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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1906
Page
8
The item states the New York Times publishes daily in New York City from Times Square with mailing details and June 2 1906 publication date. It describes manuscript entry at the New York Post Office as second class mail matter.
The notice lists publication centers in New York Jersey City and Newark with rates for daily and Sunday editions. It specifies postage and subscription costs for weekly and yearly services including financial reviews and book reviews. It also mentions foreign postage charges and various street addresses and buildings in major cities.
The New York Times announces Daily and Sunday editions can be mailed nationwide at a monthly rate. Orders may be placed via newsdealers or sent directly to the Publication Office.
The piece critiques efforts by Lorimer Cannon and Wadsworth to weaken the Beveridge meat inspection amendment. It argues their motives serve packers, not the public, and calls for President Roosevelt to publish the Neill Reynolds report and use public opinion to back strict inspection.
The Reform Club hosts a dinner this evening to promote tariff reform with speakers including ex Gov Douglas of Massachusetts John Sharp Williams from Mississippi House leader Henry T Rainey of Illinois and Yale professor Sumner. The event aims to educate the public on tariff abuses and capital privilege under law and may influence the upcoming Congressional campaign. Tickets are available from Louis Windmuller at 37 West Thirty fourth Street.
Washington reports from Yokohama indicate Japan will enact protective tariff changes to encourage imports for domestic industries while taxing competing goods. Coal and paraffin may be free, candles taxed, molasses taxed, alcohol taxed, wheat and flour raised, salted fish advanced, with revenue and shipping aims driving the plan.
The article analyzes Japan's new trade policy mixing low tariff imports with targeted retaliation against heavy taxes, aiming to leverage the open door in China while preserving domestic markets. It compares Japan’s stance to English policy advocated by Batfour and notes the potential test if China mirrors the approach.
The Committee on Reform of Hospital Finances urges precise cost breakdowns to compare patient costs, administration, food, and medical supplies across hospitals. It warns current charity funding and lack of uniform administration threaten efficiency and equity, calling for standard purchasing and better management to serve patients.
A group urges a half dozen individuals to seek professional advice and certify their methods and results. If they publicize these certifications, it strengthens their standing compared with those who avoid such fortifying steps. Four New York hospitals New York Presbyterian Roosevelt and St Luke's are on the list and should lead by example.
The Knickerbocker Trust Company gains a legal foothold as Judge O Gorman rules that city ordinances on stoop lines are void and that private porticos on public property may be demolished as nuisances. The piece critiques the ruling and warns of broad municipal powers and public ornament versus private gain.
A correspondent questions the danger of paying foreign debts from the Treasury while asserting the US is not indebted abroad. The writer argues borrowers expect repayment from bank accounts, not Treasury funds, noting bonds are held domestically and the currency guarantee is not currently alarming amid credit-based money conditions.
The author argues debt coverage hinges on domestic production and gold reserves, noting wheat and other crops back bank deposits, while foreign debt totals compare to crop value. It cites London Statist on U.S. strength and mentions ghosts in real estate as a curious distraction in Middletown.
The dismissal of Chief Inspector Murray of the Bureau of Combustibles by Fire Commissioner O Brien signals reforms after a Citizens' Union complaint. The bureau under Murray is blamed for failures to curb reckless blasting and protect lives and property, with critics asserting incompetence and dangerous practices.
The Chicago Commons graduates teach meals for a ten dollar weekly budget. The Times questions whether such a wage base suits starting families and suggests courses for higher earnings or delaying marriage until a second income is assured.
The Dominion Government received word from Washington that there is no objection to Canada sending the $100,000 offered to San Francisco sufferers to a responsible U S body. The Commons voted the sum, Senate consented, and Deputy Governor assented. The Red Cross Society will probably handle the funds. Both Opposition and Government supported the grant.
At a traders insurance policy meeting in San Francisco Attorney W C Bates stated losses of 5 187 000 for the Traders Insurance Company of Chicago now under a receiver. Bates offered 60 cents on the dollar to policyholders. opposition arose. Banks report 2 600 000 withdrawn since the fire with 3 200 000 new deposits. Bohemian Club opens its new home at Williams residence on Octavia and Sacramento Streets, meals start June 10.
The Times corrects yesterday’s report that C B Alexander was a member of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy purchase syndicate and on the Equitable Assurance Society old Executive Committee. Mr Alexander was not part of either group.
A Times letter from New York on May 30 1906 notes two Filipino students funded by Government prizes in the United States one for drill and one for fencing. The writer questions wartime training for Filipinos and requests evidence of proficiency in peaceful arts.
A lament on editors returning manuscripts and the speaker’s remorseful view of their own writing. The poem contemplates the editors’ regrets and the writer’s own sense of failure and gloom.
A New York letter from May 31 1906 argues Congress should require licenses for packers curers canners and other interstate food businesses. Licenses to be granted by a federal court upon proof of fitness to comply with pure food and sanitary laws with possible license revocation for violations.
F Wilton James argues socialism offers cure for widespread abuse of workers beyond reforming capitalism. He condemns meatpacking ethics and calls for working class administration of industry to end both great and lesser evils. He cites Upton Sinclair and urges readers to reject self supervision by capitalists. He writes to The Newart Times editor.
A letter from Rhinebeck New York dated May 30 1906 denounces meat packers as spreading infection and urges readers to stop eating meat. The writer claims proteins can be sourced from cereals whole wheat bread eggs cheese peas and beans and says eliminating meat would benefit the public.
A New York reader argues that several small independent houses continue to supply high quality meats at fair prices, resisting the Beef Trust's methods. They praise these firms for maintaining quality amid widespread efforts to regulate the industry. The letter dated June 1, 1906, urges readers to recognize these alternatives.
The text honors Gen. Miles for his firm stand on an embalmed beef issue though it notes he was discredited. It suggests the Government should have heeded his warning and calls for justice in the matter.
In New York Central Park the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society the City History Club and Park Commissioner Herrman plan to mount a long neglected cannon and place a tablet. Delay followed Commissioner Pallas sudden death and pending historical study. Herrman supports repairs to the breast works and proper sodding. The brochure McGown's Pass and Vicinity guides the outline.
The writer from New York May 31 1906 notes Bishop Potter’s expression about the American eagle with tail between its legs. He observed the American eagle as lively in Cairo, noting its activity atop the obelisk in the city as a contrast to the metaphorical image.
A letter from c. W. of New York praises The Times for ten years of loyal readership. The writer commends both daily and Sunday editions, noting the newspaper provides all the news fit to print and editorial content that is easy to digest.
A rural comic scene presents McLanburgh Wilson describing fields around a farm. The speaker chats with a visitor about crops that include imagined items like a grand piano and a gasoline wagon, noting a fallow patch and a mortgage lifter seedbed while humor winds through rural imagery.
Washington on June 1 Senator Aldrich urged a resolution to let the President buy canal materials abroad if bids in the US were extortionate and unreasonable. Senator Stone opposed, accusing the White House of surrendering to domestic interests and calling the Ward Line purchase a 'shameful' treasury looting while criticizing Rooseveltian fiascos. The debate touched on foreign ships versus American shipbuilders and domestic preference in procurement.
The rate bill conference nears final report with two items pending. Hepburn seeks Iowa trip and conference speed, while debates over five day notice for injunctions and Jim Crow amendments continue. Provisions on Pullman cars express company limits and passes for workers remain unsettled as the conference aims for a rapid finish.
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