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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
6
The document outlines subscription terms for The Washington Post including daily and Sunday rates, with options by mail and by post. It reproduces editorials discussing inheritance tax, New York’s trade dominance, and calls for canal and foreign policy actions amid global tensions.
A humorous anecdote on marriage and gifts asserts a bachelor learns from marriage, noting Christmas exchanges and a mother’s slippers while contrasting a man’s efforts to impress with his prospects of wealth. The piece humorously observes social quirks and romantic aims.
Thomas Ryan seated on a cruising hansom with a passenger asleep in the cabin sped south on Madison Avenue. The rigging failed, the shafts shot upward, and the horse bolted, crashing through fences near Fifty first Street and tumbling the cab into a trench. Police and a stable crew freed the occupant and the horse, with no injuries reported. The sleeper identified himself as Duncan Cameron of Arrochar, Staten Island, and demanded another cab.
A humorous collage from old papers shows teens in autumn and winter courtship scenes. Chicago Chronicle reports lovers sheltered by a brazier in Lincoln Park, nearly burning a patrolman’s trousers while pursuing heat and romance in freezing weather.
The piece argues for raising Representatives and Senators salaries to 7500 to reflect living costs, urging courage over delaying tactics while proposing that clerks and government workers deserve consideration. It also notes Massachusetts debates inheritance taxes as a potential national revenue source and suggests states could widen tax powers to affect federal finances.
The Hartford Courant contends the argument for an inheritance tax is unanswerable but notes many dissenters. It discusses collection ease, high rates, and the justice concerns for heirs of honest decedents versus tax dodgers. The piece cites potential extreme justice issues and cross state tax conflicts.
Engine No 1899 has adopted a rooster named Prank. Engineer E H Cozler says the bird travels with the engine across Torrington Bridgeport New Haven and Waterbury runs. Hank the rooster sleeps in the engine cab at night and is becoming the division’s beloved mascot.
Mrs Lena Deadrick wife of Henry Deadrick died at her home near Columbus after being struck in the eye by a cow s tail during milking. The injury, suffered a week prior, led to blood poisoning and rapid swelling. She was forty six.
Lord Albermarle head of the Keppel family becomes a professional sculptor opening a studio in London. The piece recounts his past ties to Terah Hooley and stock-promoter schemes, plus a lengthy digression on German looting in 1870 and aristocratic marriages, ending with notes on the lineage of the Duke of Wellington.
The season’s most popular books are overlooked as President Roosevelt’s message is distributed among readers. The note suggests public interest shifts when presidential material accompanies literary selections, reflecting a curious interplay between politics and culture in the era.
Paris to New York account reports Count Boni de Castellane resisting American press demands for comment on the Gould Castellane troubles. He lauds privacy, denounces alleged slanders, and concludes with a formal note of regard while refusing to discuss private matters.
A $49,009 dress created by Mrs. B. Leon in Mexico took nine years and over 300 needle workers. Intended for the Paris Exposition and later the St. Louis World's Fair, the lace and linen fabric were imported from Paris. The dress is praised as an unparalleled work of feminine art.
An anecdotal note recalls President Roosevelt in Ponce Puerto Rico where a butterfly landed on his lapel. A Secret Service detec tive detached the insect as the bystanders watched. The President quipped this tiny creature could have harmed him, highlighting the scene with officials and guards nearby.
A jewel heist at Gray, Gibben, & Gray on 85 North Ditneis Street today saw two men about forty grab a twenty inch stone after asking for uncut diamonds. One stone nearly dropped as they fled. A shop assistant suspects wax was used to affix the gem to a finger.
New York Herald reports Italian tenor Amedeo Bassi arrived in New York with only a few cents after losing $26,000 in currency and a $1,000 diamond ring on a Panama Line voyage. He suspects two Americans of sharp practice and has placed the ring in Oscar Hammerstein’s custody. A private detective was hired to identify the men and recover any losses, with concerns the $76,000 total may not be recovered.
Gov Herbert J Hagerman in Washington urges Congress to grant single statehood to New Mexico, citing development and dry farming as keys to growth. He notes 30 years of agitation and prospects of coal, urging recognition of readiness for statehood.
Fragmented prose reflects on ambition and seduction in work and dating. The piece contrasts bold pursuit with waiting, noting women often succeed by knowing what they want and going after it, while men struggle to advance. It reads as a newspaper opinion fragment with dated diction.
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