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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
6
The snippet presents the New York Times masthead style and publication details from a 1998 issue. It lists the publication name The New York Times Company, editors and addresses, headquarters in Times Square, press information, and distribution notes for Greater New York and surrounding areas.
An old advertisement lists subscription prices for New York Times services including daily and Sunday options, weekly editions, and international rates. It references offices in Washington, Philadelphia, and financial quotation reviews with pricing for Canada and foreign countries.
The President presents a history of the Venezuela dispute to Congress and the Nation, noting both sides' excesses and the claimants' rights. He stresses patience and arbitration, while outlining two policy paths: executive recommitment with force or imposing commercial disadvantages, and urging fair arbitration by The Hague or customary methods.
The constitution would give ten extra points to Spanish War and Boxer Rebellion veterans in civil service exams, allegedly to aid admission and promotion. Critics call this a violation of the principle to hire the best qualified, noting how a veteran could leap ahead of hundreds of competitors in patrolman and fireman tests.
The article argues the legislature should refuse to submit a flawed amendment to civil service employment for men of this class, stating the body must fully approve on merits and cannot delegate submission to the people for an amendment it does not support.
Vice President Fairbanks argues for revising the tariff in a session of the present Congress called immediately after election rather than waiting for a possible extra session. He says business and politics favor a reasonable tariff and that Republicans will likely control both chambers and the presidency, so minimizing the delay is best.
Debate cautions that the administration may be swayed by reactionary sentiment within its own ranks as the commodity law awaits Supreme Court interpretation. The piece critiques the act's reach on coal, railways, and industry, questions penalties, and argues the president’s stance aims to punish the Coal Trust while acknowledging possible economic turmoil.
A humorous note on campus tastes compares Yale football to dancing and bridge as favorite pastimes. The writer laughs at the annual spoof, suggesting the jest reflects boys’ springtime humor and mock statistics about student reading and pursuits.
A piece argues against reading too much into students' favorite poems novels and actors at Yale claiming such lists are not authentic signs of a university’s scholarly worth. It notes Princeton instead of Harvard and concludes the jokey selections reveal little about true liberal education.
Congress rejected an amendment to the Agricultural Appropriation Bill that would fund eradicating the mistletoe as a parasitic plant. The piece argues mistletoe has little merit and notes historical associations with kissing and ritual, suggesting the plant will persist despite calls for its eradication.
A 73 year old bishop decries youth’s decline toward a 100 year span as prime, while W A Norman Dorlan catalogs 400 renowned figures who thrived into their 90s, arguing longevity has fed achievement across literature science art and war.
Owners and occupants along Fifth Avenue form an association to improve street appearance, repair pavements and sidewalks, and pursue shared advantages. The piece urges civic imitation citywide, noting collective action carries more weight with officials than solo complaints.
The article discusses Fifth Avenue groups shaping urban policy, and the role of private letters in public discourse. It analyzes how anarchists organize, govern, and justify leadership within their circles, noting their paradoxical reliance on some authority to function.
A New York reader charges coal companies plan to raise opening prices on April first and increase monthly by ten cents per ton until September. The scheme, he says, hits those who must buy monthly rather than stockpile, creating a seasonal hardship for working people.
A reader letters column criticizes the Times editorial for citing a report that 600,000 Illinois women would use mental telepathy to sway the prohibition vote. The writer, a native Illinoisan, denounces such faddish claims as unfounded and unworthy of belief. New York, April 1, 1908.
Citizens complain that the steps on the new streetcars are too high for women, the elderly, and children. They urge action to improve accessibility and safety in the system.
In a March 1908 New York letter David Graham Phillips argues against funding a secret police, warning it would resemble Parisian covert forces and empower criminals. He dismisses the idea as hysteria and cautions it would criminalize dissent and threaten liberties.
In a March 1 1908 letter Jennings Orlando Nelson defends New York police and claims the bomb in Union Square was pre conceived. He argues the thrower was chemically prepared and that police treatment could not have triggered the act.
