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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1906
Page
6
The piece discusses proposed shifts in taxation, favoring an inheritance tax over personal property tax, with exemptions and rates outlined. It contrasts this with the income tax and notes evasion issues, urging consideration of easier collection and less disruption to commerce.
Regret expressed at Kinross that no American representative attended the Lindsay Society meeting. The clan history notes loyalty to Mary Queen of Scots, describes the society’s aim to unite Lindsays worldwide, and outlines the Lindsay lineage, tartan, and notable members including a Lord Crawford and recipients of the Montrose title. It cites the Black Watch origin and mentions famed Lindsay figures in diplomacy, science, and yachting.
A young boy, son of U S district attorney Ralph Given, expresses interest in law school. The column blends assorted vignettes: stylish women on a Fourteenth Street car discussing a fiancé, a clerk guiding a traveler to the parlor car, elderly men misrecognizing Canadian coins, misdirected telegrams about a missing girl, a tramp’s milk purchase, a Kansas letter carrier fined for being late, and several humorous local miscommunications reflecting city life.
A lively column extols consul Guenther’s mosquito hypothesis that wearing white clothing wards off bites. It humorously lists lighter colors as safer, warns against dark attire, and urges readers to use screens and protective gear while noting the folly of ignoring scientific guidance.
The Census Bureau seeks State Department support to collect divorce statistics and compare the U S social system with foreign nations. American ministers and consular officers abroad may be asked to cooperate through the State Department. Two hundred special agents have worked in large cities and will move to smaller centers as the women are recalled. after year’s start, counties will be canvassed mainly by male agents.
Secretary Root will lead talks with Canada to halt pelagic sealing in the Bering Sea and stop ship kills. Canada, facing a shrinking seal herd, is expected to accept a land mark agreement after the Paris 1888 award restricted sealing near the Pribilof Islands and in designated waters.
Reformers led by Brown of Vallejo traveled across the continent to present Secretary Bonaparte with certified documents from Vallejo citizens claiming pervasive immorality. They alleged numerous saloons and disreputable venues frequented by Mare Island sailors, to which Bonaparte replied the Navy Department could offer only moral support.
Prof Garrett of the Weather Bureau forecasts two major storms approach from opposite directions. A West Indian hurricane near Cuba and a Northwest rain storm move toward each other, likely causing heavy rain inland and possible damage as the hurricane nears the Gulf coast within a day or two.
Assistant Attorney General Purdy arrived in Washington from abroad and resumes supervision of prosecutions against trust members. He will review district attorney and agent reports and plan a detailed statement for Attorney General Moody upon Moody's return next week.
Treaty negotiations yield a commercial relations agreement between the United States and Bulgaria, signed under article 3 of the Dingley tariff act and effective September 2, mirroring the Spain treaty by granting the United States the Bulgarian minimum tariff benefits. The report also notes bank receiver details for the First National Bank of Chelsea and updates on government printing office open shop policy and the Wellman expedition leader's Paris arrival to oversee airship reconstruction and treasure recovery efforts.
A humorous long passage critiques political life and social expectations. It riffs on a bachelor’s stance toward friendship, philosophy, and the need for patience in dealing with others. The text parodies attitudes toward women, attention, and personal restraint.
Stockholm reports two Russian warships seized a Swedish steamer off Bornholm with a cargo of rifles. Refugee Finns arrested amid a dynamite find in Helsinki area reveal a Finnish Red Guard leader and a bomb factory. Odessa club inaugurated under British and American diplomats as we face troublous times. In Breslau dispatch, Krzepice fire devastates Polish town. In Tambov, a planned assassination injures police chief and guards as attackers flee.
Milan Italy September 24 delegates from the United States and various boards of trade gathered for the opening of the International Congress of Chambers of Commerce. Notable attendees included P Hamburger of Pittsburgh F D La Lanne of Philadelphia L A Chamberlain of Massachusetts and UD J Ledoux of Maine. A key topic was neutral lanes for trade during war with Chamberlain delivering the feature address. James E Dunning the American consul hosted a dinner honoring the delegates with guests such as Professor Salmolraght Le Grand B Cannon and B J Ostrand.
Tangier reports confirm American aims to engage in Moroccan markets and to seek direct steamship links with the United States. Minister Gummere will present to the Sultan the region's disturbances and the difficulties they cause, contrasting with attempts to expand American commercial interests.
Special to The Washington Post New York Sept 24. The Pennsylvania Railroad says Mr Cassatt is rapidly improving and was out driving yesterday The physician advised a short rest away from the office due to a recent whooping cough attack and slight loss of strength which is quickly being regained The sensational reports today are without foundation
The Call reports that Pacific Mail liners Manchuria and Mongolia may be sent to Japan for dry docking instead of San Francisco repairs after wrecks near Rabbitt Island and Midway Island. Damages to both vessels and Harriman interests total about $1,000,000.
Cincinnati Ohio September 24 Herbert 3 Bigelow longtime pastor of Vine Street Congregational Church asked his congregation to release him from his duties so he could tour Ohio promoting initiative and referendum He was a delegate to the recent Democratic State convention.
The Queen's Westminster Volunteers rifle team placed a wreath on General Grant's tomb in New York on Riverside Drive. The wreath carried a commemorative inscription praising Grant as rifleman patriot statesman from the Queen's Westminster Volunteers of King Edward VII. Separately the Medal of Honor Legion opened its 16th annual convention in Winstead Connecticut with attendees from across the country and leaders presenting reports.
An American yacht claimed to be from New York arrived at Placentia on September 21 with forty two Chinese passengers aboard. Authorities believe the vessel may be attempting to smuggle them into San Francisco or American ports.
C B Rawndall of South Dakota, U S consul general at Beirut, spoke on American missionary work in Syria dating to Monroes era, noting a large nonsectarian American university in Beirut and rising American industry influence. Ernest Stallard of London argued English actors prefer America for money and audience variety, while L Candler of Atlanta commented on Atlanta racial tensions amid a Rock Island wreck survivor’s vivid account.
A fragmented spoof notes a wrecked car scene with absurd coinages and a twist of humor. It parodies a repair bill and personal ruin, ending with a jab about bank presidents in stripes not reviving the insane or the dead.
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