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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1902
Page
8
The New York Times prints its daily edition for December 3 1902 with the standard masthead and notice of second class matter status at the New York Post Office. The brief announces publication cadence and year-round newspaper availability.
Rates listed for daily and Sunday editions with monthly and yearly options. Includes discounts for different editions and foreign postage surcharge.
The President's message argues Congress should regulate interstate trade to curb monopolies and unfair trust practices. It favors a law, reasonable and effective, tested by enforcement through court adjudication, drawing on Sugar Trust precedent and Knox’s remarks. It stresses stabilizing business, not targeting producers, and extols national prosperity.
The sudden departure of former Minister of Colombia Sefior Concha from Washington highlights the President's canal policy. With Concha’s departure Colombia appears to signal a shift, undermining talk of immediate isthmian canal construction in Panama and altering the diplomatic stance on the project.
The article notes the president signals willingness to pursue a canal treaty and leaves open the Nicaragua alternative. It suggests public interest in Roosevelts view on the canal’s commercial benefits for the isthmus nations.
The editorial argues the tariff issue reveals a conflicted mind and questions the value of a tariff commission. It cites opposition from Grover Cleveland and others, highlights the inadequacy of protectionist aims, and endorses a flexible banking currency and guaranteed convertibility to ease financial strain.
The article analyzes a President Roosevelt speech on capital and labor as largely academic, noting limited federal power to legislate and highlighting his recent, unofficial move toward a peaceful, voluntary settlement of a major national quarrel without requesting funding.
The President’s national defense remarks reiterate the Monroe doctrine's reliance on American strength. The piece discusses naval personnel shortages, the pull of the mercantile marine, and the need to attract sailors, plus support for the General Staff and Militia bills and the anti cannteen law as factors shaping military capacity.
The article notes President Roosevelt favors elasticity in the monetary system to avoid financial stringencies, places the burden of maintaining adequate circulation on banks as natural servants of commerce, and calls for future legislation aligned with these aims.
The piece praises the President's insular policy while noting critics. It credits McKinley’s era for merit-based appointments and civil governance in the Philippines and Porto Rico. It argues the current administration followed a bold path by expanding local participation in colonial government, deeming it a useful novelty.
The Boston Herald quotes a remark that the author is in the quorum pars magna fui class regarding Gen. Christian De Wet's war book. The snippet highlights a literary reference and recognition by a prominent newspaper source.
A Boston Transcript excerpt notes Fred was suspected of racing involvement, but insiders say his peers at the races were manipulating him rather than him controlling the events.
A reader dialogue snippet shows a daughter resisting marriage while a parent urges conformity. The piece reflects social expectations and generational tension printed in the Chicago News.
Poet E Kiser writes in Chicago Record Herald on renewal and hope. Each wave that breaks makes new change on the shore and every hopeful word adds to the world’s progress. The sun shines with purpose and fair winds spread cheer, lifting spirits wherever they reach.
Mr Willard shines in a moral but uneven production The Cardinal presents a sixteenth century Rome setting with a strong supporting company The plot centers on a murder confession and a Cardinal’s confession trap amid royal intrigue The cast delivers competent performances though the drama feels antiquated and melodramatic overall with lavish costumes and decor but variable dramatic fire
A Hungarian play titled Der Kuss is staged at Irving Place Theatre. The plot centers on a virtuous king who bans kissing, his exile of courtiers, a disguised return, and a queen misled into temptation, ending in a happy conclusion in Calderon like fashion.
Ill actress Georgia Cayvan, longtime Lyceum Theatre lead, is at a Flushing sanitarium and has exhausted her resources. Prominent managers and producers including Al Hayman, Charles Frohman, Klaw & Erlanger, Frank McKee, Frank Sanger, Charles Burnham, and Daniel Frohman organize a benefit at the Knickerbocker Theatre on the second Tuesday in January. Daniel Frohman handles arrangements. Cayvan’s charity work is noted, with prior Actors Fund benefits. Major contributors include Hayman, Frohman, and Klaw & Erlanger at 200 each, while E. H. Sothern sent 100 for gallery seating and offered services.
Washington orders Major Edward F. Glenn of the Fifth Infantry to stand trial again for alleged cruelty during the Samar campaign. He is accused of ordering the execution of native guides and faces a court martial in Luzon. Previous trial in Manila found him guilty of the water cure and a fine.
Mr. Wetzler's second Carnegie Hall concert trimmed to fit modern tastes featured Brahms's Fourth Symphony in E minor and Weber's Der Freischütz Overture with a reading that balanced drama and form. Soloist M. Pugno offered Schumann's piano concerto with notable brilliance though some passages missed heart, while his encore of Des Abends charmed the audience.
Executive Committee members and other leaders sat in long talks yesterday without agreeing on a successor to Col. Dady as Elections Commissioner. The General Committee reorganized with a referral to a joint committee for the selection. Alexander Robb was re-elected Chairman and John Drescher Treasurer. John R. Smith became Vice President, John B. Smith Secretary, James F. Roche Assistant Secretary, and Michael Wheeler Sergeant at Arms. A new Sixth District delegate prompted a brief disruption by demanding an inquiry into the Board of Aldermen over the Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel franchise.
In the Twenty-ninth Assembly District contest, Robert C. Morris leads the district Republican club as president while a Mason Elsberg Lauterbach faction prepares to field an opposition ticket headed by ex Assemblyman Bainbridge Colby for president. The club election is set for December 17, just before the County Committee reconvenes for reorganization.
Gen Tasker H Bliss met with Cuban Secretary of State Zaldo and Secretary of Finance Montes as part of a commission tapped by President Palma to finalize a reciprocity treaty with the United States Bliss said conferences should conclude next Thursday and that Cuban commissioners have generally accepted his US proposals
The Rev. Milton F. Negus of First Baptist Church Brooklyn has received a call to lead Temple Baptist Church in Philadelphia. After six years in Brooklyn, he is considering the Philadelphia offer.
Opera manager Maurice Grau postpones La Bohème after baritone Gillbert reports a cold. He switches to La Traviata with a strong cast including Sembrich and Bauermeister. Reports of Mikado plans denied. Louise Homer slated for Maddalena in Rigoletto, while her baby is seven weeks old and healthy.
Francis Rogers, a young city baritone, offered a diverse program at Mendelssohn Hall yesterday. He explored lesser known songs from Rameau to Hahn, with several Irish airs and English modern pieces, delivering intelligent, poised singing though with a limited upper range. The performance drew a large, appreciative audience.
Mrs. Mary Phelps aged 74, mother of artist Helen W. Phelps, collapsed from apoplexy while walking at 115 West Fifty seventh Street, near her home at 58 West Fifty seventh Street. She was rushed by ambulance to Flower Hospital in critical condition reported last night.
The steamship City of Memphis arrived from Savannah with the largest single cargo of cotton ever landed at a New England port. Over 10,000 square bales are destined for mills in Lawrence, Lowell, and other points along Boston and Maine line. Capt. Savage commanded the vessel, built this year at Reach Shipyard, Chester, Pennsylvania.
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