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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
6
The page lists subscription rates and offices for the New York Times in 1908, detailing daily and Sunday pricing, weekly and Saturday editions, and international rates to Canada and foreign countries, plus office locations in New York and other cities. It notes postal details and class mail entries.
The President's message urges Congress to amend the Anti-Trust law to allow essential combinations under executive oversight while preserving judicial authority. Critics warn such executive power risks politicized regulation and erodes the courts' expertise in complex business matters.
A public fascination centers on Jonx Hays Hammond the consulting mining engineer famed as possibly the world’s highest earner. His reported annual pay near ¢ $500000 exceeds most leaders and officials, drawing comparison with presidents and governors while noting his influence on future governmental affairs.
A Census Bureau bulletin reports 256 902 civil service employés in the United States, about five times the number in the army and triple the combined army and navy. It notes 185 874 positions analyzed, nearly nine tenths filled through open competitive examinations, reducing political influence in appointment or retention.
The text argues courts can only act negatively and cannot build or repair systemic faults. It notes common law develops from court decisions yet courts lack capacity to construct large political or economic power, criticizing Roosevelt’s push for centralized executive control over corporations and commerce.
The article argues that patronage is declining in high offices, citing historic appeals to Secretary of the Navy and Hawthorne. It praises Mr. Roosevelts influence for promoting fitness over partisanship in Washington service, noting the public increasingly accepts this merit-based approach.
A 1900s style plea argues tipping has become a global nuisance. The author condemns lavish gratuities by travelers and servants, urging tip reforms amid declining incomes. A call to stop tipping in country houses is proposed as a starting point.
A mid century view revisits a 1858 prophecy on New York City real estate. It notes rapid vertical growth, downtown finance consolidation, and multi district prosperity driven by transportation gains and Panama Canal scale plans. The piece casts Isman as optimistic about population, wealth, and district interdependence.
The piece debunks Lachesis mutus snake venom as a medical cure and condemns its advertising as fanciful. It notes the lure of snake stories, the misbelief in dilutions, and discusses public health concerns about quack remedies and the misuse of venom in “medicine.”
From The Critic and Guide the piece praises major dailies like The New York Times for being free of quack advertisements and predicts public demand for their suppression.
In a letter to the Times editor, Wolf von Schierbrand praises a study of Theodore Roosevelt by Mr Hale. He argues the analysis exposes the difference between Roosevelt and the Kaiser, while highlighting Roosevelt's humanity. He urges publishing as a pamphlet for libraries as essential material for future historians.
A Brooklyn writer reports repeated hoodlum attacks on the Kingsbridge Express northbound on Sunday afternoon. Gangs swarmed cars, sang and shouted obscene language, while a guard failed to stop the disorder. A leader hurled a bat from a moving train, striking a woman and injuring a man. The writer questions Interborough’s responsibility to protect patrons and hints at possible damages suits.
In a letter to the editor, a Rome cable is cited asserting Princess Buelow is not a divorcee in Catholic terms since her marriage to Count Charlies Donhoff was annulled by the Vatican in 1884 for being forced. The piece notes Vatican involvement amid Papal, Minghetti, and German Foreign Office interests, with reference to Vienna 1878 and Gotha records.
A Times reader letter highlights Elizabeth Barrett Browning among mothers of genius and lists figures such as Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, Mary Shelley, George Sand, Mme de Sevigne, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Fanny Burney, St. Margaret of Scotland, Sappho, Jeanne d’Arc, Catherine de Medici, Maria Theresa, Sonya Kovalevsky, Eliza Thaxter, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Julia Ward Howe as examples of women who shaped history while bearing children.
A reader questions the heredity of poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, noting she was a longtime invalid who bore a son at 43. The correspondent asks what inheritance Browning may have passed to her child and whether an exception to a general rule challenges accepted beliefs.
A letter to the editor from an Orthodox reader dated April 26, 1905 criticizes church collection boxes and uneven tithing. The writer argues preaching laborers deserve fair pay but condemns what he calls excessive fundraising and wasteful church spending in New York.
A dated April 25 1908 letter from W J Lampton of New York declares the baseball reporter quits after a stint involving bunts and temptations of pay. He vows never again to be lured by wealth or fame and signs off in a curative note.
A New York Times report traces anti Bryan forces across states outlining expected desertions. It estimates 340 Bryan delegates may remain and argues many uninstructed delegates could swing against him, with 1,002 total convention votes and 2 of 6 territories excluded.
A playful monologue imagines a boy claiming bravado by day and fear by night. He envisions becoming president and issuing a harsh nightly regime to make parents and children live in perpetual fear of “spookies” and strict rules, ending with the eerie chorus of restless sounds.
President Taft spoke briefly at a Bridgeport Republican dinner in the State Armory. He defended labor rights while warning against illegal combinations, praised President Roosevelt, and argued the party should extend policy while keeping unions within the law.
A New Jersey poll of party leaders shows United States Senator James Smith Jr. leading the Democratic delegation choice for the National Convention, defeating a Bryan supporters bid. Robert Davis of Hudson County was among Bryan backers until tonight when reports said he would join a pro Bryan at large slate, but Smith blocked his naming.
Anti Bryan men commanding delegates to the Democratic State Convention in New Haven show strength. They indicate the Denver choice will not be pledged to Bryan and doubt is raised about mentioning Bryan's name at the gathering.
Joseph H Choate declares his acceptance by the Executive Committee as vice president of the Taft local group. He praises Secretary Taft as best equipped for the presidency, a defender of the Constitution and its principles, and vows an administration of peace law and order protecting rights of capital labor and all sections.
Pittsburg April 27 Congressman James Francis Burke announces that Senator Knox will push tariff revision as a platform plank at the Chicago Convention. Knox differs from the Bankhead idea by seeking the next Congress to consider tariff changes, aligning with the Republican National platform.
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