surrounding grain fields to preserve composition over realism.
Mrs. Magdalene Dick, mother of Ohio Senator Charles William Frederick Dick, recalls the son’s rise from humble beginnings in Akron to the U S Senate. Born to German immigrants, he worked as a messenger, clerk, and partner in a feed and machinery business while studying at night, then held local offices before entering state and national politics.
The piece details how travelers, especially women, smuggle goods into the United States from Europe. It cites trunks, lace, rugs, jewelry, and apparel as favored items, notes deceptive invoices and consular aids, and describes improper handling of steerage baggage, with anecdotes among travelers in Hamburg and Paris.
The article notes a five year timber loss of over a hundred million and argues irrigation policy unites East and West. It cites Senator Teller’s quarrel in Congress, New York social scenes, Tolstoi and Ibsen quips, and details the National Board of Trade’s push for forestry and irrigation laws. It praises national irrigation, warns against land grabs, and stresses federal land preservation for homesteaders.
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