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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
8
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The article explains a legislative deadlock over proposed bans on race track gambling. It notes the Governor may call an extra session, the need for at least one former supporter to switch votes, and argues the constitution requires enactment to remove legalized discrimination in offenses. The Governor asserts duty to act.
Delegates from thirty seven states at the National Political Conference of American Negroes endorse Foraker and Exox as true-hearted men and denounce the President and Tarr. Roosevelt releases a letter urging injunctions against Southern railways that deny equal first class accommodations to colored passengers. Dr J Max Barber of Chicago calls to smash Jim Crow cars and political tolerance of them. Brownsville guilt presumption energizes Negro power and demands equal citizenship rights amid rising racial tension.
The piece argues Southern racial injustice remains unaddressed by federal action and that Grand Juries will not indict. It criticizes Roosevelt for limited impact and notes Booker Washington and certain bishops support accommodations while mass African Americans remain outraged, holding the President accountable for persistent wrongs.
The President urges a targeted Post Office ban on publications that advocate crime while preserving lawful dissent. He distinguishes militant anarchists from milder theorists and argues that criminal publications may be suppressed without oppressing legitimate expression.
The piece argues rich interests recover from the crisis with praise for Wall Street handling and railway leaders. It notes large corporate wealth pays higher wages, buys more goods, and that governors retreat from reform, while Southern states show little protest against nullified statutes deemed vicious or void.
The piece describes a contest between Haywood and Gompers over control of a new national labor group. Gompers seeks exemptions under anti-trust law and aligns with the Civic Federation, while Haywood calls for another national labor organization to rally sympathizers. The narrative contrasts their approaches and factions, noting tensions with the Western Federation of Miners and other labor figures.
The article outlines tensions between Gompress and Mr MitcHELL over dividing industrial proceeds, noting Mr Harwood seeks to eliminate employers and views wage increases as a step toward socialism. It argues for a detached view, warns against Haywood style leadership, and recalls Knights of Labor origins and secrecy. It highlights American unionists as practical and cautious about making politics an end.
The Spring Books list promises rich activity in publishing with a special number featuring classified lists and notable contributions. Hilde Garde Hawthorne and Jessie B Rittenhouse discuss Madison Cawein Arthur Upson, Arthur Stringer critiques crime in fiction Rex Bracu responds to critics Lewis Melbourne profiles a new coming novelist and more.
The article discusses La Sala's jailbreak noting no complex means or tunnels, just a brief lapse by guards and a simple path to freedom along a river bank. He is captured soon after, illustrating the limited gains of prison escapes and the enduring challenge of reform.
The piece critiques Sir William Henry Preece’s remark that American boys show energy and speed ahead of European youth. It argues his stance reflects opposition to updating British technical education and notes German opinions on intellectual progress, while questioning the “new race” idea and attributing energy to adapting to new conditions.
The piece contrasts American and European views on youth education. It cites Sir Henry on a calm European boy, Yvendal and Munsterberg disputing American pace, and questions the value of adopting foreign models for U.S. students.
The piece dismisses reports of a broad Haitian push for American intervention, arguing most Haitians lack the focus for such a complex move. It suggests enforced peace would demand universal effort, condemns the notion that foreign powers should stay to entrench generals, and questions the motives of interventionists.
A New York letter to the editor criticizes Supt Freer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for his remarks before the Woman's Municipal League. The writer warns that such opinions promote careless behavior and disease. The piece cites a physician who doubted human rabies but later changed view after a child's death. April 7, 1908.
An old housekeeper reflects on retrenchment for a couple earning 35 dollars weekly. She notes two Grand Opera tickets at five dollars each, a $3.65 wash boiler, and a supper, arguing frugality can still yield a comfortable home and tasteful entertainments despite limited income.
A discussion on marriage versus single life. The author notes many unmarried women face loneliness and difficult boarding-house living as they age, arguing there is risk in remaining single. The piece lampoons the choices women make, citing personal studies of middle aged women in boarding houses.
A letter from R West York on April 9 1908 defends a University of New York student facing insults to pursue higher education. The writer condemns the idea that vulnerability or sensitivity warrants discrimination in accessing college education.
A reader protests Rev. Dr. Charles P. Fagnani of Union Theological Seminary for taking part in a Socialist meeting in a Park Place gathering. The letter contrasts the Times editorial on the Bomb Industry and calls for broader public response on perceived socialist influence in education and clergy.
