Andrew Carnegie Opposes Incomes Tax and Supports Inheritance Tax
Carnegie urged at a National Civic Federation session that wealth should be taxed on transfer not income. He argued the community builds fortunes and the wealthy should leave a large dividend to society after death, condemning a broad income tax as harmful morally and economically. He cited farmers and industrialists who benefited from public growth and warned against state interference with productive wealth.
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Andrew Carnegie
America
National Civic Federation
New York
Gladstone
Mars
Carnegie
Manhattan Island
Tlarlem
Mr Carnegie
Amer Fea
United States
Pittsburg
John Walker
Lake Superior
Best Citizen Charged with Theft in Cottage City
Edgartown Massachusetts January 3 Eldridge prominent Cottage City resident and former selectman was arrested on a warrant for larceny and conspiracy to steal from the town. He is accused with others of stealing 11164 from Cottage City between 1902 and 1903.
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Edgartown
Mass
FE. T. Eldridge
Cottage City
Eldridge
Duke County
Mets
Bididge
Drake shoots housekeeper then kills himself in Little Sioux county
Sioux City reports H Drake of Little Sioux county fatally shot his housekeeper Mrs Licey Way and then died by suicide. Despondency is listed as the cause. Drake was 1 years old at the time, the housekeeper is named.
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Sioux City
H. A. Drake
Little Sioux County
Licey Way
Desapondehey
Drake
Struck and Killed by a Train in Linton Indiana
Thomas Hamilton, 67, was struck and killed by an Indianapolis Southern train while returning home. He was father of W. J. Handiton, president of the First National Bank, and a prominent coal operator in the region.
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Linton
Ind
Thomas Hamilton
Indianapolis Southern
W. J. Handiton
First National Bank
Large farm implement warehouse planned at Newman UK
W J Reller, a major local landowner, will build a ten acre shed near Newman. The facility will have a concrete floor, a steel framework, and galvanised iron cladding to be fireproof. It will store farming implements for use by the local agricultural community.
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Newman
W. J. Reller
Bellamy and Maria Named for Roosevelt Kittens
A Washington special to the New York World reports Samantha the White House cat gave birth to two kittens on Christmas Day. The Roosevelt children urged names for the new pets and President Roosevelt finally agreed naming the male Bellamy and the female Maria with his characteristic inscrutable grin. Bellamy Storer and wife are noted in a closing line.
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Samantha
White House
Roosevelt
Washington
New York
Bellamy
Maria
Bellamy Storer and
Ellis Island replaces Plymouth Rock in future US history
Dr. Darlington notes in the North American Review that a New York schoolteacher’s lesson reveals Ellis Island as the pivotal symbol of American history. Students’ correct identification of Ellis Island leads to the claim that US history may be rewritten, diminishing Plymouth Rock’s storied place.
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Hillis Island
Plymouth Rock
North American Review
Darlington
Board of Health of
New York City
New York
United States
Ellis Island
Flags Proposed For All Post Offices Nationwide
Representative Cocks of Long Island introduces a bill to supply flags to every post office in the United States. The measure aims to extend bunting beyond first and second class offices and would add funding to fly the stars and stripes at rural and remote post offices. Oyster Bay postmaster currently receives no government flag under existing law.
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United States
Representative Cocks
Long Island
Congress
New York Tribune
Washington
Cocksf
Oyster Bay
Ancient Rome calendar reform tied to politics and Caesar
The piece explains how Roman calendar manipulation by pontiffs served party interests until Julius Caesar. It notes the intercalary months, Sosigenes and Caesar's reform in 46 BC, and the shift to a solar year with January anchored by a solstice and lunar new moons. It links this shift to our modern New Year timing.
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Rome
Martech
Cleero
Julius Caesar
Napoleon
General Grant
Caesar
Sosigenes
B. C
New York Evening Post
New Year Resolutions Turn From Politics To Romance
A fragment from a women’s column notes a New Year pledge to accept love passively from the most desirable suitor, paired with a plan to begin lying about an ex. The clipped obsession hints at social mores and personal deception in dating.
Two Views of the Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian in Washington is described as a unique public establishment soon to have a new chancellor. Founded by James Smithson’s will in 1829, it aims to increase and diffuse knowledge, with a vast scientific collection and a staff of investigators.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington
James Smithson
United States of America
Smithson
America
First Pins New Year Gifts From Gloucester Factories
The sixteenth century saw pins become popular as New Year's gifts with Gloucester women exchanging these precious commodities. Eventually "pin money" was given as the custom evolved.
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Gloucester
McCrea elected president of the Pennsylvania lines system
James McCrea of Pittsburg elected president of the entire Pennsylvania lines system. Also notes no yellow fever cases in Havana, death of Brigadier General George A. Bell in Washington, Panama assembly’s extra session on the boundary with Costa Rica, Florida East Coast railway wage increase of 7 percent, and December 1906 government receipts of 55,812,979 with expenditures of 46,587,546 and a 9,275,000 month surplus.
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James McCrea
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Lines
Havana
George A. Bell
Washington
Panama National Assembly
Panama
Costa Rica
Florida East Coast Railway
Whisky inquiry resumes travel from Washington in January
Secretary Wilson with Solicitor George F. McCabe and Dr. H W Wiley depart Washington to inspect whisky production. They will tour distilleries in Pittsburg Pennsylvania and Terre Haute Indiana seeking information.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
George F. McCabe
H. W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Pittsburg
Terre Haute
Ind
Fruit and candy selection highlighted for customers
The shop promotes a fresh fruit assortment including bananas oranges a white grape line figs dates and more. It also features a strong display of fresh candies and tobaccos for buyers.
Railway Magnate Harriman Summoned to Testify
Harriman, leading railway interests, is called to testify before the Interstate Commerce Board in New York regarding national freight policies. The hearing aims to scrutinize rate structures and competition practices affecting rail service nationwide.
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Harriman
The
Interstate Commerce Board
Statue misnamed on pedestal sparks debate
A dialogue from Brooklyn Life questions why Shakespeare’s statue stands on a pedestal marked Scott, suggesting the base may be misread or incorrect, provoking discussion about the statue’s proper attribution and origin.
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Shakespeare
Scott
Brooklyn Life
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