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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
6
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The Senate passes a resolution requiring Panama Canal materials to be bought from domestic producers and the lowest responsible bidder. The President may override if bids are extortionate or unreasonable, protecting the government while avoiding foreign purchase. Supporters insist the measure is a prudent business step, with limited tariff implications, and argue for confidence in the President’s integrity.
The piece debates inheritance and income taxes citing Rockefeller fortune, noting public debate in The Wall Street Journal and The Post. It questions government power to claim heirs and urges focus on practical campaign issues while acknowledging constitutional limits and past court rulings.
Fragmentary text discusses tension around the Supreme Court in political campaigns and cites constitutional rigidity, noting the lack of need to challenge the court currently and the idea that the Constitution cannot be amended by regular processes, as history shows.
A column questions why District Attorney Jerome summoned Joseph Weeks Babcock before a special grand jury in New York to reveal details of a 25009 contribution from New York Mutual Life Insurance to a political committee chaired by Babcock. The New York Supreme Court ruled such transfers are not crimes or misdemeanors, limiting grand jury inquiry. The piece condemns the summons as an impertinence and disputes grand jury authority over life insurer funds used for politics.
Boston Globe reports Secretary Shaw says he is authorized to speak for the national administration in opposing Guy Cummins and tariff revision in Iowa. The piece argues the constitution reserves powers to the states and cautions that federal meddling risks undermining the republic, recalling Arthur administration precedents and stressing state sovereignty.
A Chicago yard dispute prompts a call for stronger local oversight of meat packing. The editorial urges citizens and officials to enforce health standards, resist federal overreach, and hold government to duty to protect food safety. It also questions Bryan’s 1908 prospects and touches on immigration policy and civic responsibility.
A collage of political jabs and literary excerpts covers Upton Sinclair, Congress, presidents, and libertarian echoes. It riffs on pork, reform, and public figures from Morgan and Cannon to Hay, with biting notes on dry spells, railroads, and the sea as liberty across a sprawling editorial page.
The article surveys William Glynne Gladstone, heir to Hawarden Castle, son of Gladstone’s daughter, detailing his birth on the eve of adulthood, his Oxford speechmaking, and the Hawarden estate’s wealth from minerals. It contrasts his status with cousins and uncles, notes a family rift over management, and recounts royal jokes about umbrella theft.
A collection of odd golf ball mishaps from clubs in Raynes Park, Birkdale, and Scotland. Birds, sheep, roofs, and nests figure in dramatic shots that alter matches, with one case near North Berwick ending in a bird nest find and another on St Andrews roof triggering a follow shot. The items mix humor with marvel at how a ball can cause unlikely outcomes.
A collage of reform quips and jokes cited from various periodicals. Bits include Dr Brumby’s remark on reform improving one person, exchange banter about airships and scoopers, a dressmaker and a typewriter vignette, a playful school joke, and sharp quips from Philadelphia and Detroit papers.
From the New York Press a mock dialogue questions a woman’s role as provider. A bachelor narrator jokes about money, education, and house bills, noting income and practical skill as themes in a dated social essay.
A Boston observer notes the persistence of Smoot related delusions despite corrections. The piece cites Utah Senator Reed Smoot as morally upright and capable, praising colleagues like Foraker Knox Beveridge and Hopkinson, and recalling praise from a veteran Senate leader comparing Smoot to Tom Platt.
Thirty years ago Lyman Jennings gave Athol $9,000 to the town with a promise of an $640 annual life annuity for him and a later $30 for his wife after his death, plus $540 yearly to each of his three children. The town paid him $18,200 so far and would total $22,680 if he reaches age 100, with no escape from the bargain.
Gen Victor Baughman, Frederick Citizen editor, is at the Shoreham and plans to be an honorary wallbearer at Senator Gorman's funeral. He recalls long service with Gorman, notes his leadership, and predicts Gov Warfield will fill the vacancy. Other speakers praise Wilson, Hearst, and musical culture amid national debates and labor conditions.
A dering aeronaut faced a near fatal threat in Cleveland as a balloon risked collapse near a thousand feet. The mishap resulted only in minor scars and bruises, but it casts doubt on travel by airship and leaves dangers to be managed by the balloon itself.
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