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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
8
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In a dramatic hearing, Carnegie’s testimony undermines protective steel tariffs. He argues profitability and efficiency rival foreign producers, cites a $158 million profit on ten million tons, and ridicules the tariff as an injustice. The tone suggests public scorn for high duties and calls for ending protective nursing of the steel industry.
A public strike by guerrilla cab drivers disrupts holiday traffic in New York as the city faces reduced surface car service. The piece argues cabmen may deserve higher wages given high fares and notes widespread public irritation with cabdriver rudeness and episodic extortion.
The article argues for low cable rates to unify the British Empire and notes renewed press discussion and interest from statesmen like Lord Cungson. It highlights the benefit of constant, cheap communication between England and distant colonies, citing India's experience and the challenge of information gaps at home.
A garbled passage discusses nerves, music, and a British dominion. It mentions keeping something in sound health and hints at the ease of some unnamed action. The text is incomplete and reflects fragmented OCR style.
Testimony highlights 1907 ferry losses totaling over a million dollars and discusses dock department profits shrinking as rents fall. It warns that remaining dock debt may not be self sustaining and urges separating dock bonds from ferry bonds to limit constitutional indebtedness while funding essential operations.
The piece notes Dayton Ohio resident Mr J C Martin’s concerns about Tarr’s standing at the judgment seat of Christ and the fear of Catholic Church and State union. It argues Tart’s presidency does not alter these religious questions and urges sensible citizens to consider relevance of the discussion.
The speaker argues that fears of Catholic domination in the United States are overstated finding no evident threat to sovereignty. He notes Catholic majorities in some European nations have seen waning influence and urges focus on immediate national concerns rather than church power.
Dr Edward L Parthipe n at the New York Historical Society urged three measures and one more to save the Highlands of the Hudson from quarrying and deforestation. He called for legislation to bar disfiguring industries, state control of woodland management, and tax exemption to encourage private timber growth under the Forestry Bureau.
The ICC decision to stop sugar shipment rebates is viewed as far reaching beyond sugar. It affects lighterage and terminal allowances and could reshape railway traffic and market competition. The piece explains the policy aims to equalize via law and notes the rebates were public and extended to all eligible shippers.
The piece argues rebates should be barred but warns that removing them won't cheapen sugar. It notes supply and freight shifts among refiners and railways, with Philadelphia and New York competing. It condemns uneconomic battles, highlights public interest, and cites tuberculosis sanatoria as beneficial. It ends by lampooning Boston's Wise Ones and a fraud spree.
The piece examines Charles M Hreems and Higgin’s decisions to return or forgo excessive receivership fees. It discusses consequences for the bank receivership system, court scrutiny, and the balance between avoiding fraud and maintaining caution in insolvency cases. It notes the broader question of whether cheap or expensive receiverships influence risk.
A historical note recalls a 19th or early 20th century law requiring local consent for sanatoriums for consumptives. Critics viewed it as delaying tuberculosis warfare while doctors protested. The passage highlights public fear and opposition to infection control in communities.
A letter to the editor analyzes English suffragette aims and parliamentary dynamics. It notes that majorities in the House of Commons favor women’s suffrage, but cabinet consent blocks passage. It discusses Asquith Lloyd George and the tactic of linking suffrage with broader reforms and the urgency felt by women amid political constraints.
In New York a repeated push for restrictive anti vivisection laws is anticipated in the coming legislative session. The Medical Society of the State of New York denounces pamphlets alleging cruel animal testing and urges the public to distrust such claims while offering literature to present the truth about animal experimentation. Wank Van Fleet M D chairman committee on legislation cites opposition to restrictive bills. New York December 20.
Dr Lyman Abbott stated a Brooklyn minister planned to urge a movement to run President Roosevelt for mayor next year, but Abbott believes Roosevelt would not accept such a nomination or campaign. Abbott noted Roosevelt would write articles after leaving office on March 4 and has already contributed pieces on economic and political topics.
Bridge Commissioner Stevenson reports delays in awarding the foundation contract for the new eight million dollar municipal building. The J H Gray Company bid seven hundred six thousand nine hundred, but plans were blocked by the Building Department and the Board of Examiners awaiting approval. Stevenson seeks legal opinion on proceeding without department approval.
A Citizen letter argues Trinity's leasehold system has blocked tenement reform and that the church bears moral responsibility for rotten dwellings whether on Trinity land or owned by Trinity. The writer questions policy under Trinity's new rector in New York on December 21, 1608.
A playful plea from a small country paper owner to Ted for a sharp, scathing one page roasts naming the Bazoo. The letter asks for bold insults while preserving the Bazoo name and daring claims to keep readers engaged.
Father William Pardow argues in a Catholic Club speech that matrimony is a sacrament and a social stronghold. He cites Genesis and the Mother of the Maccabees to defend the wife as partner, not servant, urging women to share in creation life and lift men up.
Samuel B. Koenig the secretary of state elect will be guest of honor at a dinner tonight hosted by the Federal Club in Sixth Assembly District where he leads the Republicans. Gov. Hughes may attend and speak along with State Chairman Timothy L. Odruff, Rep Herbert Parsons and Sen Chauncey M. Depew among others about 300 friends are expected.
The Old Guard Armory at Broadway and Forty-E Street will be vacated as the Old Guard moves to 229 West Fifty-first Street near Broadway. Maurice r, billiard room keeper, leases the old building with Arped D. Russell and others through Dennis & Preston for long term annual rent about $10. The move accompanies extensive alterations to the new three story dwelling owned by John J. Emery.
Col J W Colenbrander, veteran of a British regiment in the Boer War born in South Africa, told President Roosevelt that he would probably not gain elephants if tolled ens route, ee lenbrander himself is.
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