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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1907
Page
6
The June 5 1907 issue notes photographs taken at the New York Post Office and in Greater New York including Jersey by Newark. The page is part of The New York Times Company publication with a two cent Sunday price mentioned.
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In an emergency message Gov. Huacues urges quick passage of five measures including a speeded probe into state departments and a primary reform, while water powers plan and special franchise tax change face opposition. The piece compares his influence to a presidential approach, warning of dangers to legislative independence.
The text reflects on the murder trial where lawyers and a judge are praised for fairness amid debate over capital punishment. It notes socialist influence, fears of a national strike, and calls for workingmen to halt production to protest if verdicts condemn labor leaders. Witnesses express confusion about socialism.
The piece argues San Francisco wrestles with wage inflation, stalled industry, and shortages while bosses and labor clash. It notes outside cash flooding trade, high living costs, and buildings and rents rising. It warns bank reluctance to finance a city tainted by corruption and Boss McCarthy’s influence.
The city police fund for the dependents of two murdered officers has reached 28000 dollars. The fund will be invested to yield an income near a patrolman’s pay, ensuring financial support for the fallen officers’ families. One officer left dependents. the other had none.
The article argues contributors would see any payout to Sxuisck's cousins as waste and deception, urging the entire fund go to the SxckLer family. It blames Police Department instigators for not verifying actual dependents and hopes courts uphold the donors' intent.
The piece profiles Raimond Trustlow a Chicago millionaire who proclaims his aim to wed Miss Marin Loves of Atlanta Ga. He is described as brave impulsive and domineering likened to Don Quixote and a Pinkerton with a plan to chloroform his intended bride. The column weighs whether such a forceful home maker is fit to lead and questions ideal masculine traits for national and domestic leadership.
A description of the Assouan dam on the Nile and its impact on water flow to Cairo. The 150 foot granite wall, shutters, and telegraph-driven water management alter the landscape from Assouan to Cairo. The piece notes rising waters submerging palm trees and ruins, threatening Philae and Isis temples and Egypt’s ancient heritage.
The text debates the Assouan granite dam and whether adding twenty three feet to the wall will bury Philae and end irrigation certainty. It contrasts Josiah’s imagined control with the real limits of dam power and asks how Egypt’s fertility truly depended on such engineering.
The office of Fiscal Supervisor of Sta Charities sees H H BexpEeR replaced after a civil service dispute. Gov Hucuns backs Onarntes M. Bissxu for the job following Bexpee’s salary collection scandal. The Barnes organization backs BisSELL.
A Lyric Hall event featuring Harry Harris of Chicago and Tommy Murpur of Harlem showcases staged prizefighting under loose legal oversight. The write up criticizes the National Sporting Club model as a sham, arguing officials must distinguish genuine athletic clubs from money making venues.
A Boston critic reproves a New York editorial for using rubberneck to describe sight seeing vehicle riders. The exchange notes that riders cannot be blamed for lecturers poor taste and laments the lack of reverence for sacred things. The author concedes the slip and expresses regret.
A columnist claims the janitors of tenement houses are upstanding compared with corrupt officials, based on a trusted informant. The piece argues that differences arise from opportunity, not nature, and asserts most tenement janitors share virtuous practices.
Union janitors from Health, Street Cleaning, Fire, and Tenement House departments demand $2,000 and point to months of low pay and dark living quarters. They note treasurer Robert E. Simon of 20 Nassau Street and report paying monthly bribes to go-betweens or “tax collectors” to keep their posts.
Albert E. Davis chairs a Civic League of the Bronx letter accusing the 1906–07 Bronx Borough administration of public-work dishonesty, charter violations, misused funds, and inefficient appointments. It urges the Commissioners of Accounts to conduct a serious sworn inquiry with subpoenas.
Knickerbocker of New York questions Prof. Chittenden on drink choices with meals citing coffee water milk and possible beer or light wine. He notes dyspeptic looks in Boston trolley riders and compares French Italian customs. He asks if stimulants with meals should be condemned.
A letter to the editor proposes a gathering of Civil War veterans in New York to discuss common memories and potentially clarify disputed wartime issues. The note highlights the Congressional History of the Civil War gift to City Hall Library and lists veterans from both armies as eligible attendees.
A letter warns residents about rampant poison ivy near Hamilton Grange Convent Avenue and 1424 Street, behind an old stone fence. The writer notes frequented areas by nurses and children, urging action to prevent exposure and serious injuries to susceptible individuals.
Yale seniors vote Calvin Truesdale of Greenwich the laziest member and Edward H. Hart of Brooklyn the most likely to succeed in life. Others named include Charles Otis the greatest grind Samuel Morse the most popular and Stephen Landon the handsomest. Princeton voted as favorite college beside Yale.
Gen. E. A. Garlington testified as inspector general before the Senate Military Affairs Committee investigating the Brownsville incident. He said his probe sought guilty parties, but he conceded he learned nothing conclusive about the affray and was pressed by Sen. Foraker on the outcome.
The will of Harry Hamlin, millionaire clubman and horse breeder killed in a recent car accident, is read. It largely leaves his estate to widow Chauncey and appoints them executors. Bequests go to friends and to servants. Hospital reports say injured boy John Heckel may recover.
A 1907 letter from Oscar J. Wile in New York questions Mr. Foley's verses "When a Girl Is Around." The writer argues that a girl present makes boys, youths, or men try and fail to perform, causing nerves, stumbles, and embarrassment.
The Duchess of Argyll, famed artist and sculptor with a Kensington Palace studio, painted a signboard at Roseneath on the Circle to pass a waiting period. Her notable tutor was the late Sir Edgar Boehm, who praised her sculpting and modeling abilities.
Commentary notes a college student from Smith College asked about settling pressing problems with a witty admission he did not know the easiest or quickest way. The Baltimore American records this brief exchange reflecting on youth insight and modern challenges.
In England people are too busy to love says Dr Emil Reich in The London Tatler. A man faded to death by forty letters and fifteen telegrams a day cannot indulge in a heart shaking tragedy or the passion of an all absorbing love. So he flirts.
The London Good Health reports a rise in insanity in Great Britain from about one in 536 to one in 286 of the population. The increase is most marked in the last few years.
A cryptic verse describes a dog beneath a cherry tree with agile phrasing and unclear meaning. The speaker questions whether the dog’s wage or growl reflects true intent, hinting at a playful mystery.
Atlantic City June 4 Nathan Straus of New York urged pasteurization as the cure for tuberculosis spread by raw milk. He cited science and Royal Commission findings that bovine tubercle bacilli in milk cause disease, calling raw milk a crime against children and demanding authorities ban it.
Metz vents ill feeling between the Controller’s office and the Corporation Counsel over condemnation fees. He says he reduced bills after exposing excessive meetings and charges. He notes past obstacles from Ellison’s office and promises more facts on specific cases.
A $2,000 attachment against Rev. Kerr Boyce Tupper, former pastor of Madison Avenue Baptist Church, was settled yesterday when George J. Helmer resolved the claim. The parties met to conclude the matter and end the dispute.
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