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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1902
Page
8
The New York Times issue dated Tuesday December 2 1902 presents daily newspaper coverage standard for the era with national and local items, editorials, and notices typical of early 20th century publishing.
An archival note lists publication offices in New York Harlem Washington Philadelphia and London with street addresses and printing references. It notes park row 41 and 7129 West 125th Street as Harlem locations, plus Philadelphia Chestnut Street and London Printing House Square.
Rates listed for daily and Sunday editions by mail include per week per month and per year options. Foreign postage adds 1.10 dollars per month for daily and Sunday editions.
The editorial weighs Gov Odell and State Engineer Bond on a proposed lake to Oswego canal plan. It argues the Oswego Ontario route would bypass Syracuse and Rochester, alarm Buffalo, and threaten western interests while noting a Deep Waterways Commission review and Monroe doctrine concerns. It urges careful scrutiny of cost, funding, and timing before proceeding.
Brooklyn Manufacturers' Association hears Controller Grout urging Legislature to fix taxes on Jan 1 and collect Oct 1 with a 3 percent rebate for early payments. He seeks relief from sinking fund burdens and automatic plan to boost general fund revenue for tax relief and funded local improvements.
An essay criticizes a London Daily News view urging US responsibility for international conduct within "sphere of influence." It argues the concept postdates the Monroe doctrine, misdefines spheres, and misreads sober relations with sovereign Latin American states. It defends sovereign independence and nonconquest.
A municipal conference led by the Municipal Art Society brought together the Merchants Association Board of Trade and Transportation Manufacturers Association and several arts and engineering groups. It urged a citywide scheme prioritizing Manhattan while addressing structural and transportation fixes to enable beautification and practical reconstruction. The discussion favored a commissioner led by Mayor to craft a comprehensive plan with input from all boroughs and past lessons from 1807. The air has been cleared and unified action urged.
The Kings County bar adopted resolutions urging that Judge Bartlett and Judge Woodward be retained on the Second Department Appellate Division. Westchester County Bar Association joined in, praising their learning and fidelity. Resolutions were sent to the Governor, who holds designation power, amid rumors of less acceptable candidates.
A large Pennsylvania manufacturer avoids union conflict while protecting output by grading new hires to a base rate equal to the union scale for their work. The plan allows workers to become contractors under a piece price style system, creating a distinction without a real difference between the methods.
The piece argues for stricter smoke containment in tall buildings beyond fire proofing and questions why regulators merely advise instead of enforcing. It contends that building plans often prevent necessary alterations and notes the cost of safer designs versus the burden of suffocation risk. It then discusses Gen. De Wet and Boer war casualties, plus modern football criticism, comparing perceived moral hazard in sports to broader risks.
The piece argues that football causes deaths and injuries yet continues with little protest from major cities. It notes spectators rarely see fatal outcomes and many injuries are minor, while religious leaders rely on statistics rather than direct experience. It questions whether the sport’s benefits outweigh risks.
The city shows signs of recovery from a recent coal strike with reduced coal smoke and clear views of Jersey shores. Residents adapt by using hard and soft coal more selectively while the Board of Health pushes reform. Overall, the atmosphere grows hopeful as restrictions ease and air quality improves.
A letter to The New York Times defends President Roosevelt and Dr. Crum, arguing the Crum appointment rests on merit and justice, not race or favoritism. The writer, L. H. Goodkind of New York, asserts the administration follows merit over creed and color, challenging critics who cite prejudice.
The note cites Hamilton Fish 1877 comments on Nicaragua’s canal draft and its effect on Colombia’s Panama Canal stance. It notes Fish’s view that Nicaragua profits from the canal but seeks exclusive transit terms prompting hopes for policy change. Date references include February 16 1877 and December 1 1902.
A New York reader urges a downtown dry goods store for busy businesswomen. The writer proposes a branch offering sample goods and notions, noting needle and thread are unavailable below Wanamaker's. The letter appears in The New York Times dated November 26, 1902.
