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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
8
The fragment shows NYT masthead date January 17 1908 with standard pricing and mailing data. No article content is readable to identify a specific event or person beyond Adolph S Ochs as publisher and B C Franck as secretary.
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Congress weighed bank integrity as 376 National bank insolvencies occurred over thirty years with 74.42 percent repaid and total losses around 29 percent. Resumptions increased and local conditions were tough in places like Hamilton and Knickerbocker, while controllers praised stability and warned against muckraking biases.
Secretary Tarr cites injunction theory as unions clash with employers. New Jersey Chancellor Macin issues orders preventing unions from inducing workers to breach contracts by threats or bribery. Federal court declines review of an injunction barring entry to employers property to influence workers. Western Federation of Miners seeks presidential pardon after fines and imprisonment for violating a telephone company injunction.
The writer argues that hypothetical injunctive injury cases risk wrongful court decisions. He notes the difficulty of proving hardship or oppression in punishment and questions whether weakening remedies helps in most outcomes. The piece illustrates theory versus fact in this legal class of cases.
The United States Senate passed a resolution reducing China's Boxer indemnity bond from 24,500,000 to 11,700,000. The State Department also trimmed extravagant claims for missionaries’ wardrobes. President Roosevelt urged American colleges to educate more Chinese students to spread enlightenment back home.
President Roosevelt cites the Naval Academy Board of Visitors condemning low instruction standards and calls for stronger faculty. The Dick bill proposes salaries from 2200 to 2800 with quarters and retirement pay, while West Point staff earn 2000 to 2800 for instructors and 2500 to 4200 for professors. Critics say Annapolis has been shortchanged, harming naval readiness.
The article argues New York banking interests should unify under the Clearing House by allowing trust companies to join as full members. It surveys the implications for bank accounts, reserve use, and credit creation, noting the shift from a strict banking-only policy to broader participation. It cautions that banks and trust firms have different roles and risk profiles.
The piece argues for reorganizing New York money markets to favor sale and cheap loans, opposing high reserve requirements and silent payment for deposits. It suggests clearing houses may end deposit payments or restrict trust company accounts to ensure liquidity. It states that reserves must be held by credit institutions, not by lenders relying on collateral.
The piece praises Commissioners Bingham and Jerome as public officials and calls for cooperation to fight crime. It condemns AEARDON for extortion and raid conduct, notes Braeham’s men clashing with Jerome’s, and urges unity to make the law a stronger deterrent against criminal activity.
The piece argues that trains through the East River tunnel reduce bridge crowds but threaten ferry profits, risking private ferries' extinction. If ferries vanish, trucks lack safe routes on new high bridges, hindering freight movement and complicating city logistics. It also notes academic interest in occult topics and suggests a text on occultism as a scholarly resource.
The piece argues sympathy for a New Jersey man fined for displaying a live eagle, contending a single act in a store window is not a mortal crime. It also discusses diamond prices, noting demand declines but possible continued trade and price fluctuation per market laws.
Dr W F Grier in New York argues there is nothing abnormal in Horace Fletcher's strength gains. He asserts repeated moderate training, disciplined eating and mastication, and regular exercise improve energy, health and happiness, and claims Fletcher’s results can be replicated. He cites Foster and Chittenden and notes Fletcher trained continually with rests.
Secretary Taft told the Senate Interoceanic Canals Committee that the Panama Canal should be finished within six years from next July and would cost about 300 million dollars including purchase price. He endorsed widening locks to 110 feet and discussed government roles in steamship business and Tivoli Hotel operation. He warned against wage reductions and doubted contract work feasibility. He cited Panama Railroad land issues and future need for leases. Tomorrow Col. Goethals to be heard.
William Allen Johnson of Littleton Colorado writes to The New York Times asking Dr. Darlington to examine 1889 onwards heart disease statistics. He notes a worldwide grip epidemic since 1889 and critiques German remedies like phenacetine, suggesting petroleum products may weaken the heart. He urges analysis to separate treatment effects from true causes.
In a Bronx Real Estate Owners Association meeting report, protesters urge government spending on Brooklyn subways arguing accessibility raises city value and keeps residents from moving to New Jersey. The piece highlights tunnels under the North River and the need to ready Brooklyn to hold taxable property within city limits. It frames Brooklyn as midway between work and leisure hubs like Manhattan, Coney Island, and Rockaway. The commentary reflects ongoing concerns about urban growth and regional competition impacting land values.