A reader from New York asks THE TIMES to lower the steps of new Fourth Avenue line cars to aid old people short people and children who struggle to mount them daily risking life and limb in the effort. The writer has supported THE TIMES for fifty years and seeks action from the paper.
Henry Baldwin contends Rudyard Kipling’s brief Brattleboro visit undersells Vermont’s appeal. The letter extols Brattleboro and the state’s notable natives, from W. M. Evarts to Brigham Young, and notes Vermont’s practical industries and sturdy character, arguing Kipling added little to the town’s reputation.
A reader in New York complains about bread sanitation noting loaves piled in baskets on wagons, exposed to street ash and debris from ash carts. The writer urges bakers to cover baskets to keep bread clean.
Herbert Witherspoon protests an editorial about Mr. Robert Howells, calling him a socialist and arguing the piece inflames 400,000 desperate men. He asserts the paper wrongly excludes Howells and his supporters and likens the rhetoric to a Russian Grand Duke. Dated New York April 6, 1093.
An executive meeting of water commission chiefs from New York Pennsylvania and New Jersey plus the National Inland Waterways Commission convened at the Republican Club to consider a national conference on water conservation. Resolutions praised President Roosevelt and urged public control. discussion covered Delaware River floods and a plan to supply New York City water by linking Connecticut and New York plans, subject to agreement.
Plans filed for the twenty fourth Carnegie Library in the city to be built on Jefferson Street between East Broadway and Division Street at a cost of $100,000. The building will feature brick facades with granite and limestone trim and a pergola to be used as a garden in summer. Architects Babb Cook & Welch.
J. W. B. of New York reflects on consuming multiple newspapers daily as a source of benefit rather than books. He weighs whether this shift signals changing taste or a broader interest in world affairs, noting time constraints and personal reading habits.
A 1908 letter from a 30 year old New Yorker discusses marriage, money, and the search for a simple virtuous partner. He notes earning $6,000 annually yet feels a personal failure and argues happiness does not come from wealth. He believes in early marriage and asks why he cannot find an ordinary girl with common virtues to love.
A Punch quotation features Mr. Herbert Edwards and a railway porter’s quip about animals, pets, and a tortoise labeled an insect with no charge. The item appears in Punch from March 6, 1869, and a separate line notes Stamford, Conn., April 8, 1908 as context.
Mrs. L. Hart of Bloomfield New Jersey urges creating multiple workshops per state offering varied jobs and cheap lodging with medical vetting to assess worker capability. Pay by the day or half day and dismiss idle workers who refuse to work. she argues such conditions would spread elsewhere until projects start.
A verse sketch crisscrosses rustic wisdom and skepticism. The speaker contests common proverbs about birds and bees, distrusts human nature while noting kindness in some, laments the fragility of labor and fate, and closes with a reflection on life’s brevity.
The United Hebrew Communities Charity distributed 50 000 pounds of matzoths and ample food to about 2 500 needy Jewish families yesterday from 8 AM to night at 188 East Broadway. Most applicants were women, and crowds were orderly with police on duty.
Election of George S. Davis as Associate Superintendent for the Normal College creates a May vacancy on the Board of Superintendents. The contest for the post at $6,500 a year centers on district superintendents with several women proposed such as Julia Richman Grace Strachan and Evangeline G Whitney. Male contenders include J. W. Davis John Dwyer William J. O'Shea and Albert Shiels. A concurrent vacancy for School Principals with a $9,000 salary will also attract many candidates from the eligible list.
Colin Armstrong editor of The Wall Street Summary spoke to the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Banking on the link between speculation and business. He urged restricting legislation but argued the social ban on stock gambling should be intensified via education and banking influence. He asserted exchanges cannot be legislated out of existence and urged shaming gamblers in legitimate business.
The Industrial Christian Alliance seeks to replace its 173 Bleecker Street dormitory with a larger Bond and Lafayette Street site. Plans include dormitories, work spaces, a restaurant, recreation room, and chapel for 400 men at a time, potentially serving up to 6000 yearly. About $60,000 is needed to buy land and $140,000 for building, with $10,000 already invested. donations are requested through Secretary Homer G. Furboy.
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