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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1908
Page
6
The piece notes Lord St. Aubyn’s call for income tax reduction in peacetimes and criticizes wealthier Britons for dodging tax. It mentions no clear plan from Mr. Asquire and suggests tariff reformers may use the tax as leverage for higher duties.
The St Augustine clash splits the Florida Republican Convention into Administration and opposition camps. Most delegates are colored men. Taft and Tarr supporters rally as Federal office holders back Roosevelt’s influence, while New of Indianapolis chairs the national committee and credentials open to rival delegations. The piece notes disci pline in the party and hints at a tense Chicago fight.
Mr Frank Lo Curto aided police by reporting blackmail threats and bomb warnings. Det ectives Ace and Cavone used his information to arrest two alleged Black Hand terrorists. The Italian Vigilance Protective Association, led by Frank L Frucone, supports immigrant Italians and urges city action to curb crime.
Lord Avebury presides over a new Income Tax Reduction League in England. The London Times notes the leaders are free traders, aligning tariff reformers with public discontent over income tax. Avebury still supports a sizable tax during wartime.
The speech argues trusts are responses to industrial needs not greed. They shape production and commerce turning competition between communities into battles of large organizations. Trusts are public servants with widespread ownership, and their expansion reflects social and economic imperatives rather than individual avarice.
The speaker argues that corporate power should be regulated by a centralized federal authority rather than many differing governments. He notes large shareholders, rising Pennsylvania Railway stakes, and hopes for uniform corporate oversight akin to the federal judiciary. He envisions cooperation for public welfare and an end to destructive competition.
The piece notes Russia demanded the recall of French Ambassador M. Bompard over privately expressed views on French loans to Russia. It highlights the breach of mail secrecy, the ambassador’s impartiality, and the sensitivity of Franco-Russian and Anglo-French relations amid evolving ties with Britain and Japan.
The piece argues late James Harrois of Breathitt County Kentucky orchestrated a string of assassinations. It notes his drunken son killed him, while Harris relied on hired killers to execute victims. The article questions local codes of honor and the absence of public accountability in the county.
The piece attacks The Yeoman Shield for alleging Longfellow plagiarized from The Kalavala while noting Hiawatha’s mixed reception. It argues the comparison, while provocative, rests on weak epithets and similar settings rather than direct copying and cites Harvard lectures as misused evidence.
Ed ward Frederick and Ed ward Klein with Louis Simon were tried in General Sessions. Simon convicted of assault in the third degree. Frederick and Klein convicted of first degree robbery and sentenced to ten years and two months. Judge Malone criticized the verdict as unjust. Simon received one year in prison and a $500 fine. The trio had operated in Chicago and carried out hold ups at Moskowitz’s restaurant and a cigar store on Columbia Street before capture.
In New York on February 5 1908 Abraham P. BCHomer notes that leading newspapers usually print the President's messages as written. He mentions that The Times and other large papers have started to publish condensed versions of Roosevelt's annual messages due to length.
Preston B. Spring of Harleigh Trappe Md questions The New York Times editorial stance on the Presidents message. He notes support from Congress scholars and broad national approval while accusing The Times of praise with faint damns. The letter is dated February 6 1908.
letter to the editor from Americus New York dated February 7, 1908 criticizes Mr Roosevelt for incautious talk on Japan and urges applying discretion to business and labor interests hurt by public discourse.
Local business leaders regard the President's latest message as his greatest, with only a few voices dissenting. Fr. A. Donald, Dayton Ohio, February 5, 1908, remarks accompany the commentary.
A New York veteran merchants argues against reports of hungry schoolchildren. He cites unemployment shifts and asserts parents hold bank accounts. He urges Charity Organization Society inquiry to assess the situation.
Frank Hitchcock will retire as First Assistant Postmaster General on February 15 to join the Taft presidential drive as general adviser. He will be succeeded by Charles Grandfield, with no overall Taft manager named, as Florida's split signals a hard southern fight and potential committee battles.
Secretaries of Congressional members plan to organize a labor union to gain full salaries. They argue lawmakers pocket 1500 dollars per year per secretary, with funds possibly paid to secretaries or relatives and routed through the congressman. The Association aims to place workers on the government payroll in their own names to receive 1500 dollars each.
John Henry Semken’s 1871 will gave Anna a life interest with a clause reducing two thirds of income if she remarried. After Anna remarried Claus Semken and Claus died, the Supreme Court ruled two thirds forfeited by Anna go to George F. Semken and Claus D. Semken as administratrix, while Anna retains one third until death.