An editor answers a Hampstead correspondent defending the paper’s stance on postage and stamping in a witty note about a penny cost and an omitted envelope stamp. The exchange reveals editorial tensions and light quips about circulation and quick replies.
The Louisville Courier-Journal questions sensational claims about debutantes and female drinking. Prof. John Duncan Quackenbos cites extreme anecdotes of champagne consumption and social excess, while challenging belittling exaggerations about New York society women and their habits.
A New York railway worker with twenty years of experience urges the Public Service Commission to address chronic southbound delays on the line between 110th Street and Ninety-sixth Street. Express trains often lose ten to eighteen minutes daily as they approach Ninety-sixth Street and wait for entrances from 187th Street and the east side, prompting calls for faster rapid transit under President T. P. Shonts.
A poem by Arthur Guiterman describes a kelpie beneath a frozen lake luring skaters with charms. The speaker notes rapid steel and skimming blades while moonlight bathes the pines and fishes flicker below. The piece ends with a bark and a crackling roar as the kelpie laughs under the ice.
The U S Supreme Court heard arguments on a case alleging infringement from reproducing two compositions Molly Cottontail and My Kentucky Babe on mechanically played instruments. Attorney Livingston Gifford led the case as Chief Justice Fuller noted a Kentucky reference. Separately Democrats told Senator Hansbrough they would not back his central bank plan citing Andrew Jackson’s specter in Washington.
Washington date line recounts continued Republican opposition to Democratic amendments on the Penal Code. An amendment to bar paying for appointing others to office failed as the Republican majority voted it down amid accusations of selling federal posts in the South.
Washington January 16 War Department announced that Lieut Col John C Muhlenberg Capt Solomon P Vestal Major Pierce M B Travis and Capt Frederick V Krug will be placed on the retired list due to disabilities incurred in the line of duty They were among officers examined by the Davis retiring board for failure to qualify in riding tests President Roosevelt had prescribed Secretary Taft said Col W L Marshall remains on the active list despite his size and weight preventing him from riding at Fort Myer He heads harbor improvements in New York with full capability to perform his duties.
The New York Public Service Commission Second District approves continued commutation rates for schoolchildren. Officials say child transport is under different conditions than adults and this does not discriminate or violate equality provisions.
Mrs H C Potter wife of Bishop Potter took title to the entire block on Washington Heights bounded by Broadway St Nicholas Avenue 171st 172d Streets The block contains about fifteen lots with varied frontages The transfer was for a nominal sum over a $175000 mortgage The Jermyn Real Estate and Construction Company sold it after purchasing the plot for the Jermyn apartment house Brokers Slawson Hobbs handled the sale.
The Public Service Commission holds a major hearing on amending the Rapid Transit act to allow immediate subway and tunnel building. Local officials and business groups including Charles Blair and Julius Cohen will speak, with Brooklyn and Bronx borough presidents among others. A separate hearing on vestibuled cars in Westchester County adjourned to January 31 at 2 PM.
The Mikado conferred the Order of Yukosho and life membership in the Japanese Red Cross on John C. Earl of Montclair New Jersey for his services in American relief work during Japan's famine. The honor includes a silver medal and meritorious services badge. Earl is known in the United States for home mission and relief efforts.
Dr J Walter Fewkes of the Bureau of Ethnology questions Atlantis as a bridge between hemispheres. He cites Porto Rico and Venezuela as key to prehistoric culture, argues South American origins for early Caribbean settlement, and notes possible geologic changes affecting island connections.
The will dated June 29 1876 leaves the estate to widow Matilda C. Rhinelander with executors Henry Cru ger Oakley and John Drake. A 1896 codicil provides a 5000 annuity to son William C. Rhinelander with conditions and potential reductions if claims arise. William S Rhinelander of 138 Green Street Albany says he will not contest and accepts a 5000 yearly annuity.
In Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Marean ruled the Brooklyn and New York Ferry Company liable for all debts and liabilities of the corporation. The decision comes after a 1898 stock transfer by directors to H. R. Hollins Company and Carey’s 1898 injury suit leading to damages awarded.
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