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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1903
Page
3
The New York Gimes published its June 13 1903 Saturday edition with the standard front page masthead claiming News That's Fit to Print. The issue reflects early 20th century newspaper layout and daily publication rhythm in New York.
A garbled listing shows office locations including New York at 41 Park Row and Harlem, Philadelphia on Chestnut Street, and London at The Times Printing House Square. Various postal and building references appear with scattered numbers and abbreviations.
The notice outlines subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including per week and per month costs, with annual options and magazine rates. It notes postage paid and foreign country postage adjustments, mentioning an extra charge for foreign shipments and Sunday editions at added monthly rates.
Readers of The New York Times may receive the Daily and Sunday sections, with a 32 page review of books and art, mailed nationwide for five cents per month. Subscriptions can be ordered through Herisdtaters or sent directly to the Publications Office.
Reports from Colombia warn the Panama route accord may fail with public opposition, while Bogota readies Congress for June action. Critics cite higher price demands and delays, and rumors persist of separatist pressures if the pact falters.
The text discusses potential complications if a new Panamanian state claims sovereignty over the canal zone, and how U S guarantees to Colombia's sovereignty could be challenged. It notes possible shifts to a Nicaragua route if Colombia cannot provide control, and hints at President Roosevelt considering options amid changing Colombia relations.
The article argues the czar, while autocratic in name, is constrained by a bureaucracy led by the Council of State, Senate, Synod, and Ministers. It notes Catherine the Great and Alexander I’s policies toward Jews, Kishineff’s tragedy, and suggests the present czar shows a more humane stance but faces entrenched structures resisting full emancipation. It also covers the governor’s dismissal and the likelihood of cautious reform rather than abolition of anti root.
The passage condemns a system of grinding injustice and oppression dating to the Peters and the Ivans. It argues it makes the Russian Jew a stranger in homeland regions settled by ancestors long before Russian Slavs arrived to erase ancient Greek civilization on the Black Sea.
A Paris dispatch questions if Belgrade’s massacre strains Europe’s peace while Serbia's dynastic options shift toward Karageorgevitch rule. Austria warns against opposition but sends gunboats as a precaution. Berlin signals no clear candidate, with Mirko of Montenegro briefly floated, and Bismarck’s former influence fading in the Eastern Question.
The article notes Reliance's fifth consecutive win over Columbia and Constitution, highlighting naval design progress by Herreshoff and the trial races. It discusses the evolving Shamrock designs, the role of designers, and the proving edge of Reliance in windward tests with emphasis on margins and performance expectations.
The article argues Reliance is the fastest windward boat among the three and that luck or seamanship could not overturn five straight wins. It questions the odds of the remaining races changing the established lead and suggests Americans would likely choose Reliance to defend the trophy even without more trials.
The piece recounts Robert Neill of Los Angeles claiming $20 235 stolen aboard the Germanic after arriving from Europe. Customs officers search his baggage and reveal a toy parasol not declared, prompting a tirade against foreign parasols and a plea for tariff enforcement and sympathy for Neill.
The piece argues against broad foreign language teaching in lower grades, noting most students gain little lasting facility. It questions practical value for future wages, saying interpreters pay and trade skills offer better returns, and warns language learning may become merely a luxury or vanity.
In Belgrade a royal palace scene mirrors romance writers like Anthony Hope with Balkan kingdom imagery and dramatic violence. The account notes pistols and swords, a midnight harvest of dead and wounded, but also hints at the real, evolving events in Servia beyond fiction.
The writer laments the depersonalized mass of evil in the Servia play, arguing novels create heroes and heroines with loyal friends who triumph over villains. He criticizes the piece as shallow horror, notes the need for a stronger name than Excelsior Hall or People’s Palace, and urges signed letters for public feedback.
A writer argues the origin of the saying should credit dogs for their habit of methodically consuming bones. He notes a dog chews first meat fragments then gnaws the bone, unlike quick meat swallowing. Dated New York June 9, 1903, by Rick.
Taxpayer from New York on June 8 1903 urges adopting river water use for street sprinkling and fire fighting. He notes drought history and growing city demands, calls for filtration to ensure clear water, and warns against encroaching supplies as storage expands.
A 1903 New York dispatch argues that passengers, especially women, should not alight from streetcars while the car is moving. Stopping the car for alighting is the conductor’s responsibility and may cost time but saves lives and trolley company money.
