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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1909
Page
6
The page lists publication offices in major cities and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. It notes additional charges for foreign mail, Canada, and overseas deliveries, with mailing details for daily and Sunday editions.
The piece argues against aggressive money issuance and notes in circulation, warning of a possible financial convulsion. It questions Treasury disbursements, banknote redemptions, and the value of 2 percent bonds while citing fears of excessive money supply and the need for a cautious approach to currency policy.
The writer argues the country is trapped by a bond secured currency and urges immediate reform. They advocate halting future bond secured banknotes, preferring government bonds issued to fund relief, with buyers barred from poor law relief. They warn the current path is intolerable and call for decisive action rather than regression.
The piece contrasts two kinds of millionaires and chronicles how a London estate generated four new fortunes after death. It praises a benevolent buyer who paid above market to liquidate assets, noting his public market dealings spared business reproach. It cites several other wealth accumulators and ends with a moral on true wealth.
The piece argues Franklin Mac Veagh speaks for the President on tariff policy and party pledges. It notes Congress has faced a long session with a House tariff bill and a Senate bill harsher than the House plan. It cites Republican critics who act independently within the party to guide liberalization, urging alignment with the President’s leadership.
A lengthy editorial critiques tariff revision promises tied to President Taft and Aldrich, arguing the administration may seek a new party majority to gain control. It discusses labor conditions, shifts in temperance stance, and cautions about political leverage amid tariff debates. The piece also mocks Roosevelt’s hunting abroad and comments on a Philadelphia streetcar strike and vegetarian ethics.
A 19th century opinion argues for employing magicians to educate the masses and combat superstition. It notes 20,000 professional conjurers in the United States who perform feats to entertain and misdirect, suggesting government use to enlighten dupes of charlatans and influence. It cites French Algeria’s pacification as a case where magicians proved effective.
The text recounts Henry C. Frick promoting a total abstinence pledge after an intoxicated former employee entered a mill. With directors’ approval the pledge would require all current and future workers to sign, to ensure sobriety for safety and efficiency in steel production.
A civic verse condemns crowded Children’s Court crowds and poor air as women and children faint in lines. The speaker urges reflection on poverty, calls for better accommodation, and even proposes a collection to fund relief. It critiques urban neglect and the need for humane care in juvenile justice spaces.
Frederick W. Moore of New York argues that Roosevelt could have collected okapi and white rhinoceros specimens near the Semliki region and questions Prof. C Roy Andrews description. He cites maps and Britannica, notes hunters Selous and Viljoen corroboration, and wishes Roosevelt success in obtaining complete specimens and data.
Justice Hoyt and the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children press for proper quarters for the Children's Court. The urgent need was shown when over 200 juvenile offenders were arraigned and access was blocked. the city should provide a dedicated building rather than temporary space.
West Point prepares for graduation week with 100 new officers to the army. Two Chinese entrants Ting C Chen and Ying H Wen join the class under a special act to aid China. The program includes athletics, a fencing team graduating, and remarks by Gen. Horace Porter and Sec. of War Jacob M Dickinson. A camp at Delafield will follow graduation.
Two high ranking Trappists, Abbot Edmond M. Obrecht of Gethsemane Ky and Bishop Abbot General D Augustine Marre of Constance Germany, visit Archdiocesan residence to meet Mgr Lavelle. The article describes abbey life including austerity, sleeping schedule, monk dining, and monastic fields and rules.
The Third Avenue Railroad Company orders two experimental streetcars to replace horse cars. One gasoline electric unit, built with an auto chassis by J. G. Brill and powered by General Electric, will run on downtown lines and along Manhattan Avenue and 110th Street, ready in about six weeks. A storage battery car, built by the same firms with power from a battery prepared at Edison Works, Orange New Jersey, will also be tested. Edward A. Maher says success could transform street railways.
Dr. Charles E. Stowe, son of Harriet Beecher Stowe, addressed the Church of the Ascension on Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street, likening modern trusts to slave owners. He cited Uncle Tom's Cabin as relevant to justice and equal rights in the country and recounted how the book's scenes originated.
The advance guard of Presbyterian Church delegates reached New York ahead of the ninth general convention at Fifth Avenue Church. Dr Oswald Dykes and Sir Alexander Simpson arrived on the Cedric with Dr J Campbell Gibson greeting them. The ten day meeting will address church unification and civic issues with speakers including Gov Hoke Smith and Woodrow Wilson.
Representatives of major New York commercial associations met at the Merchants Club to back Senator Aldrich’s Tariff Commission clause. Henry R. Towne led the session with leaders including William McCarroll Serena Pratt James Hoile S D Sherman and S C Mead approving to push a Tariff Board to Congress and the President. A Washington meeting will be called to advance the plan.
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