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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1906
Page
6
A historical look at private detectives in the United States, detailing sharp frauds against insurers, railways, and employers. The piece notes swindlers posing as workers, doctors, or engineers, aided by lawyers, and how corporate detectives counter fraud while monitoring employee conduct and tensions that could lead to strikes.
The critic notes that truth in art requires consulting those who understand the depicted objects. A youth learns this while painting a coastal scene with a ship, only to be advised about rigging details by a seasoned seaman. The example contrasts rigging accuracy with omitting fences that would spoil composition in a grazing meadow scene.
Mrs Magdalene Dick stands proudly in the Senate gallery as her son, Hon. Charles William Frederick Dick, rises to national prominence. The Akron native rose from modest beginnings to chair Ohio’s Republican committee, win governorship, and serve in Congress before his death was honored by unanimous tribute.
Articles recount foreign dealers exploiting American customs and the varied mishaps of smugglers. Women and men are described dodging duties with discarded labels, altered dresses, and trunks, while Syrians and other travelers on immigrant decks reveal thefts and overlooked contraband. The piece contrasts French and English fashion costs and poor tailoring with American shopping habits.
A Senate debate highlights East West division over national irrigation policy and forest law. The National Board of Trade lauds irrigation funding, urges land preservation, and notes reforms from 1902 to 1904, stressing federal action benefits all regions and counters timber and desert land acts.
Doings in New York report a Wall Street millionaire's wife providing a password to a hidden den during a police raid on an uptown club. Twenty women, members of wealthy families, faced arrest as detectives closed in. some pleaded, offered rings, or tried to conceal identities with dramatic appeals.
Count Tolstoi discussed Ibsen with two friends and admitted he may not understand the plays. He says Ibsen writes them and waits, while his subordinate explains the meaning he intended.
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