A resident complains about the horn blasting noise from scissors grinders on Eighty-Eighth Street west of Central Park. The letter urges a city ordinance enforceable by police to curb the ear piercing nuisance.
Quotation from the Detroit Free Press noting a witty remark about smoking preferences and mutual tolerance for each other’s tobacco choices.
The Toledo consolidated paper proposal blends The Times The News and The Bee into The News Be times. The idea aims for a practical group edition reflecting merged branding and shared resources.
In dialogue from the Columbia Jester, Emily admits failing exams again while Maud explains the trouble is teachers posed the same questions as last year. The exchange captures a student’s frustration over unchanged test prompts.
A Chicago Post quotation recalls a former fighter who sought a challenger strong enough to defeat him. He kept seeking someone who could whip him, and finally found one, ending his search for an equal in strength.
The lyric text paints Kentucky’s landscape in bloom while flagging civil strife. Soldiers march and rifles crack near the city streets as mountaineers mass for conflict, contrasting a peaceful countryside with a volatile, warlike mood.
Details released from Washington outline a General Staff under the Secretary of the Navy with three divisions the personnel the fleet and war plans. The Chief of Staff a senior naval officer would direct fleet movements personnel and war plans with an Executive Committee to formulate war plans while the General Board becomes a General Council advising the Secretary.
Special to The New York Times reports Secretary Moody and the President weighing retirements of Rear Admirals Melville and Kenny. Potential successors for Admiral Kenny include Harris Boggs McDonald Mudd, while Captain Milligan and Lieut Commander Edwards vie for Chief of Steam Engineering amid health concerns. Marine Corps vacancies filled with Haines Lane Magill Roosevelt Burton Matthews Dewey Udell Dawson Powell.
Washington report on a General Staff draft that would vest extraordinary authority in the Chief of Staff. The officer would direct orders and operations, supervise troops, and centralize control of supplies and promotions, reducing power of the Adjutant General and Inspector General. The plan aims to submit the draft to Gen. Young for forwarding to the Secretary of War.
Washington officials study irrigation policy under new law to prevent Missouri and Mississippi Valley floods. Proposals include headwater and downriver storage reservoirs called secondary storage to reclaim up to 33 million acres, with canals and ditches spreading April to June flood waters across arid lands in Wyoming Colorado Kansas Nebraska and the Dakotas.
Washington June 12 Porto Rico provides a market of about 1 million dollars monthly to US producers and merchants and supplies tropical products worth around 1 million dollars monthly. Ten months ending April show US shipments to Porto Rico totaling 10,062,54万 with domestic goods 9,844,318 and foreign 218,276. Porto Rico to US shipments total 3,553,464 for the same period, domestic 8,744,427 and foreign 89,037. April data show US to Porto Rico at 931,520 and Porto Rico to US near equal. Fiscal year shipments forecast around 12 million each way.
Senator Obardia Dr Samuel Quintero and Senior Jose Maria Jovane left Panama for Bogota to push ratification of the Hay-Herran treaty. The Panama delegation includes two pro treaty senators and four pro representatives, with one opposing senator and one opposing representative. An influential petition from Congress is circulating at Cartagana.
William C. Hook of Leavenworth Kansas has been selected to replace Judge Caldwell who resigned from the Eighth District Circuits. Hook currently serves as a District Judge and will assume the circuits position.
Public baths will open in Manhattan on Monday under orders from President Cantor. Fourteen baths will operate locally with locations set by Dock Commissioner Hawkes including West 12th West 82d West 85th Battery Corlears East 3d Street East 24th East 3d Street East 112th West 35th Jackson East 3d Street West 97th West 152nd Streets. The Bronx loaned bath awaits location decision.
Pennington Seminary in New Jersey schedules its 64th annual commencement for June. The Rev. Dr. James W. Marshall will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the Methodist Church. Afternoon farewell services follow in Shaw Memorial Chapel with the Rev. William Allen Jr. preaching the YMCA and YWCA anniversary sermons at 7:30 in Shax Chapel.
Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine held ivy exercises with the final chapel and leavetaking for seniors. The forenoon Ivy Day baseball game against Bates ended Bowdoin 12 Bates 5. Junior class exercises followed at 2 PM and the senior chapel was marshaled by Edward A Dunlap Jr. The Ivy Day dance completed the day's events.
Providence June 12 Brown University class day exercises including the cornerstone laying of Rockefeller Hall were postponed to today due to rain. The exercises will be held Monday and the regular commencement program remains on schedule.
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