St Pauls Chapel at Columbia University drew a crowd yesterday as the Foucault pendulum experiment was repeated to show the earth's rotation. The apparatus again worked, displaying a ten degree shift of the pendulum disc in one hour.
New York Central filed with the Public Service Commission its rationale for suspending early morning Yonkers service on the Putnam Division. The 2, 3, and 4 am departures from 155th Street and 2:23, 3:25, 4:23 from Yonkers were halted due to low passenger counts and unrecoverable costs. A hearing will be scheduled. The Long Acre Electric light and Power Co seeks 10 million dollars in preferred stock and 50 million in bonds to refinance old issues and fund new power plants. The firm holds a small plant at Second Avenue and Forty seventh Street with modest assets and intends to expand. A Fifty-seventh Street Association petition asks Fifty seventh Street become the trolley route to the new Blackwell Island Bridge, replacing Fifty-ninth Street.
The $5,000 suit by French builder Francois Richard against Alfred G. Vandervilt concluded yesterday but no jury verdict will be given until Monday morning. Edward Crocker testified to a verbal agreement for a $25,000 payoff if the racing machine broke records, a condition Vanderbilt later discarded after costly trials and unsatisfactory performance. Vanderbilt is reported to be in Europe.
The Board of Estimate authorized five clerks at 1200 yearly and six interpreters at 1200 for Manhattan plus four interpreters for Brooklyn. It also approved a secretary at 5000, an assistant secretary at 2000, a stenographer at 1590 and a messenger at 1000. The Aldermen must vote. Borough President Coler and Controller Metz clashed on Finance Department salaries. a special committee had recommended against raises. Metz withdrew the proposal temporarily.
Harrisburg February seven. Stanford Lewis testified that Hustons letter to ex Attorney General Carson was drafted at the urging of former Governor Pennypacker and ex Auditor General Snyder and with Carson present to align with other Capitol contracts documents. The defense claims the letter was intended to be sent as part of a broader state effort to coordinate contract materials.
Two hundred fifty priests rabbis and other clergy statewide notified Anti Race Track Gambling League they will advocate abolition of race track gambling at services today and tomorrow. Mass meetings are planned in central towns and valleys for Sunday evening with lawyers business men and farmers as speakers. State Granges representatives volunteer as speakers while thousands of pamphlets on the race track issue are printed for rush distribution.
No action taken yesterday by the Mayor on appointing a Fire Commissioner to replace Francis J. Lantry who resigned. Rumors circulated about City Hall while the general view favored Lantry staying in some role. The Mayor awaits findings from the Fire Department investigation by the Commissioner of Accounts and will rely on expert reviews from the Merchants' Association and Board of Fire Underwriters on equipment, organization, and morale before the open probe begins.
Thomas Rogers of Liberty Sullivan County New Jersey dies January 22 leaving more than 200000 in estate. Seven of eight children receive one dollar each while Thomas Rogers Jr gets 5000 cash and life income from the residuary estate. Letters and papers go to Edward Winslow Paige of Schenectady New York.
All Republican legislators in West Virginia joined the Taft Club organized in Charleston this week. Governor Dawson spoke as the principal organizer, and a statewide membership plan was announced.
President Roosevelt faced a Treasury rebuke over appointing W S Rossiter as Acting Public Printer. The department ruled the bond rejected and Captain H T Brian assumed the post. Rossiter, formerly Census Bureau chief clerk, served as the President's personal representative in the probe.
The minority currency bill proposed by Representative John Sharp Williams sets limits on national banks reserves and liabilities, allows up to 50 percent reserve in U S or certain bonds, and bans stock gambling loans. It also proposes a 0.0625 cent tax on deposits of banks operating under the act and details penalties for violations.
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee began hearings on Oscar R H Hundley to assess his fitness for a Federal Judgeship in Arabic. Alabama lawmakers oppose confirmation amid charges he appointed unfit receivers for Southern Steel Co Birmingham and creditors recently forced removal of four receivers. Attorneys Henners of Birmingham and Hood of Gadsden testified with Bush opposing Hundley’s fitness.
Canadian postal authorities revoked a ban denying American newspapers access to Canada mail at second class postage. Legitimate periodicals may enter Canada at the second class rate and mailed newspapers may be sent from the United States to Canadian post offices at the pound rate.
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