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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1912
Page
8
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The piece laments the U S Senate stance over Lorimer as corruption claims surge. It notes repeated investigations and a possible expulsion vote, urging an open Senate decision and condemning private pressures to resign.
A constitutional, opinion piece argues the Democratic push in the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill to create a five year tenure for Washington civil servants would eject all classified employees after five years. It says reappointment would hinge on discretionary evaluation, risking politicized purges and loss of merit based appointments.
The author warns that appointing officials for five year terms risks reviving a spoils system, bringing waste and corruption to Washington. He argues Democrats would betray public confidence by backing such reforms and urges the Senate to block the plan to spare the party political fallout.
Paris denounces a ballet based on Debussy's work and featuring Nisinskii the male dancer. The piece described as too human in its display sparks a public furor, with editors questioning Paris moral regeneration and the influence of French art on stages abroad.
The Ohio Constitutional Convention may prompt a state led minimum wage, with unions and employers split over legality and fairness. Critics warn the policy risks excluding older and younger workers and forcing work beyond capability, while district decisions test its practical reach.
The passage notes that labor effort and wages tie to an efficiency standard, warning that higher pay could price workers out of jobs. It mentions a national conference of English miners to discuss the issue and cites Ohio as a contrasting example that may guide avoidance rather than imitation.
The piece lauds Mr Davin Lucyp George as a capable budgeteer while denouncing his vituperative style in Welsh disestablishment talk. It argues his radical agitation masks sound statesmanship and criticizes his inflation of class hatred and reliance on discontented followers.
The Sunday Times letter from R. R. Ruder of Hastings-on-Hudson argues for industrial education to align schooling with real work. He notes truancy linked to curriculum and criticizes overlarge classes and underfunded teaching, urging curriculum reform and better resources to boost true pupil progress.
The proposed constitution to be submitted to Ohio voters on September 3 outlines major reforms. It addresses governance structure and citizen rights with specific provisions to be approved or rejected by the electorate.
The article notes that adopting the Constitution would trigger a period of varied experimentation, with many changes seen as salutary, fussy, radical, or risky. The most practical provision, it adds, is the ease of future amendments, enabling ongoing reform.
The piece cites IWW leader Haywood asserting no dollar should earn a dollar and portrays savings banks as enemies of labor. It questions the appeal of his proposed societal reordering and suggests thrifty workers may reject his plan as implausible.
The column reflects on two foreign dispatches about Jewish figures in royal circles and contrasts public fame with Wilbur Wrights quiet funeral. It critiques how society uses genius and laments the health and protective failures that can destroy innovation, arguing for wiser treatment of innovators and better safeguards for public safety at sea.
To the Editor of The New York Times a letter praising a fountain for Mrs Josephine Shaw Lowell and urging passage of the Woman Suffrage bill. The writer links Lowell with Clara Barton Julia Ward Howe and Mary Putnam Jacobi noting lifelong pursuit of voting rights. May 28 1912.
In a New York Times letter dated May 28 1912 W N White argues that U S potato imports from Europe exceed five million sacks with duties totaling about 3 500 000. He forecasts an 80 000 000 bushel national potato shortage and criticizes American farming practices versus Europe citing crop yields and crop rotation. He urges better husbandry and notes rutabaga from Canada faces freight and duties while profitable per acre yields exist.
In a letter to the editor from New York on May 22, 1912, William O. Ludlow warns that dense numbers of people in lower Manhattan, coupled with inflammable wooden wharfs, could cause deadly bottlenecks if a panic or fire erupts. He urges caution as Aldermen debate the Building Code revision.
In a letter from Flushing New York dated May 21 1912 the writer urges Theodore Roosevelt to donate one Africa collected specimen to the Smithsonian Institution. The piece praises Roosevelts patriotism and imagines the specimen being dissected labeled and studied by scholars for future ages.
W J Ghent cites 1910 totals of 641 789 for Socialist and Socialist Labor parties and notes 1912 factors remain complex. He warns the national vote could exceed a million, with uncertainty over state and congressional outcomes. Washington May 22 1912.
Ex-bugler of the U.S.N. writes from New York on May 20 1912 about a Brooklyn audience at the Orpheum Theatre failing to rise for the Star Spangled Banner. He laments civilians sitting during the national hymn and calls for reverence taught in public schools.
Harold A Caparn of New York argues against placing Mr Fricks Lenox Library Building in Central Park. He urges locating the gift outside the park near 110th Street where land is cheaper. He contends Americans should keep parkland free from building sites and prefer open scenery in Manhattan.
A New York report compares two coffees bought near City Hall within a minute of each other. One glass costs twenty cents for poor iced coffee and weak cream. A second glass, five cents, offers a fine drink with good cream, influenced by style waiter and silver.
Assistant District Attorney Lloyd P. Stryker resigns to team with former A D A George W. Whiteside. They will run White side and Stryker, with offices at 27 William Street Lords Court Building. The firm will represent the New York Credit Men's Association and Whiting Paper Company.
A 1912 letter from New York argues Cuba's troubles are not a race war. The writer cites Havana observations of mixed color groups and interracial work contexts, noting no color lines among police and army members. The revolt is described as a class grievance against the administration, with language barriers hindering outsiders.
A letter from a reader identifying as a eugenics believer asks the newspaper to publish guidance. He seeks a thorough pre marriage examination by a highly conscientious physician to assess his fitness for married life and asks readers for recommendations.
A crowd of 2000 policemen and their inspectors gathered for a memorial service at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Commissioner Waldo and Mrs. Waldo attended, with Mgr Lavelle and Chaplain Sullivan delivering sermons. The speech urged officers to resist cynicism, praise bravery, and honor fallen colleagues, including Patrolman Lynch, in a year of public danger and sacrifice.
Alan Vivian Gheoghan of Brooklyn writes that turmoil in the Republican Party may push him to reconsider loyalty and mental outlook. He says he backs Taft but worries radical elements threaten renomination and predicts Democratic victory.
The Senate committee’s Titanic disaster verdict stresses delaying the general alarm and questions why passengers were not alerted immediately. The piece notes ample time to load boats once sounded and questions withholding rumors until White Star’s definite report from Quebec.
Frances Maule Bjorkman cites evidence from the National American Woman Suffrage Association criticizing Francis Sedgwick Bangs for asserting male suffrage states have superior governance. The letter argues the lawmaking and administrative records in suffrage states merit closer review.
A Flatbush parent criticizes high school fraternities, arguing they ruin school spirit and exclude nonmembers. The writer urges public intervention and labels fraternities as vicious, calling for action.
A poem portrays a dusty cityscape where power and men meet amid grinding wheels and crowded streets. It shifts to a cottage among trembling trees, the ocean nearby, a sea breeze and dew on flowers, as the cottage gains an owner in a dream.
The Association of Infant Milk Stations plans to rename itself the Infant Welfare Association and broaden its work beyond milk distribution. It will coordinate hospitals, dispensaries, day nurseries, outings, and ice distribution, with sub committees for home hospital and station issues. Funds will be raised by Mrs J Borden Harriman at a Hotel Astor roof event. The New York Milk Committee and Dietitian Association join the city effort, focusing on educational publicity and avoided duplication.
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