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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
6
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A tirade charges William Jennings Bryan with betraying the slain victims of the money power. It asserts the 1896 gospel on silver and tariff remains unchanged and accuses him of pandering to voters while advocating a license system to break trusts. The piece brands him a consistent performer of political deceit.
A French Socialist M Jean Jaures argues for loosening marriage restraints and endorses divorce by mutual consent. The piece critiques his views as undermining the home, calls Paris plays misrepresentative of French morals, and cites the case of a man who married a newer partner after discarding his first wife as evidence against the socialist ideal. It warns such a "new order" would threaten social stability and lead to disorder and tyranny.
The line reflects how people who yielded to charm might have resisted if not for their susceptibility, showing how persuasion can override clear reasoning and lead to poor choices.
In Chicago at the Coliseum representatives of Western tanning interests call for ending the 15 per cent duty on hides to aid American leather industries. They argue the Packing Trust dominates the hide market. They note foreign tanners access tanning bark cheaply through chemical firms and foreign merchants enjoy cheaper raw materials, while the Dingley tariff benefits foreign shoemakers and the Beef Trust at Americans' expense.
A Chicago Tribune Kobe dispatch portrays a global surge of crime with daylight purse snatching in Kobe and a New York woman mauled by a trolley car after a hold up near Amsterdam Avenue. Police pursue Motorman Kline’s account while a Japanese raid on a Kiushu home and bomb fears for an Italian merchant illustrate widespread fear and corruption amid urban crime.
The surface of New Jersey politics this year shows cross currents amid local interests. The piece notes no immediate local disruption but hints at shifting alignments and potential changes in support for incumbents.
The piece argues sentiment favors reelecting Congressman Fowler in Morris Union and Warren Counties, praising his currency reform work and leadership. It notes his role as Banking and Currency Committee chair and cites his comprehensive currency reform bill as vital, urging voters to keep an experienced representative. It also mentions ozone therapy and cautions against untrained use.
A lengthy defense portrays Ocean Grove and nearby Aspinny Park as orderly seaside communities. It notes low crime, abundant religious activity, and tolerance for wine or beer with meals while denying illegal liquor sales. The piece argues the town will endure ridicule from critics and remain a popular summer resort.
In Berlin the Kaiser orders lavish performances of Sardanapalus at the Royal Opera. He aims to show strength amid a weak monarch and uses Delitzsch’s scholarly wealth to moralize the tale for Germany and beyond. The line Eat, drink, and love echoes as a social warning.
The ozone craze reaching this country follows agitation in London and the Continent. A plant for the manufacture of the gas has been established or is planned to be set up domestically.
The piece contrasts Attorney General and Senator Cass on the Cobb law allowing marriages across the state with a focus on licensing and officiant requirements. It also discusses Southern chicken production, noting a perceived decline, and reflects on the tragic letters of Rev. AL Trick amid his suicide, urging charity toward individuals in crisis.
The New York Times asks readers to share why they support a presidential choice. Submissions should be under 200 words and mailed on postal cards for printing this week.
In an August 25 1908 letter Brutus of Brooklyn argues that Republicans have fostered industrial slavery and a plutocracy. He urges a Democratic shift to reform tariff policy and curb monophasies, claiming government must restrain monopolies to preserve the republic.
The letter praises William Jennings Bryan as morally clean and intellectually capable, argues his nomination faced opposition from newspapers, corporations, and Wall Street, and claims he did not obtain special favors unlike the Republican Taft. Signed by Christoph Graebner of Port Jervis New York dated August 25, 1908.
A Pine Bush reader argues Taft is the saner safer choice for executive head, noting Taft’s appointment record and McKinley’s district win in 1900. The letter page also features a critique of Bryan as a political contortionist and a Times reader’s response.
A reader in New York signs a letter dated August 26 1990s denouncing Bryan and predicting a downturn if elected. The note opposes soup houses and predatory politicians, and supports workers against talkers while urging renewed confidence to spark new enterprises.
Clement Warren notes Roosevelt supports Taft as the machine candidate and condemns Hughes as independent and anti-demagogue, arguing the former is merely a servant to his master while Hughes stands apart for courage and self-respect.
In a letter from New York dated August 25 1908 Lee argues Taft struggles with tariffs while Bryan could not annihilate the U S in four years, warns of export losses in cotton wool leather machinery and tools and calls for guiding Socialism into safe channels for the plain people.
In response to the question shall the people rule the writer argues the Democratic and Republican nominees lack public spirit and that only Eugene V. Debs is truly fit for the presidency. The letter, dated New York August 25, 108, criticizes Taft and Bryan and cites party conventions as evidence.
A vivid plea for a secluded glade where fairies gnomes and woodland creatures share a peaceful home. The speaker longs for a springy green bower by a silver brook with trout and a waking forest neighbors. Night brings moonbeams and stars for cheerful company.
Admiral George Dewey unveiled a bronze tablet at the Commandant's house in Portsmouth New Hampshire honoring Admiral David Farragut. The ceremony featured the Admiral's flag and remarks by Rear Admiral J Crittenden Watson. The Dolphin with Dewey sails tomorrow for Newport to preside over a Naval War College meeting.
Special to The New York Times from Washington reports Wade H. Filis of Ohio has accepted the post of Assistant Attorney General of the United States to succeed Milton Purdy. The President offered the job a month ago and discussions with the President, Mr Patt, and Mr Bonaparte followed. Ellis’s acceptance suggests a likely Attorney Generalship in a Taft administration.
The Public Service Commission moves to intervene in Adolph C. Gubner versus city officials to block payments at the commission’s request. Justice Bischoff heard arguments on making the commission a party defendant as it pursues duties over subway contracts and rate investigations.
The Public Service Commission begins an inquiry at 10:40 into the Fifty-ninth Street transfer question focused on financials of the Metropolitan Street Railway and the Central Park North and East River Company. Witnesses include Oren Root Brown and Adrian H delsins receivers for the Metropolitan and a Central Park representative. The commission aims to value plants and capitalization to judge a through route and joint rate. A protest against withdrawal of transfer privilege was raised by twenty three citizens at 49 St. Mark's Place, sending resolutions to Gov. Hughes Mayor V icClellan and PSC.
The Long Island Railroad faced a Public Service Commission rehearing over an order for an extra train each morning and evening between East New York and Long Island City with Bushwick Cypress and Myrtle Avenue stops. Joseph F. Keany argued the service is unnecessary, noting it never carried more than twenty three passengers and some days only one.
Smith B. Queal of Cincinnati urged at the Associated Advertising Clubs of America convention in Kansas City that advertisers require sworn circulation statements from all media selling ad space. He called for a complaint committee to prosecute fake advertising and envisioned a rogues gallery of dishonest solicitors.
John Norris, chairman of the Committee on Paper, announces a public auction of fifteen carloads or about three tons of news print paper to set open market prices. The sale in New York City is scheduled for September 2, with ten carloads from the Cheboygan Paper Mill in Michigan and five from J. R. Booth's mill in Ottawa Canada.
The American battleship fleet led by the Connecticut departed Sydney harbor for Melbourne after six days of official entertainments. Admiral Sperry hailed the warm welcome and noted stronger U.S.-Australian ties, as school demonstrations and a governor’s garden party highlighted the visit.
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