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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1909
Page
8
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The piece accuses Mr. Bryan of turning on Democratic supporters who aided his rise. It argues some Southern Democrats have shifted to protectionism, aiding Aldrich by opposing tariff reductions, and claims Bryan owes his career to these same leaders while urging their defeat.
The article notes 100000 share steel certificates sent abroad in a lump, alongside rubber and copper shares, and discusses Paris reaction. It highlights a holding company device used to push New England trade and the New Haven Boston Maine control, with references to Massachusetts prosecutions and the New Heaven Company as a trade defender.
A debate on France as decadent cites World War losses and Paris Commune aftermath. The essay argues France faces stagnation from low birth rates driven by property-division motives while noting the country has built a relatively stable government after a century of frequent regime changes.
The piece contrasts shifts in opinion over corporate holding structures and market freedom with comments on France under republican rule. It praises French stability, wealth growth, and cautious foreign policy while noting American investment trends toward diversified holdings and art funding, concluding with Hoblein portraits preservation for Britain.
The Atlantic City Brewers Convention debates prohibition and argues that it reduces drunkenness while noting whisky dealers lose business under prohibition. They oppose linking beer to whisky, warn against bad beer, and back efforts to purge low dives, aiming to dissociate beer from lawlessness.
The analysis argues the Philadelphia streetcar strike hinges on the balance between violence and disruption to pressure concessions. It notes rioting risks public sympathy loss, militia risk, and political influence from the municipal election. Police have failed to restore order, with harsher arrests likely more effective than clubbing.
An American bid to buy Holbein's Duchess of Mixian portrait failed as England raised 200000 dollars with help from the National Arts Collections Fund. The Arundel Holbein will go back to the National Gallery, ending the threatened sale to foreign buyers and sparking debate over relocating famous works.
The Pennsylvania reward offer of 15000 for WilLula Waitia's kidnappers spawns many claimants from OREILLY the Cleveland saloon keeper to a Mercer County gadget seeking repayment for arrests and convictions. The piece criticizes rewards as dangerous and notes legal questions surrounding Patrick’s death sentence appeal and a New Theory offering state liability for stolen property.
Letter to the editor from June 4 in New York criticizes Police Commissioner Bingham for focusing on Chinatown while neglecting the Tenderloin district. The missive reflects urban safety tensions in early 1900s New York.
Washington flatly states the card index plan is private enterprise. The Bureau of Manufactures has no role and all inquiries should go to the Commercial Bureau Company at New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. The Times publication spurred many mistaken letters seeking government involvement. John M. Carson, Chief of the Bureau, clarifies June 4, 1909.
Margaret Doane Gardiner argues in a 1909 Albany letter that suffragists should not redefine motherhood and science. She claims some leaders advocate socialist free love and upbringing theories, contrasting with the majority who are not those women of the race.
Alice Stone Blackwell argues that women and men have held similar political limitations until suffrage. She asserts that daily work shapes traits more than government form, and that women in equal suffrage states retain their feminine strengths. Impartial fairness enhances, not erodes, womanly virtues. Dorchester, Mass. June 3, 1909.
A London note praises a new lodge for American citizens, with U S President Taft’s cordial goodwill and a Washington portrait highlighted in the Grand Lodge of England. The letter also criticizes President Jordan’s remarks on France as ignorant, urging Europe study.
Louis Windmueller lauds Dr. Barth as a lovable man with courageous defense of his convictions and an amiable spirit. He notes Barth’s faults but credits him as one of Germany’s bravest champions of civic virtue, alongside Carl Schurz and other reformers.
Supreme Court Justice Guy refused Mark Nicholls's bid for a receiver of Nicholls Tubing Company. Nicholls alleges his wife manipulated him while ill to gain control, but the court notes he no longer owns the property and his bankruptcy affidavit contradicts his claim of ownership. His wife denies the accusations and says papers were given while his mind was failing.
Executors report Sebastian D. Lawrence left 100000 for a free hospital and 400000 endowment for its support in New London. His mansion becomes an emergency hospital site. He also leaves 50000 for a new alms house and gifts to St James's Episcopal Church St Mary's Catholic Church Jibboom Club and the Grand Army.
A spirited 83 year old woman asserts courage and activity despite hardship. She describes writing a prize seeking short story and an original novel sent to a London publisher with a 250 guinea prize. She rejects the idea of decadence in herself and vows to face the world bold as ever.
Cornelius Brurey of New York reports a dangerous rush hour practice at crowded subway stations. A woman was thrown from a moving train onto a busy platform after a starter signaled the car to go with doors open. He urges strict enforcement of any law against starting with doors open.
The piece advocates for appointing Dr Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia as the United States envoy to the Court of St James's. It argues hisCharacter and cultural breadth suit the post, despite past entertainments by Mr Whitelaw Reid that once cast doubt on a citizen’s acceptance.
A reader questions the purpose of a street cleaners parade and why workers parade for public inspection, asking whether the event serves a useful object or is a senseless display.
Carlyle Smith boasts his "L" station status and a vast, interconnected clan named through telephone ties. He highlights ten little girls eight boys six sisters an aunt and numerous notable acquaintances to prove his social standing in Yonkers area.
Jacob H. Schiff returns to America aboard the Lusitania from Liverpool with Mrs. Schiff. Wireless contact with the Kaiser Wilhelm II. ties Harriman’s Europe voyage. Schiff cites unrest in Germany England France and the US tariff as factors affecting prices taxes and currency. Other passengers include Samuel Rea Pliny Fisk Charles Jacobs and Dr Louis Leaman who discuss rail projects hunting in Africa and the Roosevelt trip.
The Appellate Division ruled the city must compensate The Morning Telegraph for publishing election notices in 1906 after the Board of Elections initially omitted the paper. The paper sued for mandamus, the board corrected designations, and the city’s appeal was unsuccessful as the verdict was upheld.
Street Cleaning Commissioner Edwards awarded the silver cup for best appearance in the parade to the Brooklyn White Wings. The committee praised the uniform excellence across boroughs and commended the Tenth District of Manhattan, the Second District of the Bronx, and the Seventh District of Brooklyn, and the Mayor conveyed his congratulations. The event was called an exhibition worth the greatest department display of its kind.
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