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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
8
The piece discusses cost and policy of rural free delivery and second class mail versus advertising weight in newspapers, noting subsidies and rail rate debates. It cites President Taft and Mr. Divine on racial politics, predicting shifts as a bipartisanship solution to the negro question may reduce political leverage.
Postmaster General Hitchcock cites a 63 million dollar annual loss from second-class mail at 1 cent per pound and favors a zone-based rate to balance cost and revenue. He argues magazines deserve higher rates than newspapers due to longer delivery distances and greater service value to readers.
Historians and economists celebrate twenty five years of joint conferences and cooperation. The article lauds cross field knowledge, professional ties, and the national character of the meetings held in New York, welcoming scholars and urging sustained interdisciplinary study.
A Chattanooga reader argues the South does not oppose the Negro, values the honest and industrious class, and expects social equality to remain rejected. The piece notes the decline of the vicious element, the impact of Roosevelet and Tart on appointments, and links political reform to national party practices.
An English critique argues that tariffs cannot shield Britain from Danish imports in butter bacon and eggs. It claims domestic production would require 500 000 workers year round while 600 000 Britons suffer in urban slums. It praises Danish efficiency in production and distribution and urges learning from their cooperative approach.
A medical review discusses Freurup's theory of hysteria as a result of strangled or repressed emotions. Dr Briar summarizes the idea that recalling original hurts and discussing the process can relieve hysteria, with warning that resistance and shame hinder treatment.
The piece argues that both business people and housewives who brood and bottle up their emotions worsen neurasthenic troubles. It notes prevention is simpler than cure and emphasizes frank dealing with disagreeable experiences and seeking counsel as they occur.
An 80 cent a pound coffee price can register as 2 cents per ounce with an extra fraction weight. Dealers gain about 3 percent on fractions, part of widespread scale cheats cited in a weights and measures report. The state faces at least 20 million dollars in annual losses, prompting calls for legislative action.
The Times disputes The Springfield Republican's view of Dr. Coox and the Peary Cook controversy. It argues no vast money was spent to ruin Coox, asserts Dr. Coox faced Copenhagen's judgment, and claims Commander Peary was the true victim of a vile plot.
The author argues Lakewood and other communities oppose tuberculosis sanatoria despite public health benefits. Fear of infection and real estate impact are unfounded, and sanatoria reduce regional death rates while educating the public. Opposition often masks cruelty, with distant patients’ plight rarely acknowledged by locals.
The article cites Lieut. Commander Reeves who retired from a fifty mile walk due to heart warnings. It argues that intense training on the field harms when used during long periods of inactivity in naval duty. It warns that unused muscle becomes weakness and cautions players they may lack energy for later careers.
John A. Dychee of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union argues the Times misrepresented the union's aims noemt and defends recognition by employers. He explains the union as an economic body seeking fair wages and hours, not a closed shop, noting non union labor risks being frozen out and stressing the need for recognition to prevent wage decline and shop disruption.
A writer argues about how charitable directors should handle legacies whether to spend principal or reserve it as endowment. He suggests not limiting work while funds exist and cites many organizations receiving large gifts. A second letter calls for a law barring court clerks from becoming commissioners to curb nepotism and ensure court duties are properly attended.
The sixty fourth annual meeting of the New York State Teachers Association opened at Teachers College, Columbia University with over 500 attendees despite a storm. Charles T. McFarlane led the opening, introducing Dean James Earl Russell who urged reforms in elementary education and criticized current manual training. Dr David Snedden promoted independent vocational schools, while William J Long urged more outdoor play and warned against overemphasis on gymnasiums.
A Bushwick and East New York civic group committee urged the Public Service Commission to hold a public hearing on extending the Williamsburg Bridge end of the loop to connect with the Fourth Avenue route to Jamaica Avenue. The plan would add about two and a half miles. The commission will consider the request. The delegation included the Twenty-eighth Ward Board of Trade Allied Boards of Trade and Taxpayers Associations Kings County Republican Club and Broadway Board of Trade.
Helen F. Lovett argues against immediate suffrage, praising the fence as a vantage point to judge both sides. She asserts progress may come from conserving values and contends women may be good citizens without voting, challenging suffragists to prove majority desire. Brooklyn, December 24, 1909.
Frank Edwin Elwell of Weehawken New Jersey writes that Taft embodies calm dignified American leadership while Roosevelt is a circus showman and political trickster. He argues Taft’s simple genuine service contrasts with Roosevelt’s boastful aggressive style and Anglo-Saxon critique. Date shown is 1908 December 25.
The 1909 correspondence from F. W. Richardson cites a Treasury ruling that corporations must take inventories as of December 31 for excise tax returns. Estimates are not acceptable and officers signing such returns under oath risk fines and arrest. Many firms cannot comply, and no legal contingency exists.
The poem urges disciplined seekers to walk toward light and Mecca, defying shadow. It depicts a pilgrim choosing inner mastery over misfortune, with the shadow trailing but never overwhelming. The speaker, Stephen Chalmers, emphasizes to take control of fate and keep faith in the path ahead.
New York plans a public demonstration for Commander Robert Peary, discoverer of the north pole, on February 8 at the Metropolitan Opera House presided by Gov. Hughes. Mayor-elect Gaynor may speak. Peary will lecture with a stereopticon show, and a large honorarium for the speech is contemplated.
The Geographic Society of Chicago declares Robert E. Peary the discoverer of the north pole. A committee approves inscribing the Helen Culver gold medal for Peary with his 1909 achievement and will award it at the society’s Jan. 26, 1910 banquet.
The New York Aldermen paid tribute to the late Vice Chairman and Tammany leader “Little Tim” Sullivan during their final session. Dowling was named to Sullivan’s post as majority leader and Bent and Levine praised the deceased as the session closed. President McGowan lauded the city and the press aiding governance while rules committee set Dowling as Finance Committee chair for a full Sinking Fund gathering.
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