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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1908
Page
6
The New York Times announces subscription rates and options for daily and Sunday editions with various yearly and monthly prices. Rates cover domestic, Canada, and foreign adds, including a pictorial section and weekly financial reviews.
An exposé damns a Cosmopolitan Society of New York dinner where over a hundred black and white attendees discussed race equality and intermarriage. It warns such socialist outreach threatens social order and prompts Southern resentment while urging public scrutiny of the movement.
Post election shifts in Massachusetts and Vermont show a trend toward prohibition. In Massachusetts 210 licenses were closed as six cities and 36 towns voted no license, including Worcester Haverhill and Lynn. In Vermont 27 of 246 towns will permit licensed sale, reflecting steady no license progress and a push to channel liquor fees to the state treasury.
The article argues the House committee cut 332 stream gauging stations in 30 states from the Sundry Civil bill. It warns this endangers a unified plan for river use and undermines Roosevelt era policy. It notes a $350,000 reduction affecting the Geological Survey and a push by powerful interests for control of water resources.
The piece discusses fears about nervous diseases said to afflict modern society and critiques the alarm over these conditions. It notes varied explanations and aims to temper sensational claims by examining underlying causes and societal attitudes.
A London clergyman, Mr Lomparp, argues excess talking causes nervous breakdown and insanity. The piece contests this, noting many great talkers like Macaulay and Sheridan thrived. It contends thinking before speaking earns respect and warns against overemphasis on suggestion by scientists. The author calls volubility an overblown risk but cautions against perpetual chatter.
A Pathological Division pamphlet notes rabies rising in the United States and critiques European muzzling as misguided. It warns against dog-day confinement, urges ten-day observation of a biting dog, and endorses Pasteur treatment for hydrophobia, citing cases under health officers and Pasteur Institute.
The cheerful marauder Rats Ot the Moor escapes Elkies tribesmen and evades capture as the State Department nonchalantly telegraphs to the Republican National Convention via Tangier. Officials fear he remains at large to attack another American before the next convention.
A brief discussion notes that The Times has not received direct evidence that readers accepted stories about the Lachesis or lancehead snake myth, leaving the tale in question without confirmation or clear impact. The piece weighs the credibility and reach of such sensational narratives.
In a reflective defense of skepticism toward Lachesis and homeopathy, the author decries sensational claims while noting the practice’s lack of proven medicinal value. The piece also discusses President Roosevelt’s rhetoric and proper English usage in official writing. It ends with praise for Gov. Hughes and a call for his continued leadership.
In a letter to the editor, W. J. Lampton lauds Mr. Hale's Rooseveltian Sunday Times piece on Roosevelt's vigor and public life. He offers Hale as a capable successor for baseball reportage and praises the style as bully and spirited. Lampton hints Roosevelt could settle any remaining doubt.
A writer argues in April 25 correspondence that service depends on the point of view. She contends many will accept unclean conditions and counterfeit work for money, contrasting paid service with reliable help. The piece ends with a firm exclamation about money’s value.
New York guardsmen and regular army enlisted men praise the olive drab uniform as the most comfortable and best looking issued. Quote from a New York Guardsman dated April 28 1908.
A Brooklyn letter argues that the birth of a child surpasses the work of famous writers and artists in lasting importance. It decries society's focus on profits and industry, praising the immortal potential of the human soul rooted in motherhood and personal lineage.
A taxpayer letter in New York on April 27 1508 notes a woman was struck on the head by a ball near the Tombs Prison while an Italian boy allegedly threw it from a hat. The writer criticizesPolice Commissioner Hingham and says guards ignored the risk of hard balls.
A damaged OCR fragment from a New York Times page mentions poetry, a writer, and names such as KITTY MONTHOSE in a garbled note to the editor. The text references ink, pens, and a writer with unclear context.
A satirical piece mocks New York social ranks praising an exclusive Swagger Circle. Freddie Martin boasts the group has eleven hundred members while McAllister could only count four. The text condemns parvenus and urges purging outsiders to preserve fashion and manners.
An afternoon coroner's inquest in Yarmouth concluded four of twenty- five crew drowned when the liner St Paul collided with the British cruiser Gladiator. The verdict found accidental deaths with no criminal blame and noted both captains upheld proper orders.
The British torpedo boat destroyer Gala sank after a collision with the scout Attentive off Kentish Knock in the North Sea. The Ribble also damaged returned to Sheerness with two compartments flooded. engineer Linet is named. Frank A. Fletcher perished with the Gala. no other loss of life reported.
At sea near Portsmouth during a full speed trial the Britannia suffered a boiler tube explosion. Five men were injured four severely and one slightly. The ship reported the accident by wireless to Portsmouth and anchored at Spithead. no crew members were ashore and the incident was not considered serious.
In London April 28 at a farewell dinner for American Ambassador Whitelaw Reid, Joseph H. Whoate noted the absence of Franklin portraits at the embassy. Reid praised Franklin and Washington busts at his residence and a pledge to place similar monuments at the embassy. Dr J Ackerman Coles offered bronze copies by Barbadienne of the Franklin and Washington busts with pedestals, which Reid accepted and which were delivered to the embassy today with suitable display sites.
Berwin April 23. It is understood the German Government has begun preliminary steps to negotiate a patent agreement with the United States. The move follows the possibility of federal legislation requiring foreign patentees to manufacture in the United States or have patents forfeited. German law also permits forfeiture if a patent is unused for three years and a German subject seeks to set it aside.
Berlin reports Emperor William vacationing on Corfu has ordered removal of the Heine statue from the palace grounds. Empress Elizabeth funded the memorial and will be replaced by a monument to Elizabeth by sculptor Herter. Newspapers say William dislikes Heine for lacking national spirit.
The body of the Duc de Chaulnes was laid to rest at the De Chaulnes family chateau in Dampierre France after a private mass attended only by close family members today.
Tangier reports confirm Rais Uli was not assassinated. He was ambushed by Elkines tribesmen but escaped, ending concerns over a fatal attack.
In Lisbon on April 28 the report says King Jamuel will take oaths on May 6 and issue a general amnesty for all political prisoners except those involved in the murder of his father. In San Juan Puerto Rico the American Federation of Labor asks Gov. Post to appoint an Independent to the Executive Council seat. The Governor plans to drop the Independent and substitute two more Unionists, with three names already submitted and Roosevelt to be briefed.
Lisbon braces for open parliament with troops on the route to the Cortes amid a fresh plot to attack King Manuel. Reports say Francoists and Republicans brace for clash as government considers dissolving parliament and declaring military rule.
London April 28 The House of Commons begins work under Premier Asquith as he moves the second reading of the Licensing bill. A large majority is expected to pass the measure in the commons while Conservatives doubt it will reach the upper house in its current form.
April 28 report notes Mme Helie de Saeh and Mme Anna Gould with a party arranging travel to Rome and Naples. They have booked apartments at the Grand Hotel in Rome and sent Gould's cars to Nice. A Naples gossip item suggests the motive is a Vatican discussion about a possible marriage, hindered by Mme Gould's divorce.
Marcus M L Marks of New York told the Philadelphia Credit Men's Association banquet at the Walton Hotel that extending credit circles across trades will raise trade standards and unite local networks into a national chamber of commerce, benefiting merchants and workers alike.
The plan, due to hotel shortages for Quebec tercentenary ceremonies starting July 29, proposes a tent city on the Heights overlooking the harbor to accommodate 1000 people. The Chateau Frontenac is booked solid since the year's start, and steamship lines from New York will bring visitors who may sleep and dine aboard during the celebration week.
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