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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
8
The article argues that tariff and tax analyses could mislead on import value and tax ratios. It suggests many taxes could be eliminated if labor costs were factored, unsigned by the Treasury Secretary, with hope a future Secretary or President reconsiders.
The report to Congress argues for a fair tariff revision driven by government needs. It warns deficits of 58 million last year and about 114 million this year with rising expenditures. Reducing prohibitive taxes and lowering rates on essential goods would boost imports and revenue while aiding manufacturers and consumers.
The text argues that railways gain while the country suffers and calls for stronger resistance or a hunger strike. It suggests that authorities reverse course only to claim credit, and warns that another demonstration may be necessary to teach the lesson, even at rebellion's expense.
A newspaper notes police statistics from the Commissioner of Police covering 1906 to 1908. Detectives show rising arrests and convictions, with 48 percent of 1908 arrests resulting in convictions. Uniformed officers also rise, but less sharply. The piece calls for trustworthy crime records to judge department needs.
The President’s Message urges conservation to protect Southern Appalachian forests after floods and eroded watersheds. A congressional hearing on the Southern Appalachian Forest Reserve bill notes timber yields could rise with proper cutting, from ten to fifty cubic feet per acre annually, and stresses enduring natural resources.
An article critiques a presidential forestry passage and questions assumed links between forests and rainfall. It notes immigration optimism as prosperity returns, and analyzes future roles for physicians, imagining a shift to preventive public health officials paid by governments.
A letter to the editor defends mail carriers against a charge of solicitations during Christmas week in the financial district and Well Street. The writer notes twenty five years in Wall Street without such incidents and questions postal rules on carrier solicitations.
An unused 1857 Newfoundland sixpence scarlet vermilion copy with full margins sold for $210 at the Collectors' Club on West Twenty-sixth Street. Other notable results include a Roumania Moldavia 27 pa rose paper at $150, Barbados 1878 surcharges sold in two unsevered pairs for $60 and $56, and two British official revenues at $50 and $52. A Porto Rico provisional five cent violet sold for $27, though a similar stamp previously brought $250.
Dr Robert Simon of New York explains that American sea water shares properties with French sea water and predicts US labs will soon provide homegrown sea water for medical use. He notes Quinton of Paris and colleagues pioneered sea water injections, and disputes attribution to Arnulphy.
A report on the Tuberculosis Exhibition stresses its social value, showing how home instruction improves hygiene, ventilation, and nutrition among tenement families. The A I C P outlines how food relief accompanies education, noting $39,000 spent in the year ending Sept. 30 to aid needy residents and empower mothers.
In a Dec 8 1908 letter from W Buck Run of Pennsylvania the writer urges Secretary Root to enter the Senate and become Chairman of the Naval Committee. He criticizes Senator Hale for remaining too long and calls for a younger, businesslike leader to unify naval affairs and reduce waste in shipbuilding. He hopes a new administration will reshuffle committees for naval efficiency.
Samuel F. Coleman of New York complains that The Times article on Henry O Tanner omits his race, arguing this omission affected his early career. He urges the paper to acknowledge Tanner as a Black artist who “made good” and questions perceived injustice in coverage.
A terse excerpt attributes strength to the grip of a burning brand from a suffering soul. It praises brave command, calm eyes that witness woe, and a restore of hope, describing noble deeds that offer solace amid earthly struggle.
An exhibition of Arlent Edwards color prints at the Wunderlich Gallery explores engraving on copper then painting and printing from the painted plate. The review notes vivid reds and blues struggle to match originals, yet praises Italian and French subjects, Perugino Madonna, and the Cassel Saskia print for their tonal depth and harmony.
A Brooklyn Supreme Court hearing reveals Julia Sneden, once a society figure, has spent years in a Philadelphia insane asylum though she controls about 635000 dollars with an income of 30000 annually. Her brother in law Dr George A Quinby oversees her estate. guardians and referees assess his accounts while entail reforms for better care are debated.
The New York Board of Trade urges investigation into international telegraphy and cable administration. It cites non dating of messages and redress difficulties for errors, calling for study by the Committee on Foreign and Insular Trade and noting Roosevelt’s push for interstate supervision.
A firehouse saga of a celebrated horse named Dandy at Engine 5 in West Forty-seventh Street. He trained with Jack and Harry, faced a ten day wait to become a permanent member, and died after a dash along Fifty-fifth Street when the wagon struck him down, hailed as too good for a green horse. Captain Gaw calls him a star, his epitaph left unsaid.
Lindsay Russell was named receiver in supplementary proceedings for Otto Heinze, Arthur Heinze and Maz Schultze of the failed Otto Heinze & Co stock exchange firm. The appointment followed a filing by Ferdinand E. M. Bullo, attorney for Italian American Company, a judgment creditor. The court action was heard yesterday before Justice McCall on an application seeking relief and a dated check for the receiver’s costs was noted.
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