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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
8
The New York Times reports daily news coverage from New York City and across the nation with articles, editorials, and notices reflecting the era’s issues. This date presents a snapshot of early 20th century urban affairs and national events as printed.
Listing of newspaper offices across New York Washington Philadelphia and London with street addresses and postal handling notes. Indicates entry as second class matter at the New York Post Office.
Rates listed for daily and Sunday editions by mail with postpaid postage. Includes weekly monthly and yearly terms with different charges and an international surcharge of 1.10 per month for foreign postage.
The piece analyzes the Argentina British and German actions in Venezuela, praising limits of seizure while condemning the sinking of Venezuelan ships as unlawful. It defends the Monroe Doctrine as self protection for the United States and warns Castro against escalation.
The Evening Post prints the contract between the city and the Pennsylvania Railroad to show how city rights are safeguarded. It urges aldermen to weigh labor impact and the risk of delaying municipal projects, noting unions and local autonomy in governance.
A historic project at Assouan provides a 30 billion gallon capacity dam with a navigation canal to Wadi Halfa. It protects Philae temples except the great Isis temple and will regulate Nile floods to aid agriculture and modernize Egypt.
The General Educational Board created with Rockefeller support intends to promote primary education in underserved areas, especially the South, distinct from Carnegie's research endowment. Northern and Southern incorporators are noted, with public praise for securing funding to prevent the project from languishing.
The passage argues that any extra money added to the project must come with the same assurances of informed local involvement that have secured support in the past. It emphasizes sustained public interest as a condition for spending.
A published claim that Thomas B Reed aimed for the Senate contradicts his own retirement statement and earlier interest in 1884. The Maine legislature elected in 1898 faced questions over Reed’s name and Blaine’s influence, while Harr was later re-elected in 1899. The piece notes broader GOP politics and cites Reed’s remark about the chariot of the gods.
The piece notes that the British and German seizure of Venezuela’s navy is unlikely to spark sale bids. It explains ships from a South American republic often fall in value after capture, most were towed away and scuttled, with President Castro resisting creditors. It shifts to Passaic health officials blaming a pencil distribution in public schools for diphtheria spread, urging change and questioning other state schemes for school supplies.
The London Times prints a full translation of the Kaiser’s Gérlitz address. The excerpt praises God for unity and restraint in self-praise, noting Germany’s likely peril without divine aid and acknowledging the odds faced against opponents.
The article rebuts anti shark animosity, arguing sharks are vital scavengers and their nature is no worse than other fishes. It defends humane views, noting sailors’ cruel killings and landsmen's overly graphic descriptions, and asserts sharks have lawful purposes and moral character similar to a lamb.
William Aplin of New York disputes the claim that half and half is unknown in England. He cites varied replies from correspondents and asserts the drink is primarily a U S phenomenon, noting English familiarity remains uncertain. He contrasts with a quip about Irish stew being known everywhere but Ireland.
Marcus M. Marks of New York argues before the National Civic Federation for a gradual shortening of the workday by industry agreement. He says restrictions on worker energy should be removed and prices of labor not be cut as output expands. no fixed hours named. December 11, 1902.
A Times reader cites R. E. A. on the stock market drop blamed on moneyed interests and joint action. The letter argues capital growth at 3 percent contradicts poor stock performance and questions a conspiracy, challenging the notion and inviting scrutiny.
In a humorous exchange a daughter notes a strategy quip about paper usage. A mother counters by suggesting the father left the office without the paper and wonders if it includes advice on how women can trim their own bonnets.
In Yonkers Statesman dialogue a man asks about Christmas gifts and the other replies he has not yet borrowed money to buy them, illustrating holiday shopping anxieties and frugal behavior. The exchange captures seasonal concern and urban shopper pressure in a brief local column.
Willie Washington asks if Miss Cayenne could be happy with him and she hesitates before replying that she could be happy if he was not too much like him. The exchange highlights flirtation and personality tension in a vignette from the Washington Star.
A dialogue from a Philadelphia Press piece where a logic professor asks for a plain explanation of the question and the student hesitates to articulate knowledge, inviting the student to instead expose ignorance in simple terms.
The Chicago Tribune quotes a dialogue about whether Miggles earns money from authoring books. It centers on whether he would advise friends to pursue writing for a living and whether he believes he himself is succeeding.
S W Gillilan of the Baltimore American speaks of discovering a path to the human heart beyond worldly knowledge. He notes myth and history blur while a single sensitive truth moves people, promising that those who offer sympathetic words will be loved for their tenderness.
President Woodrow Wilson argues a university must be a compact community to foster serious intellectual exchange, not a city day school. He warns against broad access diluting high aims, and says the university serves the nation by shaping disciplined minds, not by teaching everything.
Delegates at the National Reciprocity Convention adopt measures urging swift U S action to secure closer trade with Canada including duty removals and free-list extensions. They also push for ratification of Kasson treaties and a reciprocity pact with Newfoundland. Addresses by Lind Foss and Pavey noted.
Consul General Thomas Nast sends first post in Guayaquil since his arrival and hints at possible final dispatch before death. Translation of Guayaquil Municipal Council advertisement invites tenders for lighting the city by gas or electricity and urges American capital to seek the contract.
The President sent nominations to the Senate for Collector of Customs J Rice Winchell in New Haven Connecticut and Henry Whiting in Frenchman’s Bay Maine for reappointment.
The Postmaster General the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General plan to travel to New York during the Christmas holidays to review eligible locations for the proposed new Post Office Building. They will assess sites and discuss appropriations and feasibility as part of the project planning.
Representative Pugsley of New York introduced a bill to render currency more elastic and responsive to financial needs. The proposal would allow banks holding government bonds to issue additional notes and set aside approved securities. He cites possible additional circulation of 1.4 to 1.0 billion dollars and a tax to prevent inflation.
De Armand introduces a bill making it unlawful to ship manufactured articles between states or territories unless the product is stamped with no monopoly product produced in open competition or equivalent wording. Violations carry up to a $1,000 fine or one year in prison, or both, and unmarked articles may be seized and confiscated.
A U S deputation of American religious and educational leaders urged President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay to secure from Turkey the same rights as French Russian Italian and German institutions. They cited taxation immunity and church and school openings, noting closures and urging action in the name of civilization and humanity. The leaders included Morris K Jesup George Post William Eddy W W Peet Darwin R James John S Kennedy Samuel Capen and others.
The House adopted a party line vote 155 to 118 to limit testimony in the Wagoner Butler contested election to forty days. The goal is to expedite passage of the case this session. Butler, seated after being unseated previously, returned to fill the vacancy with a large plurality, though returns are contested.
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs moved toward reporting a general army retirement bill. A sub committee of Senators Proctor Warren and Cockrell will study and report a bill after thorough investigation, using Proctor’s retirement bill as a base.
The Post Office Department advances 158 fourth class postmasters to Presidential class effective January 1. Included are Pelham Manor West Winfield Williamsville Simsbury and New Market among others in New York Connecticut New Jersey.
The Senate passed a bill refunding tonnage taxes on the steamers Santiago de Cuba Santiago Cienfuegos and Olinda at New York Harbor. It also favored retirement pay for Gen H C Merriam as a Major General. Another bill allows Consuls general consuls and commercial agents office rent expenses up to 1800 annually. The House set a Sunday session to honor dead Representatives Russell Sheppard De Graffenfeld. Dalzell proposed a Pittsburg to Lake Erie canal project.
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