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Newspaper

New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1908

Page

6

New York Times Catalog Ad Rates and Addresses

The notice lists publishing details for The New York Times with pricing for Greater New York, Jersey City, and Newark at one cent, elsewhere two cents, five cents on Sundays, and provides Times Square address and phone. It credits Adolph S. Ochs and Frost & Tr. B. C. Franck as secretary.

NEW York Times Company Adolph S. Ochs Frost & Tr B. C. Franck Secy NEW YORK_TIMES Times Square New York City Bryant Greater New York Jersey City Newark

Times subscription notice for daily and Sunday editions

Advertisement announces fourteen pages and a subscription offer with daily and Sunday editions mailed nationwide. It lists rates for daily and Sunday issues, prompts readers to order via news dealers or the Publication Office, and provides the telephone number 1000 Bryant.

Tse Newes Bryant

Muckraking Debate Across Leaders and Morality

The piece compares quotes from Bryan Roosevelt and religious leaders, arguing nations need a shared moral responsibility to God. It defends American character, notes business ethics generally high, and contends muckraking won’t aid any candidate this year while highlighting broader inquiries into national conscience.

Aldrich in London Faces Opposing Views on Currency

Memoranda describe Senator Aldrich meeting Lord Rothschild and the Bank of England governor while declining other invitations to focus on duties. The note critiques his overseas efforts, notes July banknote circulation changes, and warns of opposition back home from merchants and bankers to his emergency currency plan.

Aldrich London Aero Lord Rothschild Bank of England Merchants’ Association

Cardinal Manning on France's State Church Free Status

A U S excerpt cites Cardinal Manning remarks from a French life of Manning reviewed in Le Figaro. He argued during Vatican Council discussions with Archbishop Darspoy that the Church will not be free in France while state payments continue to support it.

Cardinal Manning France le Figaro Darspoy

Cardinal's forecast on church subsidy and state harmony

The Cardinal warned that government salaries erode clerical leverage, while a free Church in a free State would bring harmony. He noted that governments respect paid clergy less and that the people mistrust priests in pay. He foresaw a future where church subsidies would end, bringing justice yet hardship.

LeMrRe

Brazil Faces Large Coffee Surplus Triggering State Loan

The piece discusses a forthcoming 75 million loan by Sao Paulo to cope with overproduction in coffee. It notes the 1906-07 excess of five million bags and warns that even with a loan the government may tax coffee exports to cover interest. It highlights farmers burning surplus crops in the face of low prices.

Sao Paulo Brazil Providence

A Call for Economic Experiments in Cotton and Prohibition

The author urges Brazil style government controls on cotton exports to lower prices for consumers while benefiting planters, and suggests a Treasury purchase of half the next crop. They argue export taxes could curb speculative excess and mimic government coffee handling in Brazil, then pivot to prohibition's impact on population and consumption.

Brazil Treasury England United States Sao Paulo Society of Equity Southern Cotton Planters’ Association

Folk Ways and Eugenics in The Yale Review

The piece outlines Keller’s view that folk traditions may be replaced by reform or conquest, noting Japan as a historical example. It warns that modern social trends threaten racial fitness through choices like endogamy, celibacy, late marriage, and restricted families, urging introspection and selective taboos to produce superior beings.

A. G. Keller Yale Review Japan Keller

Whisky Production Drops Sharply in Fiscal Year

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue reports a large fall in spirits distillation for the year ending June 30, with Treasury losses of 15,767,038 and production down 14,333,672 gallons to 119,808,402. Per capita consumption fell to about 1.46 gallons, an 11 percent drop, linked to business prosperity and evolving prohibition trends.

Commissioner of Internal Revenue The Treasury

West Point hazing cases test the law and duties

Secretary Wincut questions the statute as the Howze board convicts eight cadets. The Judge Advocate General affirms the law in question. Wright doubts whether the cadets hazed as defined by the statute. Rooseveldt approved the law’s regulations including bullying and fagging of cadets. Col. Scott, overseeing academy discipline, leans toward deciding against the culprits.

West Point Wincut Howze Board Judge Advocate General Wright Roosevvelt Col Scott

Forestr y concerns and global examples prompt U S forest policy notes

The text criticizes the United States for not protecting or conserving forests, citing it uses more timber than forests can grow. It mentions Senator Smoot reviewing Swiss forestry where Zurich forest crops yield profits, and notes Germany's Black Forest recovery under thrifty management. It suggests Congress could study European forestry at the Nation's expense.