A quotation from the Atchison Globe notes that nothing provokes a busy man more than an idler stirring his curiosity, describing the irritation as a common nuisance for those pressed for time.
Hicks notes the painting bought at the exhibition looks better in the study after being moved. Wicks agrees and says he hung it on the opposite side, in Somerville Massachusetts.
A stranger questions how Si Slocum earned the title Hon with a village philosopher jokingly debating whether the honor stands for ornery or not. The exchange appears in the Baltimore Herald and reflects local humor about a named figure.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune snappy remark notes Shoddyman complains firemen saved the factory but water ruined his umbrella stock. The quarrel centers on water damage outweighing fire damage to the factory and its wares.
A reflective verse urges readers to find joy in honoring obligations and resisting greed. The poem portrays debt as a duty and promotes cheerful resilience against despair and material pursuit. It frames honest debt as a source of inner satisfaction and moral stance.
The Citizens' Union annual meeting reorganized the City Committee by selecting thirty at large members from Manhattan Brooklyn Bronx Queens and Richmond. R Fulton Cutting presided later and Gov Odell praised Mayor Low non partisanship, reinforcing calls for Low renomination by Fusion forces amid Democratic uncertainties.
Senator Elsberg rebutted Gibbs criticisms by detailing 1901 Republican enrollment and Odell vote totals in the Ninth District and nearby areas. He credited party organization for Odell’s large majority and criticized Gibbs for alleged antagonism and county control. William Brookfield and former Fire Commissioner Sheffield also praised Odell’s critique of the county organization.
In Portland Maine on December 1 the mayoral race produced no decisive winner. Republican F E Boothby failed to secure the required majority by 171 votes, while leading Democrat D H Ingraham by 246 in a city with two wards uncontested and five wards won by Republicans. A second special election is set in two weeks to determine the mayor and two ward officers if no full election occurs.
James Shevlin in Willoughby Street Brooklyn reported John B. Stanchfield of Elmira was chosen as the Democratic candidate for United States Senator to succeed Thomas C. Platt. Ex Senator Hill and Hugh McLaughlin were said to have agreed on Stanchfield with Grady of Manhattan slated as Democratic minority leader in the State Senate and George M. Palmer of Schoharie as minority Assembly leader.
The Society of Tammany held a regular meeting at the Wigwam on Fourteenth Street with Grand Sachem O Gorman presiding and a large attendance. Charles F Murphy of Tammany Hall attended as seventy two candidates were initiated including three district leaders James J Frawley Louis J Haffen and Thomas F Foley. Senator elect Russell and Frank Croker were also initiated.
President Joseph Smith clarifies that the Church does not practice or sanction polygamy and that past plural marriages stem from individuals’ actions after the 1890 manifesto. He also explains Apostle Reed Smoot's role, noting his secular duties as a banker and businessman, and asserts Smoot’s right to seek public office without Church interference.
Victor Herbert files a new libel suit for 50000 against Mark A Blumenberg the editor in chief of a musical magazine. The previous trial awarded Herbert 15000 against the publication firm. Gilbert Ray Hawes asks Justice Leventritt to strike scandalous and irrelevant allegations including an implied blackmail charge.
The Hem enway fellowship at the Peabody Museum Harvard goes to George Byron Gordon. The Robert C. Winthrop scholarship awards to Howard Barrett Wilson of Cambridge. Prof John Henry Migmore wins the Ames prize for Greenleaf on Evidence, a 400 dollar and medal award for best English law book or essay.
The Westchester County Bar Association at White Plains meeting unanimously adopted resolutions urging Governor Odell to designate Justices Willard Bartlett and John Woodward for a further full term in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Second Department. A certified copy of the resolution was sent to Governor Odell.
Gustavus F Swift subscribed 10000 dollars to a fund for paying debts of the Methodist Episcopal Churches in Chicago. Rev. A D Treveler announced the gift at the weekly Methodist ministers meeting in Chicago.
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