Roosevelt on reform ideas and court powers in the message
The Roosevelt presidency is examined for how his annual message to Congress favors executive control over trusts, calls for securities regulation, and supports labor reforms while urging limits on courts. Taft’s southern address is summarized, noting views on white supremacy, suffrage tests, education, and gradual political change.
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Milton and Puritan Strain In His Poetic Life
The piece argues Milton’s poetry was curtailed by Puritan ideals guiding England. It cites Matthew Arnold on Puritan cause, questions why Milton abandoned epic potential for prose polemics on Cromwell’s regime and church reform, and notes his later controversial state papers translation work.
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Milton
Mrvrow
England
Joan Mrvrow
Matthew Arnold
Mr. Roostrews
Britain
Italy
Nort
Clergymen Salaries Call for Reform and Union Action
A sermon criticizes underpayment of church workers, citing examples from the United States and London. It argues clergymen face low wages despite long education and work, urges a pension fund and potential union action, and questions church responsibility for their care.
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Wi Xins
Missouri
General Clergy Relief Fund
London
Ostracism Versus Divorce Critique Prompts Bishop Reform
A Middle Western bishop rejects divorce by social ostracism, arguing it harms Christian duty and fails to curb divorce, noting laws permit it and that harsh social penalties misfire on reform. The piece critiques the bishop’s approach as unchristian and calls for compassionate responses.
Tuberculosis exhibit faces economic reality of reform
The piece argues that poverty drives tuberculosis and that medical guidance, while sound, is hard to follow due to cost. It praises the exhibit for showing the link between social conditions and disease and urges letting new hygiene advance with economic reform rather than blaming experts. It also discusses Castro's exile drama and Paris politics, noting France may tolerate him for convenience.
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France
Castro
Paris
Venezuela
Republic
Casino
Spain
Doubts on New Jersey Resuscitation of Murderer Tasanna
The Mercer County prosecutor argues against renewal of the death sentence if resuscitation revived a condemned man. He warns public sentiment could push pardons and a renewed execution, noting capital punishment enjoys support despite its grim risks.
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Mercer County
New Jersey
Man- Tasanna
Board of Pardons
United States
Letter Carriers and Christmas Donations 1908
A reader from Brooklyn December 8 1908 asks The New York Times editor whether the Postmaster of New York can curb Christmas week demands by letter carriers in Wall Street and business districts. He recounts giving a carrier two dollars and being urged to raise it to five dollars.
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New York Times
New York
Wall Street
Brogglyn
A. B. Wilson
Withdrawal of Henry Miller Play The Winterfeast
A reader notes with concern the Henry Miller production of Charles Rann Kennedy's The Winterfeast will be withdrawn after tonight. The letter expresses the hope that many share this sentiment.
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New York Tones
Henry Miller
Charles Rann Kennedy
Johnson's Faith in Party Restored Amid Defeat
Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota, at the Conservation Congress and Waterways Convention, says Democratic leaders are not cast down and remain confident. He credits misrepresentation of Bryan and weaker Democratic organization, contrasting with unity in Republicans, and predicts eventual victory.
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Washington
Democratic Party
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Conservation Congress
Bryan
No Creed Distinction At National Jewish Hospital Exhibit
A New York letter discusses the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives of Denver as featured at the International Congress on Tuberculosis and now shown at the American Museum of Natural History. The institution admits only indigent patients, bears maintenance costs of about 108000, funded largely by Jewish charitable contributions, and emphasizes education and vocational training to restore earning capacity.
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New York
New York City
Voluntay
Denver
He Hospital
Snowden Denounces Carnegie Misquotation on Free Love
Ethel Snowden writes to The Times defending her views on free love and socialism. She accuses Andrew Carnegie of taking sentences out of context to misrepresent her stance, clarifying that her critique targets economic freedom and marriage for love, not promiscuity or abolition of church ritual.
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New York Times
Smiley
Mare’s Nest
Carnegie
Ieam
Eamer
Ethel Snowden
New York
Gard Ner Chadbourne Case Editorial Sparks Public Debate
A discreet Times editorial condemns war on Mrs Gardner as short sighted and argues the country owes gratitude to the art collector for bringing priceless treasures to the United States. The piece cites public access to a harmonious collection and questions punitive government action. The letter is dated Boston December 7, 1908 by M. DB.
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New York Times
Gardner-Chadbourne
TIMES
Mrs. Gardner
United States
Old World
Boston
Skeptics Challenge Psychic Reward Offers in 1908
New York December 8 1908 I K Funk reports on a $6000 reward offered by a New York psychic society for information from discarnate spirits. An economist skeptic group lists twenty names for endorsement. nineteen receive no rating and one is valued at 500 to 1000 dollars.
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Psychic Society
New York Times
New York ‘Psychic Society
Lord Beaconsfield
Bradstreet
New York
I. K. Funk
The Weight of a Soul, A Sage and a Formula
A whimsical poem narrates a sage who measures life in pounds and jars and discovers a so‑called weight of his soul. His attempt to quantify the spirit leads it to the Golden Gate where St. Peter peers out, ending with playful, cryptic lines.
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Golden Gate
St. Peter
Plan Inquiry Into Cable Trust Supervision
The New York Board of Trade and Transportation plans an inquiry into submarine cable conditions between the United States and foreign countries. The push follows a Census Bureau report showing gaps in data and supervision, with European chambers cited as benchmarks in cable reform efforts.
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New York Board of Trade and ‘Transportation
United States
New York
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Henniker Heaton
Chamber of Commerce and Trade Associations
Europe
Board of Trade and Transportation
Board of Trade
Commercial Cable Company
Western Union
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Department of Commerce and Re
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce and Labor
Sattery
Telescope
Comm Company
P Land Lines
Mackay Companies
Es Oe Ag
Eiz Minis Ong
Embryo Citizen Harold Attends Political Study Meeting
A Society for Political Study meeting at the Hotel Astor featured a three year old embryo citizen named Harold as a guest. He wore a blue and white suit and was coached in politics while listening to a paper on public schools. The scene mixed civic talk with innocent childlike conduct.
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Society For Political Study
Hotel Astor
Harold
Amt
Wille
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