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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1909
Page
8
A brief notice from The New York Times dated December 7 1908 outlines subscription and postage rates. It lists annual and monthly fees including foreign postage and daily or Sunday delivery options with different price points. The item specifies Canada postage and overall monthly increases.
The piece questions if insurgent Republicans have lost nerve to oppose the Aldrich Payne tariff and whether they will back the party’s pledge. It recalls Western protests against tariff favors and asks if leaders Beveridge La Follette Cummins and others will surrender to party regularity for the sake of peace.
The piece argues Murphy cannot control the New York Board of Estimate after naming Gaynor for mayor. It predicts opposition to Murphy’s influence, a push to reduce city costs, ending covert deals, and a more open governance era under the new regime despite Gaynor’s cautious public stance.
The writer argues there is no open patronage on the eve of a Tammany inauguration and credits Garner with potential cooperative leadership. With Murphy’s domination gone and a unified Mayor and Board of Estimate, honest administration could yield substantial results and credit for all involved, a prospect Garner would welcome.
The piece argues for Wincham J. Calhoun of Chicago as a likely minister to China. It notes his Cuba and Venezuela work for McKinley and Roosevelt, praising his judgment and independence. It discusses the open door policy, its open interpretation, and potential foreign plotting, wishing Calhoun success in navigating these complexities.
The Commissioner's serial report on cotton exchanges faults the New York Exchange for false quotations that shift futures away from cash prices, harming farmers. He contrasts New Orleans and Liverpool with New York, argues prices are high across exchanges, and questions the farmer’s reliance on external conservators.
The report argues 2,000,000 farmers influence cotton prices and urges federal protection for consumers and spinners against both planters and brokers. It contrasts the New York system with reforms, notes potential trade impact, and recalls porterhouse steak lore in old New York.
A historical gossip piece questions a report that King Gustavus of Sweden toured as a stevedore incognito. It notes kings often hide in public, but casts doubt on the tale’s credibility and warns such stunts rarely resolve labor disputes.
A reader correction examines the porterhouse name, arguing it derives from porter beer rather than a person named Porter. It notes Manhattan origin of the term and explains the true porterhouse included both food and drink, with porterhouse steak tracing its name to the establishment.
The article argues James Allen’s fatal shot, fired after a barking dog awakened him, was a tragic accident when intruder Guthinger mistook Allen’s third floor flat for his own. It discusses the moral dilemma, police guidance, and civic duty to defend property while warning of deadly misjudgments.
The article discusses Anna Shaw urging suffrage for striking shirtwaist workers and linking voting rights to wage gains and better conditions. It questions whether equal pay is truly equal value and notes gendered wage distinctions in certain fields. It also describes a Kansas State Agricultural College psychology lab experiment with a staged robbery to test reactions of male and female students.
A letter from New York dated December 6 1809 notes a tablet at 73 Pearl Street once marking the Dutch Stadt Huys is obscured by a Hamilton Press sign. The writer urges the Holland Society to move the tablet or for the sign to be relocated to reveal the inscription.
The Philadelphia Inquirer rails at Watson for selling poems amid sensational acts. It questions his character and asks whether he deserves harsh epithets such as end bounder or rotter for his alleged improprieties.
The Philadelphia Record critiques a verse about Mrs and Miss Asquith calling it insulting and cowardly. It condemns publishing such lines across the Atlantic and defends the Prime Minister’s wife against the implied slur. The piece also dismisses the poet William Watson as unknown.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger condemns Watson for publishing intimate tea table talk and letters between a mother and daughter and a poet. It calls Watson a cad of the first magnitude and suggests his breach of social ethics could harm Mrs. Asquith and alienate friends.
The Pittsburg Dispatch takes aim at a poet who names a young woman in a tirade. It argues such behavior harms decent conduct and questions the rise of unfounded accusations. The piece contends a poet should remain a gentleman and urges stricter self censorship.
The Rochester Post Express questions the poet's conduct after a signed statement portrays him as a cad. The paper suggests the notoriety from his poem may have gone to his head and that he is not fully responsible for his remarks.
On Watson's account the incident appears to have been a bid for amusement by two sharp minds leaving him wounded though a serious poet. The piece questions his gentlemanly conduct while noting his poetic merit remains.
The piece argues that William Watson, England’s living poet, speaks fearlessly yet raises questions about propriety when criticising a woman’s private remarks. It compares poets with rulers and notes the harm of publishing cruel phrases from a sharp wit.
