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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
6
The scanned text shows standard newspaper masthead formatting from The New York Times, including publication details, date January 13, 2008, and distribution notes for Greater New York areas along with notices about pricing and mail matter status. It reflects typical daily print conventions rather than a specific news article.
The notice lists office locations in New York Washington Philadelphia and London and details subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery by mail per week month and year with additional foreign and Canada surcharges. It mentions the Times Square Wall Street and Fleet Street offices and various rate figures.
A Times appraisal argues Roosevelt fights for the people on ethical grounds against tariff excesses. It weighs his conviction against the dangers of absolute certainty and notes reactions from Wall Street to the Aldrich and Fowler currency bills and the Supreme Court's Employers' Liability decision.
The writer wonders if the Supreme Court will hear labor cries and rule on laws granting workers broader rights. They warn that if the Court becomes emotional and approves unconstitutional measures, it would threaten the rule of law and harm the weakest classes.
The piece recalls five years of debate over a Tariff Commission to serve business needs. It notes Senator Beveridge plans a tariff bill and hints President will block revision this session. Strate would chair a Commerce and Labor Bureau tied to the department, with party standpattism likely stalling action.
The London Times prints reader letters blaming scientific talk for public science ignorance. An anonymous writer signs as F. R-C S. complains that officials use unintelligible language in public addresses and offers no simple remedy for the issue.
Prominent critics argue modern science favors jargon over clear language. They contend Greek and Latin scientific terms alienate the lay reader and that scientists value knowledge additions over mellifluous speech. Some propose that linguistic monstrosities reflect inability to simplify meaning.
The Authors and Composers Copyright League presses action in Washington to curb mechanical theatres that reproduce plays and music on film and records. Novelists, playwrights, songwriters support stronger copyright enforcement to stop piracy by automatic stages and related machines. Lawmakers including Senator Kurreper and Rep Barchfield seek bills expanding copyright protections amid industry resistance.
The Vatican and Rome gain electric lights steam heating and Papal printing with American linotype. An encyclical against Freemasonry is discussed as modern not ancient, with the hierarchy hostile to Masonry though the order remains harmless.
New York doctors propose a legislative bill to regulate vivisection, admitting abuses yet allowing necessary animal experiments. The plan seeks a framework where experiments are conducted only by competent, authorized professionals to serve legitimate discovery and instruction.
The piece discusses a proposed stricter vivisection bill endorsed by medical figures, aiming to regulate experiments with anesthesia in licensed facilities and biannual reporting to the State Health Commissioner. It also analyzes Friday's Parker Building fire, noting water pressure and hose quality failures, tower deficiencies, and calls for accountability among officials and fire crews.
The piece discusses tenants on the east side striking against rent demands, noting many are quiet and law abiding and strike from poverty. It criticizes mediation attempts as an evil and argues for direct rent relief. It humorously contemplates college athletics as discipline for scholars and suggests bodily development could aid scholarship.
A letter to the editor notes repeated winter deaths from car heating issues. The Public Service Commission and Board of Health will take no action until July or August, despite crowds enduring unsafe heat levels and lacking nerve to adjust controls. Morrie Park, Ly I. Jan. 7, 1008.
Special to The New York Times from Washington on January 12 recounts Senator Butler Ames riding an elevator with Senator Lodge and joking about Crane cigars. The piece also notes McCall defending Crittenden park for a Grant statue site and Lawrence’s full membership in the Congressi nnaire Tellers' League, with a Cheshire cheese tale tied to Jefferson and Democratic woes.
A New York letter praises Beth Israel Hospital for a tuberculosis pavilion on its roof and care for poor patients until transfer to the country. The writer notes resource limits and urges support for the hospital’s humanitarian efforts begun in 1908.
In a Jan 10 190? New York letter, concerns rise over rising net city debt from 1900s levels. Criticism targets costly land acquisitions and a proposed East River tunnel, urging public bidding and oppostion to private gain while city borrows at high interest.
The article laments thousands of Berlin youths receiving only bread and coffee at home. It contrasts urban misery in English towns with Berlin and argues social organization in large cities is failing as such harrowing details surface worldwide.
Rabbi Schulman at Temple Beth-El argued wealth should be spent modestly and used for philanthropy to strengthen society. He urged adherence to tithing ideals and criticized rapid assimilation that harms religious restraint, citing 80 000 Jews in the city and only 4000 on philanthropic rolls.
Professor Felix Adler urged public opinion as the sole remedy for gambling evils and endorsed Gov. Hughes anti gambling measures. He argued gambling stems from demand for excitement and urged healthier diversions to protect character, calling gambling a crime of self indulgence and worse than murder. He condemned speculation on Wall Street as seeking civilization’s benefits without labor.
Andrew Carnegie declined to contribute to a Pittsburg teachers pension fund proposed to grant $400 yearly after 30 years of service. Prof. J M McMahon reported Carnegie’s stance after a New York meeting, Carnegie saying pensions belong to soldiers and firemen, not teachers.
A reader from Brooklyn contends that the New York Times editorial on the Old Mammy and Uncle portrays tired stereotypes. He argues the so called raw material and intelligent colored woman will not remain content cooks and condemns friendly southern relations as unachievable.
A reflective verse detailing six o clock across city life from tower to street. The poem traces hurrying crowds, fading stars, and vessels, contrasting duties and battles with daily tasks. It evokes urban toil, domestic longing, and the ache of absence through repeated six o clock motifs.
Chairman William R. Willcox says New York faces subway and streetcar expansion limits under current law. He supports a constitutional amendment and wider public input to fund and build new lines, including Fourth Avenue and east side routes, with a Friday hearing starting at 2 PM to gather citizen views.
Reports indicate the first section of the Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel system linking Long Island City and Manhattan nears completion. Work includes dismantling structures at Borden and Hast Avenues and removing supports around the East River front station as crews expect river tubes to join midstream within weeks.
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