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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1906
Page
5
A historical overview notes how private detectives in the United States form a large force protecting corporations from fraud. It details swindlers aided by doctors and lawyers, schemes against insurers and railways, and the role of plain clothes detectives in monitoring employees and preventing strikes.
A critic notes the tension between fact and art in painting. A youth recalls painting a coast scene with a ship and the old seaman who exposed mis rigging. The piece argues artists sacrifice fences to preserve composition, highlighting limits of truth in art.
Mrs. Magdalene Dick, mother of Ohio senator Charles William Frederick Dick, recalls the son’s rise from German immigrant roots in Akron to political ascent. Born poor, he worked early in a bank, a butcher shop, and a feed and machinery business while studying at night. He became county auditor before 30, led the state Republican executive committee, helped McKinley’s campaigns, served in Congress, and reached the Senate by unanimous vote after Hanna’s death.
The piece describes American demand for private smuggling as women and men aboard liner ships hide items from china to silk to lace. It recounts stories of trunks stuffed with goods, renamed labels, Syrian rags in dirty bedding, and hidden jewelry. It notes travelers overpay in Paris and London, and critics French and English tailoring.
The article surveys East West tensions over timber lending and irrigation policy. It notes Senator Teller of Colorado amid disputes over Western priorities, recounts social scenes in New York and a police raid on a poolroom, and discusses the National Board of Trade’s push for irrigation and forestry legislation and land policy. The piece portrays regional rivalries and debates shaping federal action on public lands, irrigation funding, and timber acts.
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