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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
10
The passage argues for selecting the best operator before building tunnels and bridges, lauding McAneny’s approach and the railroad commissions. It highlights public-works strategy and criticizes Illinois Church Bill for suppressing crime details, while discussing Underwood’s tariff revision and Bryan’s political stance.
The piece outlines daily and Sunday edition prices for the New York Times in 1911, including mail rates to various cities and foreign addresses. It lists publication offices, rate for readers nationwide, Sunday pictorial section, book review, and subscription terms. It notes the paper’s address and that the Times is entered as second class mail matter in New York.
A recessed address by Theodore Roosevelt to Union veterans critiques Taft's arbitration push with Great Britain and other powers. He denounces expansive international adjudication and vetoes limits, urging stand against Monroe Doctrine exceptions. The piece links domestic antitrust actions under Taft to broader global legal moves.
A National Civic Federation committee led by Francis Linon Stetson outlines flaws in a proposed state constitutional amendment on workmen's compensation. It warns the measure could broaden government power beyond protecting workers and risk shifting risks to employers and corporations. The group proposes alternatives including added insurance and limits on employer liability.
The committee notes action is impractical this session and cites New Jersey's compensation law. Since no New York constitutional amendment can be voted on before November 1913, it recommends suspending further efforts in New York and awaiting results from legislation in other states.
The piece argues the governor wanted a statewide Public Service Commission report from an investigator, critiques Mr. Carlisle’s subway plan as repeating failed trials, and highlights missteps in city transit planning, including bridges and cross-river routes. It then discusses Mr. Bryan’s opposition to Chairman Underwood’s wool tariff bill, labeling him and supporters as protectionists, while Underwood defends revenue needs and partial duty retention on raw wool.
Health Commissioner Lederle and Police Commissioner demand that food dealers screen products for flies and dust. The public questions why screenings are not universally enforced and why negligent vendors are not promptly arrested or fined.
Metropolitan Hospital officials on Blackwell's Island caution that leprosy cure claims are uncertain as the disease can lie dormant for years. Charles W. Duvall's pathology work at Tulane University is producing and studying leprosy in controlled lab settings, offering hopeful progress toward conquest. Dr Dearborn notes leprosy is less dreaded than tuberculosis and has long been a “bugaboo.”
The piece debates Rev Nathaniel Thomas Safer's Brooklyn resignation and Detroit call, contrasting Brooklyn’s offense with Detroit’s cleaner, quieter image. It questions Haf er’s definition of better work and notes Brooklyn’s likely cool reception while Detroit weighs praise and reproach.
The piece argues that pension abuse and hiring soldiers for public office undermine governance. It urges veterans to join honest reformers to create a truly honorable pension roll and to require ability and service in office. It notes Panama’s gambling issue near the canal and calls for moral standards to protect canal interests. It cites Col Gonthals and Panamanian minister Arosemena racing to Washington over gambling policy, stressing local demoralization and potential fiscal loss from lotteries.
A letter to the editor questions Professor Seligman’s argument for taxing state and municipal securities. It asks how foreign investors would be taxed and whether central government paternalism undermines state independence, noting concerns about distribution of revenue and states’ autonomy.
Mrs Ford Forsh Scott of Yonkers argues that laws benefiting women and children appear in non-suffrage states, showing voting status does not determine legal progress. She says public opinion shapes essential laws, and women influence it regardless of whether they vote.
Letters from Parker Syms of New York urge suppression of the open muffler cut-out. He argues it emits intolerable noise and harms quiet streets, calling for an ordinance to arrest drivers using the device and to protect suffering humanity. May 1911.
The Right Rev. Dr Charles Sumner Burch urged graduates to face criticism and avoid pessimism. He noted progress in the church and hope for the future while honorary degrees were awarded to Herbert H Powell and Thomas F Davies and eight alumni earned Bachelor of Divinity. Carroll H Fenton urged action against injustices as capitalism controls workers.
United States Attorney Henry A. Wise said he will file affidavits with the Bar Association next week seeking the disbarment of the attorney who represented Francis X. Butler in the United Wireless Telegraph Company case. Butler was convicted with others and sentenced to two years in the Atlanta penitentiary. Wise said he may pursue criminal charges as well. The attorney allegedly admitted guilt in court and urged a courtesy exit, saying he did not expect the accusation to be used against him. Samuel S. Bogart, vice president of United Wireless, paid a 2500 fine after pleading guilty during the trial, offering valuable Government testimony.
Dr Manuel Secades arrives from Havana to study U S prison and justice systems as Cuba plans a modern penitentiary in Havana He reports aims to end the garrote replace with electric chair introduce indeterminate sentences and separate cell system for adults and juveniles He and Victor Hugo Batt ranco will tour Elmira Dannemora and Jofret III prison before July report to President Gomez.
Dr John F Reigart leads a new program at Public School 166 on Eighty ninth Street near Columbus Avenue to teach pupils with speech issues to pronounce words clearly. The plan expands beyond stammerers to include slurring lisping and difficult consonant sounds among foreign born children and others, with some requiring surgical help.
In a letter from Brooklyn, W. H. Duncan Jr. argues that buying the Dreamland site to provide a relief haven for the humid city crowds and future subway access to the island would yield health dividends that justify the expenditure now. The letter reflects early 20th century urban planning concerns and public health rhetoric in New York.
In the New Public Library drinking cups have fluted edges rather than plain ones. Theatre cups face similar criticism as potential breeding grounds for contagious germs. Nuff said. New York May 30 1911.
A mossy tree and hammock scene unfolds with two people swinging while a whispered kiss and clasped hands occur. A raven, golden strands, and a new bug appear as a swift screech and swirl accompany the vanishing girl, WEANA W, SHELDON.
Albany action backs a bill to amend the New York Charter to create an appointed chief medical officer of the Fire Department with a salary not exceeding 600 dollars annually. The measure, backed by Police Commissioner Waldo and approved by the Assembly and Senate, awaits Mayor Gaynor’s signing after a public hearing and budget appropriation.
East side business owners testifying before Controller Prendergast demand the return of the Broadway Brooklyn to Grand Street Manhattan ferry amid crippled transport. Alderman James Smith cites year and a half of losses and blames Mayor Gaynor for the resolution. Mitchel pledges to confer with company officials to explore restoring Pa way Grand Street traffic.
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