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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1908
Page
4
Complaints rise in optical trade over a shortage of spectacle and eyeglass lenses. Delays in filling orders irritate customers as wholesalers substitute lenses with slightly different curvature, often unsatisfying results. European manufacturers are blamed for reduced production and price hikes. American opticians push for domestic blanks that rival European quality.
A series of twelve free lectures on digestion metabolism and food selection will be presented weekly by Teachers College Columbia University at its West 126th Street building between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. Lectures begin at 3 o'clock with speakers Dr William J L Gies Dr Henry C Sherman and Miss Anna Barrows.
L Ratman, the transcontinental motorist eyeing the New York to Paris race, advises skipping Sierra Nevada crossing this winter. He recommends a southern route via Reno to Los Angeles then San Francisco, citing heavy snow and easier grades for drivers and faster overall time.
The Union League Club Winter Exhibition opens Friday featuring paintings solely from Henry C. Frick's art treasures. Frick, a club member, lends the works for the show highlighting his distinguished collection.
Brussels rumor links M Schol laert to the premiership after M de Troos death on December 31 but he may require King L Leopold to grant major Congo concessions. Aboard the Imperatrice disaster reports say boiler explosion and ship foundering with crew rescued. In St Petersburg Hermann Wetzler conducted the Imperial Opera Orchestra last night.
Albany January 5. Speaker Wadsworth to announce Assembly committee posts for the 131st session. Edwin A. Merritt Jr. expected as Ways and Means chair. Joseph S. Phillips likely to head Judiciary. Page plans three banking bills. Agnew to push anti race-track gambling with Governor Hughes backing reforms.
Champe S. Andrews ex-county society counsel urged action against medical quackery after resigning last week. He blasted newspapers for carrying quack ads and urged strict law enforcement, warning against unlicensed doctors midwives and dubious corporate institutes, citing alarming public belief.
London Omnibus drivers and conductors began a strike over wage cuts affecting 1,200 workers. One company pulled 200 cars from service, forcing thousands to walk in bitter cold. Drivers and chauffeurs reportedly form a united front, challenging earlier union tensions and challenging managers who relied on motor buses for continuous operation.
Berlin reports stir in German military circles over France building strong army force readiness by forming a voluntary corps of about 7,000 African troops. Observation suggests Algerians, Senegalese, and Moroccans could fight under the Tricolor if the plan succeeds. The Morocco Committee urges fresh international talks to curb French progress in Morocco, seen as edging toward annexation.
London January 5 Lady Paget gave a large New Year dinner with guests including the Russian Ambassador Countess Benckendorff and the Spanish Ambassadress. Other attendees were the Duchess of Marlborough Lord Colebrooke and Evelyn Fitzgerald. Mrs Adair remains under eye surgery recovery and hopes to leave her room soon. Mrs Ronalds travels from London to Brighton for a restorative climate. Miss Gladys Grace attended a ball at Walterton Hall honoring Lady Dorothy Walpole.
A SCO ton gross steamer named David, built at Millwall for Rosing Brothers, becomes the first Europe seen Panama flag vessel. Christened by Miss Gladys Signitz, it aims to sail Thames to Panama via Cape Horn and sparks river interest as two smaller vessels depart in sections.
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