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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1913
Page
10
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Federal indictment charges United Mine Workers officials and Western coal operators with conspiring to unionize West Virginia mines to raise coal prices. The case centers on restraint of trade and anti trust concerns amid a long strike marked by violence. The article notes federal action without prior consultation with the Attorney General and hints at political implications for labor policy and Civil War appropriation riders.
A West Virginia indictment tests the Executive Department's stance on Congress's theory that crime by labor unions and farmers should not be punished, suggesting a clash over equal application of law.
English militants condemned for using Emily Davison’s Derby Day death as a rallying cry. Critics blame derangement and fanatics for derailing women’s suffrage progress while urging support for law abiding activists.
Editorial praises the calming effect of German Emperor Wilhelm II and Great Britain on European tensions over six months. It credits the two powers for keeping peace through cautious leadership, restraining war factions in Germany and Austria, and guiding policy amid Balkan crises including Montenegro’s Scariti surrender.
The Curran Committee endorses raising the Police Commissioner’s salary from 7500 to 10000 and extending the term from five to eight years. It would allow removal only after a public hearing and add Deputy Commissioners, arguing experience supports keeping Commissioner Walpo through 1914.
The article notes a shift in Anglo German relations from concealed hostility to a measured rivalry conducted by peaceful means. It cites Britain’s decisive support in the Alba nian crisis, the transfer of Scutari to the Powers, and London’s peace treaty as marking a new balance. It asserts that this sober, cooperative dynamic reduces the threat of a European war and underpins hopeful stability.
The article predicts Ireland will gain home rule by 1915 as the bill moves through the British Commons. It notes the House of Lords can veto after three readings and that current amendments are unlikely. Ulster voices and Unionists will speak, but militant tactics are deemed unlikely.
The Berlin stadium was dedicated with imperial pomp in a ceremony watched by the Kaiser and his sons. About 30,000 athletes performed drills as 3,000,000 members of German athletic societies are represented. Carrier pigeons carried Count von Popszewski's dedication speech.
The text contrasts German national vigor with individual talent. It cites Prof Moens terberg and his view that Germany embodies a collective spirit under Kaiser rule. It notes American athletes facing a strengthened German program and predicts Germany as a formidable opponent in future Olympics.
The Riverside Drive expansion from Mott Street to Harlem River is outlined by Arnold Brunner and Frederick Law Olmsted with hopes to extend northward. City cautions avoid large immediate expenditures while enabling future development and land acquisition for the project. President McAdeny notes work won’t start soon, but initial mapping aids builders for upper Manhattan.
A reader recounts vandalism at Bruce Banch Library where the first six pages of four Greek grammars were ripped from shelves. The writer suspects high school students committed the theft to study the Greek alphabet and laments threats to the nation when youth theft becomes a norm.
A letter argues that stray pages from Greek grammar are a sign of failing civics in schools and questions library book handling. It urges library officials to trace borrowers and hold Park staff accountable for rising litter in Central Park.
Ernest G. Draper argues that Yale senior societies, though silly at times, offer a wholesome framework that channels undergraduates toward useful activity. He cautions against total abolition, noting discreet loafing can conceal benefits while warning freshmen to avoid vague idleness. He urges a grounded, diligent student ideal.
A letter to the New York Times questions who pays for police uniform damage in the line of duty. The writer cites an 1915 Times report of a merit star cut and a coat slashed, asking if the city should cover repairs or replacements and noting moral concern over fining brave officers.
The observer laments comparisons between New York City teachers and their counterparts in England and Germany. It argues New York teachers are highly paid, work shorter hours, and enjoy longer vacations, while English heads of large boarding schools earn $500 annually for a 9 to 4 day plus vacation.
Reader asks Will Martin D Siegel to publish the duties hours days off and weekly schedule for a household worker advertised by him. The aim is to find a helper with pay of $18 a month and balance in York, June 1913.
A Times letter argues that drudgery is a universal trait across occupations from rail conductors and street cleaners to bank tellers and clerks. It notes repeated routines in teaching nursing and medicine, and enduring frustrations of writers and engineers, asserting common hardship and shared purpose in necessary work.
George P. Boulden of Philadelphia argues for practical reforms in 1913 including larger change-of-address cards, back dating mail, simpler forwarding rules, and clear box and window notices for dispatch times to improve mail delivery and traceability.
Margaret MacKinlay writes about the National YWCA building at Lexington Avenue and Fifty Fifth Street, where a woman manages administrative offices and training, with a brigade of cleaning staff, rest rooms, a lunch room, and amenities on eleven floors. Isabella Santee oversees upkeep, reflecting women’s evolving role in business and city life as of June 7, 1915.
Grace Duffield Goodwin writes from New York on June 7 1913 criticizing readers who misuse quotation marks around Mrs Dodge and the Sunpay Times interview. She argues the suffrage movement faces logical challenges not individual traits and urges precise language and intelligent critique.
A reader asks if a person with poor spelling can be educated. The letter notes being a university graduate and English professor who struggles with short words, cites famous misspellings by Stevenson, and wonders about public school teachers.
The editorial Attack the Cause Not Symptoms critiques conservatism while humorously noting four end seat hogs per seat. It cites Mayor Gaynor as between the upper and nether millstones and comments on his attack on fat men in a special Aldermanic Board message. Cited from New York June 5 1918.
W L De Bost argues in support of building owners regulating suppliers for tenants. He claims this arrangement offers cheaper service, reduces petty theft, and limits entry of multiple vendors, comparing it to the leasing of offices and asserting the critic’s view is incorrect.
A vivid monologue describes women as servant-seekers and agency bosses who recruit cooks. The speaker recalls changing jobs rapidly, enduring harsh conditions, and stealing food to survive while predicting endless moves and bitter sentiment toward "ladies of degree."
Princeton's 112 graduates took command of the university led by President Hibben during Class Day exercises in Alexander Hall. The day featured the class oration by Paul Forest Myers, the class poem, and the senior address by Talbot Taxtor Pendiston, with Phi Beta Kappa elections announced and a patrons list headed by Woodrow Wilson’s family among attendees.
Special to The New York Times Theo dore Roosevelt arrived by special train in Pottstown Pennsylvania and spoke at Hill School commencement in open air. He urged efficiency and hard work and warned students against lax effort saying the man who does real work is needed. He quipped about football to illustrate perseverance and claimed efficiency should not be penalized for mistakes.
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