A Stockbridge Mass reader objects to your March 20 1908 editorial The False Teachers and Their Dupes. He warns that suppressing reformers could lead to Russia’s fate or resemble the French Revolution.
A letter to the editor from Jos. Milton in New York, March 31 1908, condemns the Police Commissioner for issuing a coercive warning to Mr. Robert Hunter, suggesting such pressure echoes despotism and Russia.
A letter to the editor from a working man explores the feasibility of marriage on a weekly budget of 35 dollars. He proposes allocations for rent, household costs, each spouse allowance, contingencies, and personal needs, noting uncertainty about a wife's personal expenses.
A Brooklyn reader recalls Joseph Howard who died but left a lasting impact through his daily column in The Recorder. The writer, arriving eighteen years earlier with little training, credits Howard’s uplifting words with shaping a hopeful, cheerful outlook.
In a clipped exchange LA Touche Hancock notes a wave of misery and a soft greeting in a message. The thread hints at a race against time to thwart a crime while confirming the mail is on time and the Pullman train is late.
At the Hotel Astor the Rainy Day Club heard two papers supporting vivisection and opposing bills to regulate the practice. Dr Frederick S Lee argued anesthetics are standard in animal experiments though future cases may require exceptions. Dr Sarah J McNutt defended anesthesia and urged humane treatment of animals while criticizing anti vivisection claims as misrepresentations.
Acting Corporation Counsel George T. Sterling argued to the Board of Health that osteopaths should not be registered as physicians. He urged the matter be reviewed by a court, noting osteopathy is distinct from medicine and licenses limit practice to osteopathy without drugs or surgical tools.
The Lotos Club, planning to move to a new $300000 clubhouse at 11 and 14 West Fifty seventh Street, wins a suit over an encroachment claim. A purchaser who paid 750000 for the old clubhouse and later sought a return of 75104. The decision, by Justice Truax, sustains the club stance that any encroachment was authorized and not a defect. Construction contracts with Mark Eidlitz & Co. are in place. top floor banquet hall will seat 450. The club, with 1005 members, expects occupancy around 1910.
The second annual work horse parade in Manhattan will be held on May 80 with a route via Madison Square Fifth Avenue and adjacent streets below Twenty third Street. The event organized by the Women’s Auxiliary of the A S P A aims to showcase work horses with prizes not counting newness of harness or wagon. Entries accepted after May 1 from Manhattan residents via Thomas F McCarthy 377 Broadway. A veteran class for horses ten years in service and a city department class are included.
Sir Alfred Mosley of England will arrive in about ten days to discuss with Superintendent Maxwell the planned spring visit of twenty four teachers from this city to Europe. In total 590 teachers from various regions will participate. The National Civic Federation has supported the project, with Mosley a key advocate of public schooling. Leave of eight weeks with full pay will be granted to successful applicants.
The 12 foot wide by 128 foot high Caen stone mantel from the Isaac L. Rice mansion at River side Drive and Eighty-ninth Street has been given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Solomon Schinasi. It features life size female figures and was designed for the Rice property after purchase months ago. It was shown at the Paris Ex position in 10 and won top prize in its class.
Feaphnes Lewisohn's paintings at the Dehme Galleries New York show vigor in figures and landscape. Works like Going to School and a grand street scene fuse Millet influence with modern air, revealing precise anatomy, disciplined modeling, and intelligent technique.
The Edward Brandus collection of ancient and modern pavings sold fifty four paintings at Fifth Avenue Galleries. Total receipts topped 32 207 dollars with a portrait of Elisabeth Sufnell by John Hoppmer fetching 35 200 dollars, bought by P M West of St Louis. Other works by Madame Vigee LeBrun, Emile Levy, David Teniers, and more ranged from 116 to 300 dollars, highlighting strong demand for European masters.
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