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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
7
An advertisement touts the Alveolar Method as superior to bridges. It claims bridges fail by loosening teeth and causing sanitation issues, urging readers to travel for treatment and offering a free examination and a book on the method.
Dr. Frederick A. Cleveland, technical director of the Bureau of Municipal Research, testifies before a legislative committee detailing systemic waste and graft in city supply contracts. He cites ten to twenty year stockpiles, unrecorded deliveries, line and class bids, open order tricks, and split purchases to dodge contracts and open the door to political vendors.
Disjointed OCR fragment recounts vessels sailing from Christians, weather delays, and various persons including Theodore, a woman arriving, and references to Chicago and Sweden. details are unclear due to corrupted text.
Prof William Milligan Sloane of Columbia University buys the hotel at the northwest corner of Seventh Avenue and Thirty-sixth Street. The sale, noted in Pittsburg dispatches, valued the property and related real estate at several hundred thousand dollars with portions financed and moved through Pittsburgh interests.
Traffic policeman John McMahon guided children at Broadway and Forty sixth Street when a motorman accelerated toward him. A taxicab and Mrs Charles E Miller's car collided, nearly overturning it. Both drivers fled after insurance number provided. Mrs Miller proceeded to Colony Club for luncheon.
The Supreme Court will hear Morning arguments on an order to show cause why John Cotton Smith should continue alimony to his third wife. Smith’s marriages span 1888 to present with disputed legality of earlier divorce filings and a lawyer’s false decree claim, as the first wife may still be valid.
The Reverend J P Smiley rector of St Edmunds Episcopal Church on Morris Avenue and 177th Street appeals publicly for aid to support a poor family. Miner and grandmother, with five children, faced destitution after the father died and a trolley accident claimed an eight year old boy. The family, living at 366 East 178th Street, relies on Smiley and parishioners as they endure illness and hardship.
Fragmented report shows Keith Donaldson and wife of under three years separation discussed among friends in Philadelphia and Memphis. Neither party plans divorce action now, with Mrs Donaldson living at Buckingham while Donaldson reportedly intends no immediate petition. The source notes unclear ties to Princeton and mentions family links to E. and Chicago.
President elect Taft sends greetings to the National Council of Jewish Women in Cincinnati. He thanks the council for Red Cross cooperation and hopes to participate in the convention, either in person or by sending greetings through the council. Miss Helen regrets missing the invitation but extends best wishes for the group's continued success.
The Sunday Times will publish the second Life and Career of Abraham Lincoln with Miss Tarbell examining his love for the Union soldier and his acts for the common man. Others include Jefferson Davis, India’s situation, Limantour interview, New York citizens, and women near thrones. The Picture Section will show automobile races, Army-Navy football, Queen Alexandra photos, Philadelphia Exhibition paintings, and more. Readers are asked to face newsdealers before publication.
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