Wnited Nnfon China Smoot Silwald Zurich Germany France Switzerland

Chauffeur Off License Noted in City Case

Justice Wrater imposes a month term in the city prison for a chauffeur who takes his employer’s car without permission. The ruling targets willful destruction of property and cites highway dangers from late night joy rides as a remedy for abuse of hired cars. The decision, while not perfect, marks a significant step toward prevention of unauthorized vehicle use.

Pris Wratth Justice Wratert

New Haven Plan for Bronx Subway Access Stirs commuter Favor

Commuters favor a convenient subway link and accept either above or below ground terminals. The discussion centers on tunnel and track adequacy south of the river, suggesting a center river location could better serve long trip riders from the Bronx, with the plan unlikely to be implemented soon.

New Haven Harlem Bronx

New Light on the Wrights and Public Scrutiny

A Wright brothers report on spectator interference at Le Mans challenges the idea that secrecy was solely to protect profits. The piece suggests modesty and dislike of public display, noting the need to learn to fly and the dangers of early aviation. It portrays Wilbur Wright as cold yet sympathetic, balancing success with public exposure.

Wilbur Wright le Mans Wilbur Wiiter

Ethical Revival Supports Hughes Renomination

A reader from Saugerties New York August 12 1908 commends The New York Times for backing Governor Hughes and his renomination. The letter argues party rank and file want leaders not bosses and cites a national ethical revival shaping voter behavior toward party politics. It claims Hughes reflects this new political consciousness against underground boss schemes.

Gov. Hughes Saugerties, N. Y

Cleveland denies reading Stirling novel by Ford

In a letter to Fred W. Crane dated August 12 1908 Grover Cleveland states he never read The Honorable Peter Stirling and does not confirm or deny that Ford used his political life as a model for the work. Crane notes the issue raised in The New York Times.

New York Times Milton Diamond Grover Cleveland Peter Stirling Paul Leicester Ford Cleveland Fred W. C. Crane Lyons Farms N. J

Lanterns Cleaning by Passengers on Kings County Elevated

At six each night workers on the Kings County elevated road carry lanterns along the cars and passengers often get lantern soot on their clothing before the guard finishes the trip. A subscription to fund extra lanterns is proposed to end the nuisance. New York, Aug. 12, 1903. SOCIALIST.

New York Times Kings County New York

Authority to fix paving in Cotton Goods District

Fisher asks why officials who should lay asphalt or wooden block pavement on Franklin Street, a route used by thousands of daily trucks, are not in command. He cites urgent need and questions authority. The letter is dated New York August 12, 1908.

The New York Times Franklin Street Louis M. Fisher New York

Rubaiyat of a Granger improves farmer life

A satirical poem notes President commissions Wake for gay Chanticleer and shifts to lighter tasks as a farmer contemplates easier work. The speaker proclaims gratitude for laws fostering happiness and urges a picnic with wife. The poem credits Ella A. Fanning and references Oyster Bay leadership.

Japan Faces Formal Protest Over Peking Killing

A Japanese Army captain killed by legation guards in Peking amid suspicions of spying sparks a Chinese protest. Capt. Kawakita, ex-Chinese Military College instructor, was fatally shot after resisting arrest near the War Office. Japan argues unforeseen resistance. China cites authority affront. Friction rises as Japan presses for quiet handling amid 5,000 Japanese residents and press regulation tensions.

Peking China Uyiy Legalion Kawakita Pao-une-ti Japan Te War Office Legation Guards Gut Blo Legation Guard M. Abe Possie Tle

Gibbons Visit to Orvieto Attracts Notable Elegance

Cardinal Gibbons and companions arrived in Orvieto from Rome and toured the Etruscan tombs dating to the fifth century. They were welcomed by Bishop Rischi and hosted by Bishop Frattocchi with a dinner and reception of diocese notables before returning to Rome. Father T S Lee proceeds to Siena for a picturesque Sunday procession. Father A P Doyle leaves Rome for London to discuss a Washington style mission house for Protestant conversion.

