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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1908

Page

6

New York Times Publishing Office and Contact Details

Informational snippet listing the publisher Adolph Ochs, secretary C Franck, and the Times Square address for communications with THE NEW YORK TIMES in New York City. Includes phone reference and daily publication note.

Then York Times Company Adolph 8 Ochs Pres T & Tr C. Franck Becy NEW York Times Times Square New York City Bryant

New York Times Mail Subscriptions Offered Nationwide

Readers may have the Daily and Sunday Editions mailed to any part of the country at the rate of 5 dollars per month for Daily and 60 cents per month for Sunday. Subscriptions can be sent through newsletters or directly by the Publication Office. Telephone 1000 Bryant.

Y Times Weekly Canada NEW York Times Aily

Anti Injunction Debate Divides Republicans At Chicago Convention

The piece argues against a party anti injunction plank and defends judicial independence. It cites Republican leaders and legal authorities challenging the idea, warning of harm to business and order. It notes President Roosevelt and Union League Club input and cites court records on injunctions related to labor disputes.

Eles Chicago Mandi Sganioe Roosevigrt Congress United States Union League Club Republic Republica Party Theodore Roosevelt James A. Emery National Council For Industrial Defense Circuit Courts Wallter Gordon Mer Ritt Snys

The Vice Presidency a Test of Presidential Suit

The piece argues vice presidential nominees must be presidential in stature. It cites Roosevelt Tyler and others, warns Chicago convention against weak picks, and suggests Hughes as a strong, reform-minded candidate whose nomination would require sacrifice from his state.

United States Theodore Roosevelt WiLliam M McKinley John Tyler Millard Fillmore Andrew Johnson Chester A. Arthur Joan Adams Thomas Jefferson George Clinton Elbridge Gerry John C. Calhoun Martin van Buren Thomas A. Hendricks Andrew Jackson Henry Clay Charles Francis Adams Edward Everett Ble Gov Huches Amercan

Oklahoma Joins Move to Give Railways a Chance

On Wednesday at the Capitol, National Prosperity Association chairman J Simmons urged slower legislative action against railways to avoid harm from overregulation. He warned frequent sessions burden railways, while Gov. Haskell signed a corporate bill opposed by leading merchants and farmers.

National Prosperity Association Mr. Simmons Simmons Hardware Company of St. Louis Oklahoma Simmons Gov. Haskell

Public Opinion Fails To Move Race Track Legislation

The piece argues Gov Hugh es used personal and official power to push bills suppressing track gambling, despite weak public opinion. It claims a tie vote, an extra session, and bribes via race track funds influenced farmers and county politics, noting the governor’s decisive credit while condemning the process.

Huches Niagara-Orleans HuGuHes

Labor injunctive policy attacked in political clash

The argument denounces anti injunction platitudes as harmful to justice and property rights. It asserts no public wrong warrants such policy and accuses Gomperts of pandering to labor votes, urging strong opposition at Chicago to deter the effort.

Chicago

Oklahoma convention backs capital protection drive

The group formed on the same day to advance the issue into Oklahoma’s next campaign pledging state protection to legitimate investments and resigning politicians biased against capital. Eight platform heads hint at a national non political convention aligned with Governor HIRS KELLs views.

Hoxs Serra Oklahoma Chicago

The High Price of Meat and Tariff Policy Debate

The article notes rising meat prices amid a tariff influenced distrust, citing U S and English protectionism. It mentions the Beef Trust, Canadian cattle, and a New York State Butchers Association resolution blaming high meat prices on federal policy and calling for tariff removal.

Trust Beef Trust Canada England New York State Butchers’ Association

Thirteen Taxicabs Bridal Procession Reported

A Brooklyn bride planned a church procession by thirteen taxicabs with her wedding party, counting the fleet as they set out from the house to the church.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Bride Skips Thirteen in Taxicab Wedding Tale

A cautious Brooklyn woman avoids thirteen taxicabs to prevent bad luck on her wedding day. The piece notes the superstition's grip even as most see it as folly, praising prudence while lamenting widespread marriage woes and the futility of fears.

Brooklyn

Judge Gorr Expands Grand Jury Reach in Ice Trust Case

Judge Gorr addresses the Grand Jury and expands the scope of the Ice Trust investigation. He applies the Northern Securities principle to New York State statutes, declaring as valid law what many had believed unlawful. His guidance could expose hundreds of previously respectable business men to indictment.

Gorr Grand Jury Ice Trust Federal Supreme Court New York State

Noiseless gun prompts moral debate on safety and crime

The piece argues a silent firearm would aid animal welfare and military stealth but widely alarms as a tool for criminals and covert violence. It notes the risk to hunting, the potential rise of crime in Breathitt County, and the erosion of open, audible gunpowder use while contrasting betting bans affecting horse racing and employment.

Society For the Prevention Breathitt County

Betting on the Races and Its Broad Consequences

The piece argues betting bans hurt some interests but not the broader economy. It notes racehorse breeding may survive, tracks could be repurposed into real estate, and bookmakers may turn to crime as a last resort. A New Yorker warns bookmakers face ruin and calls for quick career shifts.

