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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1908
Page
17
A brief page item notes price shifts in the Jersey City area with a single line reference to five and one cent values. The fragmentary text mentions New ark and Sunday editions but provides no clear event or names.
The piece lauds Speaker Cannon for resisting Rivers and Harbors Congress plans to issue $500,000,000 in bonds for inland waterway improvement. It argues the bond issue risks national credit, favors local interests, and urges a coordinated plan with cost estimates and state contributions before any bond financing. It praises restraint and calls for a commission to draft a comprehensive program.
The State Superintendent of Public Works heads the appointive Canal Board, with new officers including Lieut. Gov. Horace White and others to meet in a conference that endorsed Chairman Woopruff as the clearing house for appointments. The board controls plans and funds for the barges and roads, raising questions about partisan power in state offices.
The piece reviews Gary's address to steel makers as a case for cooperation over competition and for dissolving trusts if public interest demands. It argues the people decide, urges orderly reform over bluster, and notes the price of undoing trust power would be a reversal of conditions.
The piece recalls the Steel Trust era and Railway Trust collapse, warning that cheap iron and low wages could bring chaos without price steadiness. It notes foreclosures from cheap freight and securities and urges calm, prudent public judgment to steer 1909 toward prosperity.
In a reform proposal the President and Secretary Metcalf agree on the need to replace the eight Navy bureaus with a unified general staff. The plan would place the Secretary as supreme and empower line officers to coordinate all bureau work, ending independent actions and improving overall efficiency.
Consul Haven notes France offers opportunities for U.S. goods but warns current trade methods fail. He cites lost bicycle trade to England, potential auto and furniture markets, and demand for card index systems, typewriters, and agricultural machinery. Advocates language use, local agents, and house-to-house canvassing to win markets.
The Mayor hints at amending or rejecting the Aldermen’s ordinance on sidewalk ticket speculation. The plan follows the abolition of two nuisances and the ensuing public disorder concerns.
The article argues for stopping sidewalk hawkers from reselling tickets and calls all sidewalk hucksters nuisances. It urges the Aldermen to reject the second agency ordinance as unconstitutional and to forward only the anti speculation law to the Mayor for signature.
The piece argues that treaties grant Washington broad power over Panama during naval visits and questions the wisdom of policing Panama City by Americans. It notes past incidents involving sailors and warns such moves could undermine Panama's sovereignty and dignity.
The Appellate Division heard arguments on the Bar Association’s bid to remove City Magistrate Otto H. Droege. The referee had favored Droege, but the Bar asserted illegal discharges and payments to suppress criticism. Howard Gans urged dismissal, contending the practice predated Droege and was in good faith.
Alice Stone Blackwell cites a major female donor shaping Ben Lindsey’s nonpartisan Denver Juvenile Court campaign. She notes women’s indirect influence helped establish the juvenile court, yet warns suffrage could alter partisan balance and district leadership as Jane Addams argued last winter.
A New York reader requests a teacher on the lower east side to document Bowery speech. He seeks samples of words pronunciation and grammar to aid a Toronto friend studying urban dialects. The letter notes confusion from diverse languages along the Bowery.
A. M. L. of Brooklyn urges The New York Times editor to stage one or two matinee performances of the play Winterfeast to provide an intellectual treat for city teachers who have long wished to see it staged. Dated Dec 10, 1908.
A dated dialogue shows Taft urging Roosevelt to temper his aggressive stance. The exchange centers on succession and the strain of recent months as Taft asks Roosevelt to restrain his forceful methods to ease the transition.
The Public Service Commission passed two orders to improve traction line service. Metro politan Street Railway to justify more cars on the Eighth Street crosstown line and Interborough to permanent increase on the Sixth Avenue trains. Hearings set for December 14 and December 19 on related sign upgrades.
A hearing before Gen. Benjamin T. Tracy as referee showed the city owes itself. J. J. Sullivan of the Finance Department testified that a $219,000 annual allocation was agreed at consolidation to cover outstanding debt, but no funds have been set aside or included in budgets since. He detailed the Sink ing Fund and noted on July 20 the fund held city securities totaling $202,824,371.
The Appellate Division First Department affirmed Justice Erlanger's ruling in the Mutual Life Insurance Company case to recover 17500 dollars plus interest from Robert A. Granniss, former vice president, for improvident handling of company funds. The firm White & Case represented Granniss who demurred to the amended complaint.
Mayor McClellan plans another bid early next year to legislate out the Aqueduct Commission. The five commissioners, each earning $5,000 annually, sought $500,000 from the Board of Hallmates, but the appropriation failed. The commission was created to oversee Jerome Park Reservoir and Croton Dam construction, which is now complete.
A letter from John H. O'Brien protests the Long Island Rail Road building a high tension line through Sunnyside yard without a permit and crossing viaducts used as streets. He cites safety concerns and references prior criticism of the railroad's construction. The commission previously dismissed a similar complaint against the New York Central after hearings.
Norman E. Mack of the Democratic National Committee dismissed reports of a disagreement with Secretary Woodson. He said no permanent headquarters will be set up before the holidays and emphasized unity with Bryan for the future while focusing on tariff revision and Democratic interests in Congress.
Albany report shows 2153.08 spent in the last political campaign filed with the Secretary of State. James W. Cool signs the statement for the New York Anti-Saloon League with officers including H. Barstow and P. A. Cool. Salaries total 991.66 and 35. 455.10 paid for postage.
The Public Service Commission issues two complaint orders targeting noisy vehicles and the Mapeixers of the Metropolitan area.
The December rush for money orders to Europe began in New York with the city acting as clearing house for the nation. Officials expect up to 3.59 million dollars or more in orders, with about 2 million likely sent to relatives in Europe for Christmas. The busiest period lasts about a week as clerks work day and night to process orders, chiefly headed to Russia Sweden and Italy.
General Manager Hedley T. M. Aske informs the Public Service Commission that a new station could be built on Broadway at about 120th Street. He asks the commission to prepare plans for a station at or near Tooth Street, noting no station currently between 81st and Dykeman Streets a mile apart due to construction. He also suggests Fort George Railway service may be satisfactory once built.
The court upheld the lower court ruling that the complaint was missing in an action by Miss Mary D Gegan to recover 18000 in bonds from the estate of John H Drake, a railroad contractor. The housekeeper claimed Drake owed her the bonds due to her care for him before his death but failed to provide proof.
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