Orvieto Cardinal Gibbons Frattocchi Rome T. S. Lee Washington Siena A. P. Doyle Flouse London Paris Francis Bourne Westminster England

Modus Vivendi Stems Newfoundland Fisheries Clash

London announces a modus vivendi between Britain and the United States on Newfoundland fisheries. The accord covers the 11th season and avoids friction while a long standing dispute over fishing rights persists, with Americans claiming rights in Newfoundland and Canadian waters beyond 1818 treaty bases.

London Foreign Office Newfoundland United States Great Britain

To Crown Shah Again in Persian Affairs Anger Over Arrests

Teheran dispatch reports a clash between Russian minister M Hartwig and Tehran Military Governor Gen Liakhoff after two Russians were arrested for carrying arms. Hartwig had the prisoners released and warned that Russians must not be arrested without his approval. A second coronation of the Shah is said to be planned, after the tiara allegedly fell during the first coronation two years ago.

ST. Petersburg Teheran M. Hartwig Liakhoff Linkhoff

Hague Watches Castro as Caribbean Crisis Grows

The Minister of Marine cut short his summer holiday to stay in The Hague for possible naval action amid Netherlands Venezuela tensions. The Friesland is not expected to sail to the West Indies before month end, and the Utrecht is slated to relieve the Gelderland on the West Indian station.

the Hague Caribbean Netherlands Venezuea Friesland West Indies Utrecht Gelderland

Ambassador John W. Riddle Undergoes Pleural Fluid Removal

In Kislovodsk, Russia on August 15 an operation was performed on American Ambassador John W. Riddle to remove fluids from pleurisy. Attending doctors reported the ambassador’s condition as satisfactory after the procedure.

Kislovodsky Russia John W. Riddle

King Edward Begins Annual Cure at Marienbad

King Edward arrives from Ischl to start his annual cure at Marienbad on the eve of departure. Emperor Francis Joseph shows activity during the royal visit and parts at Ischl station bid him farewell.

Marienbad Aus Edward Ischl Emperor Francis Joseph

Tolstoy in cholera zone amid Tsaritsyn outbreak

Cholera reports total 225 cases and 13 deaths at Tsaritsyn since outbreak begin. Water tests show cholera bacteria in the Volga river. A death from cholera was also reported in Tula Province near Count Leo Tolstoy's estate.

Tsaritsyn ST. Petersburg Tula Leo Tolstoy Volga

Rumors Rejected Sultan's Private Fortune Cut and Palace Move

In Constantinople on August 13 reports about the Young Turks forcing the Sultan to surrender half his private fortune are denied. Salary cuts above fifty dollars monthly are planned, amid streetcar strikes and a shipping lull. Armenian ceremony at Pera and a Turkish military band playing the Armenian national anthem punctuate the day.

Constantinople Abdul Hamid Young Turk Committee Turkey Young Turk Yildiz Zuitd Dolma Bagiche Bosphorus Pera

Syrians in New York Aim to Unite Community

Syrian editors in New York hosted Moutran Pasha at Kalils restaurant 14 Park Place to celebrate plans for a new Syrian society. The group seeks to unite all Syrians and Arabic speakers to advance their country amid liberalizing reforms at the Ottoman court. Moutran Pasha discussed reports from Washington about the Armenian massacre fallout and defended the son of Lazet Pasha from accountability.

New York Moutran Pasha Kalils Park Place Pnce Washington Llazet Pasha

British flag over editor sparks tense Seoul arrest case

In Seoul the vernacular Daily News editor arrested July 20 faces public trial Aug 15 for alleged involvement in a 250000 yen National Loan Redemption Fund misappropriation. Bethel, a former owner, defends his actions as aiding loans and denies responsibility, while the British consul negotiates with Japan over extraterritorial rights.

Seoul Daily News Korean National Loan Redemption Fund T. Bethel Shanghai Bethel Rethel Ambasador MacDonald Tokio Uless Hira

Pan American Medical Congress Ends With Gala in Guatemala

The fifth session of the Pan American Medical Congress closes in Guatemala with a banquet by President Cabrera. He hails the congress as a scientific triumph, and delegates William Heimke and Senor Calvo offer replies. The next congress is set for Sin Peru in August 1911.

Guatemala Pan-American Medical Congress Cabrera William Heimke Senor Calvo Sin Peru Guatemala City

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