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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
8
The page lists newspaper pricing and mailing options for 1908 including daily and Sunday rates, weekly editions, and international postages. It names publication locations in New York and other cities and notes postal terms and second class mail status.
The piece argues the proposed suffrage plan, while claiming neutrality, would still exclude many voters through one set of tests. It clarifies Taft did not endorse the measure and condemns the notion of a white man’s governance by evasion of constitutional rights.
Governor HuGcuess approves changes shifting 146 offices from non competitive to competitive class, reducing patronage and basing most appointments on competitive examinations. Civil Service Commissioners Mu2tskeNx Kraft Brown praise merit based overhaul as public interest driven and advance toward impartial application of rules.
The article discusses Carnegie’s wage earner profit sharing, noting opposition from socialists and some economists. It weighs risks for small firms and credit impacts, argues for cost-based repayment first charges, and highlights labor unions’ stance on incentives and equalizing efficiency. It compares benefits to capital and labor and predicts labor could resist or modify the scheme.
The passage asserts that removal power is absolute but successor appointments come only from a list produced by competitive examination. It credits the Civil Service Commission and the Governor for performing a careful, conservative duty and delivering a substantial service to the State.
Early reports warn of immense loss from the Sicily and Southern Italy quake. Tidal waves and fires follow collapsing buildings, withMes sina Strait altered and half a mile surge reported. Relief efforts mobilize rapidly as global charity responds.
The article notes that present policies will hinder broad adoption of the profit sharing plan. It discusses possible barriers and implications for implementation, signaling concerns among stakeholders about widespread acceptance and effectiveness.
The Currency Commission arrives from Washington to study our banknote system and its impact. The piece cites Dec. 26 national bank notes totals and recent issued amounts, notes rising post panic despite low spirits trade, and argues foreign tours or more Congress sessions are unnecessary to grasp bond-secured circulation and curb financial tensions.
A profile portrays Dr Harvey Wiley chief of the Bureau of Chemistry as a foe of debased foods and chemical additives. It notes his enforcement actions on preserved fillings jams jellies and greened peas, opposition from dealers, a referee board, a dissenting bulletin, and calls for his removal or promotion.
The piece argues that suspending six star athletes for accepting money will curb profligate expense reporting and dampen athletic enthusiasm. It asserts amateur sport should serve higher ends than professional prowess and questions the value of current amateur records if standards are strictly audited.
The piece argues amateur athletics should reject money and prize incentives to avoid commercialism. It notes a suspended athlete’s defense reveals a flawed view of amateur sport and praises the Amateur Athletic Union for pursuing a campaign to restore sport to a purely voluntary pursuit rather than a lucrative vocation.
The piece discusses reform in municipal government, praising the Bureau of Municipal Research for providing data to curb waste and graft. It contrasts Pittsburgh and San Francisco cases, warning that Henry Hene y could target corrupt officials, with Everyone urging professional city workers and public sentiment driving change.
A New York reader urges action to keep Dr Wiley in his role at the Agricultural Department arguing his work against adulterated foods benefits health and purse. She notes women as half the governed have influence and could mobilize public pressure to oppose his dismissal.
A letter by Annie Nathan Meyer in The Times argues the suffrage basis is not women’s superiority but that any class acts in its own interests. Taft’s view supports women needing ballots to protect home and child interests amid issues like child labor and pure food.
Charles Stewart Smith defends Carnegie’s tariff stance, noting earlier remarks to President McKinley that steel should be tariff free since produced domestically. He urges considering McKinley and Blaine’s tariff-reduction leanings, and criticizes taxing art works as ill advised. He argues art collections should educate the public rather than fund duties.
Charles Thoms of Brooklyn contest a centenary note on Poe’s mantel claiming it came from the Fordham Poe cottage. He says the autograph mantel was saved from the Brennan homestead before 1884 demolition and that Poe did not live at Fordham until after The Raven’s fame. He urges care in the record.
In Garden City on December 28 1908 A K Petit debunks an article claiming a hybrid of orange and cucumber exists. He argues cross fertilization between Cucurbita and Ruta genera is scientifically impossible and criticizes inoculation claims affecting fruit shape color and taste.
A New York letter argues that rude conduct on transit lines stems from American push rather than peasant manners. It contends that a generation of behavior erodes foreigners' courtesy and that rowdyism crime and poverty are deeper issues than immigration. Dated New York December 28, 1908 with signature T.
Maud Malone declares the Harlem Equal Rights League a radical working men and women suffrage group that launched the suffrage movement in the United States and has waged a four year campaign in Harlem and across New York City.
A New York reader recounts mailing a Chicago bound letter to J N Lee at Cottage Grove Avenue. Lee in Chicago received the misdirected envelope a week after mailing, prompting the letter writer to praise the postal service’s accuracy.
A poem praising Wiley for advocating pure food standards over private wealth. It denounces adulterated foods like benzoate of soda and urges a government led clean food program. The author champions Wiley as a defender of national health and consumer safety.
Syracuse reporters note the New York State Teachers' Association backs a committee to push for better tenure salary and pensions, suggesting 2 percent of excise receipts. The meeting discusses recruiting local industries, trade schools growth, and the loss from high tuition on state economies.
In Akron on December 29, Prof. G Frederick Wright and Prof. Bronson of Oberlin declare Medina County as a paleolithic homeland after a near Wadsworth discovery. Wright will take the stone to Baltimore and return with government geologists for further study. They describe a glacier era site and note a fine hame terrace at a Seville road Mennonite Church.
The Cassidy Committee reported most figures from the Levy Meyer suit and Charter Revision probe showing the city was within about eight million dollars of its debt limit on November 1. President Purdy forecast only a small rise in taxable real estate values for 1909, possibly limiting new corporate stock indebtedness. Payments of 2,482,244.42 from water bond proceeds since 1904 for Croton Dam work could reduce the debt limit further, as prior expenditures are not exempt.
Livermore Falls and Rumford mills of International Paper Company will stay open. Westbrook’s S D Warren & Co. and Great Northern Paper plants at Millinocket and East Millinocket also report no shutdowns. Berlin New Hampshire notes all five local mills running full time though water is low and rain is needed to avoid curtailment.
A granddaughter of Samuel F B Morse demands correction of a Delano California descendant claim linked to Prof Morse of telegraph fame. She states no living person with the full name is a true descendant, except a brother who died over a year ago.
Reports from Baltimore show AAAS delegates debating tariff reform and ethics. Dr. J. J. Orton accused Ways and Means members of personal interest in steel, lumber, and baryte schedules while Seymour Loomis urged a tariff bureau to improve transparency and testimony before Congress.
The American Historical Association closed its Washington session and prepared to move to Richmond for joint meetings with the American Political Science Association. Papers discussed census use in economic history, newspapers as historical sources, and ten years rule in the Philippines.
Music teachers at the thirtieth annual Music Teachers National Association convention in Washington heard Dr. Charles W. Needham of George Washington University attack mechanical music. He said machine made music fails to move the human mind and soul unlike music from human interpretation. Other speakers included Frederick Root and Leonard R. McWhood with George S. Raymond. delegates were to be welcomed by President Roosevelt at the White House tomorrow.
Pittsburg reports the second day of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers convention with new members elected. Samuel from Philadelphia is named president with F McKenna from New York as vice president, H Fe from Chisago and Edward G from Albany named trustees and officers for the group with treasurer from Syracuse and auditor designated. Spain Hungary and Cuba send membership applications as the session closes.
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