The Buffalo Courier defends a poem that targets a high official's family with bold verse. It argues poetic license permits such satire despite libel risk. The piece notes England’s looser standards and suggests historical punishment might be possible for similar lines.
The piece discusses William Watson and his vitriolic verses published in a book. It mentions that he claimed to have Mrs Asquith and Miss Asquith in mind, while insulting her father the Prime Minister. The author downplays further explanation.
The Evening Wisconsin notes many admire Mr Watson’s verse yet warn against using poetry as a weapon in personal quarrels with women. It contrasts Pope’s earlier era with modern society and the changes since then.
The piece mocks a poet for lampooning women and exposing private conversations. It notes claims about Englishwomen's political influence and argues such meddling is not an excuse for bad manners.
A long letter from a woman in New York cites personal experience of being out late and untroubled by men. She argues personal conduct and staying out of others’ business protect women, and questions claims that police help fails women in danger.
A New York reader in 1909 denounces English poet William Watson for boasting about poets and betraying confidences at Downing Street. The letter urges Watson to seek a safer haven than the United States, citing his controversial ballad.
Tus Times denounces William Watson as a foremost slanderer of women, urging chivalry and decorum. The piece mocks his public attacks for self advertisement and warns the poet risks obituary as a failed laureate, suggesting a poet-lariat role instead.
A reader condemns The Woman with the Serpent's Tongue interview as a gross display of bad taste. The letter criticizes Dr. William Watson for sensationalism and endorses the paper's leading editorial stance on the matter.
A scurrilous attack on the wife and daughter of the British Premier during a political crisis recalls a past presidential election taunt toward a candidate’s wife. The Grandmother in New York calls for fair play and disapproval from the Upper House suffragists and public figures.
A 1909 New York note questions a poet's portrayal of certain women as grotesque. The writer argues the poem should have avoided glamorizing or revealing such types and contends the work critiques rather than condemns.
Mary G. Norman Holmes of Westfield New Jersey issues a personal invitation in December 5 1909 to welcome English poets into her house, inviting guests to literary gatherings and readings hosted at her residence.
In Delaware and Otsego Counties New York farmers abandon butter making due to labor and distance to milk depots. Editorial questions why farmers oppose oleomargarine and notes few families still churn butter. Brooklyn reader A F C cites issues from December 4, 1909.
The letter explains that the American practice of driving on the right arose not from protest but from necessity. On poor roads with the driver’s seat on the right, guarding the ditch mattered more than watching for oncoming traffic. A left-side rule would push a wagon into the ditch. thus driving on the right became habitual and later legal.
A playful verse about maid choices in love and marriage. A speaker ponders whether to fish for a husband or stay on shore and live freely. The piece laments the risk of marriage and the charms of independence amid witty, curdling rhymes.
The Appellate Division lauded Justice Henry Gildersleeve for 32 years on the bench noting his vast legal knowledge balanced mind industry and careful pursuit of justice. They praised his qualifications for presiding duties his ability to unite colleagues and his loyal courteous friendship. A copy of the memorandum was ordered for Justice Gildersleeve who is leaving to resume private practice.
A Hudson Fulton Committee gift of 1000 funds the Hudson Fulton Prize for Columbia students in an athletic contest. Total gifts announced at the trustees meeting amount to 20850 with other donations including 1000 from Mrs. L M Roelker for the Roelker Prize, 2500 each from Mac Alexander Smith Cochran and Vanderbilt for maintenance, and 600 for anthropology plus 250 for Dutch books. The resignation of Prof Cushing at the Law School was accepted quietly amid a student petition for Prof Van Amringe’s emeritus seat.
An anonymous Tow Trams correspondent reports Winston Churchill receiving suffragette deputations while Prime Minister H. H. Asquith refuses any meeting. Hundreds of women stood 14,000 hours at the House of Commons gates to press for an interview, some pushing ink onto Bermondsey ballots as a protest. Alice Stone Blackwell, Dorcester, Mass., Dec. 4, 1909.
In a New York letter to the editor dated December 5, 1998, readers condemn porters brushes in cars as a public health problem. Saffragettes and mothers cite dinitheria fears, asking railway firms to provide brushing rooms and onboard services.
A neutral New Yorker argues in The Times that the United States should avoid overreaching power and respect weaker neighbors. The writer condemns expansionist impulses highlighted by Hawaii and Panama, urging prudent conduct aligned with justice.
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