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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1906
Page
5
A column mixes reflections on credit honesty with anecdotes from 19th century rural life. It discusses debt settlement, the value of paying back, and a poor farmer's son who paid off his father’s debts, while reflecting on broader economic debates and naval power questions of the era.
Miss Ane Ide daughter of the Philippines governor general plans a quiet marriage to W Bourke Cochran in November. The couple will honeymoon with a Nile trip and visits to London and Paris before returning to America.
Miss Fanny Ward an English actress arrives in New York aboard the Minnehaha. Her luggage includes a 36 horsepower car, three English coach houses, costly furs and jewelry, and a Newmarket sable bolero. Observers note the wedding trip custom remains lavish among the wealthy.
The piece notes Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Maryland supplied most U S Attorneys General since 1799, with eight, seven, and five holders respectively, predicting Maryland rises to six with Bonaparte. It contrasts women’s influence with male-dominated politics, citing Helen and Rossetti's era as evidence of a culture shift led by educated, artistic women over brute force.
Fragmentary text references ships, government, royal authority, and public sentiment. It hints at property claims and obligations, mentioning jewels and a possible Nazi era linkage with the Kaiser. The readable lines imply a debate over national power, seizure or protection, and a statement that the state is not obliged to respect certain actions while asserting equal terms.
A fragmented report mentions Romante Inf of the defaulter and a legal clash with English entail law. It references a French woman, London's climate, policemen, and hotel lobby meetings with Mr Stuart noted in passing.
The text describes Manuel Silveira, a flamboyant financier nicknamed the Cuban Morgan, who built wealth through diverse ventures from Havana clerk to high financier. He lived extravagantly on Prado Street with a wife and two daughters, funded by many investments via Silveira & Co. and Beola & Co., while partners accuse him of fleeing with about a million plus in cash, leaving the bank operation oddly ongoing.
The article surveys English and American views on binding heirlooms and entails, detailing how wills can rarely lock property beyond the second generation and noting historic cases. It cites Lord Rendlesham’s founder and the Thellusson will as catalysts for reform, with mentions of Blenheim and Trafalgar estates held by royal grant, and a portrait of Pembroke family ties and the era’s aristocratic customs.
Mrs Davis travels from Fort Monroe to New York to seek Horace Greeley’s bond for her husband Mr Davis. O Connor says Greeley will sign, despite risk to his own Senate bid and subscribers. Greeley agrees, and Davis is later released, then travels to England and back. The Indianapolis Star notes Mark Twain reference about Heaven to New York. The Columbia Herald reports a four story farm in Missouri with coal shale clover and apples on Ridgeway’s property.
Frank Elliott, shot at Echo last Sunday afternoon by C K Dodge, suffers 51 bullet wounds to head, breast, arms, body, thigh, finger and foot. his horse carries 38 bullets. Police recounts and injuries tied to the incident. Miss Sadie Adelman, on a Third Avenue L train, becomes trapped at Seventy sixth street gate, a crowd assists as platform exit fails.
A pastiche of political chatter and international commentary, the piece records Huey Long’s Cuba stance and presidential patience, Dermot Treacy’s view of campaign finance, Belgian journalist Vandendriessche’s Congo critique, and Mexico's Diaz situation. It notes Mitchell on Mexican unrest, Kellogg praising Hearst’s governorship bid, and predictions of Hearst’s near victory amid press coverage.
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