Bayonne Magistrate Cuts Fines to Ease Poor Burdens

A Bayonne magistrate says he will reduce penalties to aid the poor by charging $2.50 for disorderly conduct and $1 for plain drunkenness, down from $5 and $2 respectively, while no discount is given for wife beating. He notes judges are human and personal prejudice affects decisions.

Bayonne

New York Street Car Civility Debate

A New York letter urges civility from street railway employees, arguing that management shapes conduct. Citing a Washington Street Railway official and a Lake Shore Railroad general manager, the writer says firm authority can curb insolence, with a sharp example of swift employee discipline in 1908.

The New York Timea Washington Street Railway Company Lake Shore Railroad Shore

Popular Education in the West Versus Eastern Institutions

A reader argues against large sums for general education as not aiding the poor. The writer praises Western state systems, citing the University of Michigan and Colorado for low tuition and strong instruction. The letter contrasts Eastern universities with Western models and urges state-supported access. Madison Square, June 9, 1906.

New York Times Timms Timmes United States Alleghany Mountains University of Michigan Harvard Yale Princeton Ann Arbor University of Colorado New York Massachusetts West Madison Square

Burton Named Umpire for Panama Colombia Land Claims

The Ohio congressman Theodore B Burton receives a new appointment as umpire of the government commission resolving disputed land claims between Panama and Colombia. He also serves as chairman of the Rivers and Harbors Committee and Inland Waterways Commission. He is set to travel to Chicago to participate in Taft’s nomination process and attend meetings of the National Monetary Commission before returning to Washington.

New York Times Washington Theodore BE. Burton Roosevelt Ohio Panama Colombia Taft Burton Rivers and Harbors Committee House Inland Waterways Commission Chicago Virginia New York National Monetary Commission Brainy Burton

Conscience fund receives 8000 from Jersey City note

Secretary Cortelyou has been sent eight thousand dollars for the conscience fund in an unsigned Jersey City envelope. The sender says he and another man once stole government funds and that the 8000 brings the total repaid to 40000 over several years.

Washington Cortelyou Jersey City Conscience Fund The Treasury

City Board forms committee on streetcar franchise bids

The Board of Estimate named a special committee of the Mayor, Controller, Aldermen President, and Manhattan and Queens borough presidents to review franchises for two cross city streetcar routes over Blackwell’s Island Bridge to Queens. Hudson and Long Island Traction seeks 25 year rights with scale payments, while South Shore Traction links to it. New York and Queens County Railroad also seeks bridge service to Jamaica. The board also approved 75000 for sewer projects despite opposition. Coler and Ahearn objected. Ahearn seeks 22000000 for sewers below Fifty-ninth Street.

Board of Estimate Board of Aldermen Manhattan Queens Blackwell’s Island Bridge Hempstead Hudson & Long Island Traction Company Twelfth Avenue Forty-second Street Fifty-seventh Street South Shore Traction Company Hudson and Long Island New York & Queens County Railroad Company Blackwell's Island Bridge Bridge Plaza Jamaica Metropolitan Sewerage Commission Coler Ahearn

Work on Manhattan Bridge Ropes Begin Preparations

Contractors start preparing four large cables for the Manhattan Bridge. Fourteen ropes are laid in the river bed and sixteen ropes total will be used. The ropes will be hoisted into position one by one next week, with full suspension planned within a month.

Manhattan Bridge

Taft supports local option stance in local referendum

Secretary Taft's position on local option pleases liquor reform supporters in Burlington. He cites his Yale and Pennsylvania Bar Association addresses to explain that local referendums on liquor laws offer practical, understandable decisions for communities. He argues a local vote ensures officers and juries will enforce the prohibition law.

Philadelphia Public Ledger Burlington Taft Norman B. Hoffman Pennsylvania Bar Association Yale University

Labor Letter Urges Migrant Wheat Harvest Aid

A Kansas Free Employment Agency appeals for 21 500 men and 1 200 teams to harvest wheat across the state. The poem invites urban laborers to move westward for work and better living, praising rural fields and nature as rewards for toil.

Free Employment Agency of Kansas

Cortelyou Starts New Currency Law Explained

Secretary Cortelyou issues a circular outlining emergency currency law provisions for National banks forming currency associations. It details structuring rules, territory, capital requirements, and application procedures, with further circulars to specify methods for obtaining additional circulation and deposit interest terms.

Ieee New York Times Washington Cortelyou Cat Secretary of the Treasury First National Currency Association Mece Department Furness Treasury Currency Association Secreary Cortelyou

Monetary Commission Ends Executive Session At Plaza

The National Monetary Commission sub committee met in executive session at the Hotel Plaza for two days to study the need for new currency laws. Deliberations will be reported to the full commission in a city meeting likely July end. Only public item was selecting Ref. A P Andrew of Harvard as an expert for commission work.

National Monetary Commission Hotel Plaza Ref. A. P. Andrew Hamvard

Major Consular Service Shakeup Promotes Fifty Seven Officers

Washington reports the largest consular overhaul in years with fifty seven American consular officers promoted or reassigned after Congress backed the Consular Reorganization act. Names from New York include Hector De Castro and Paul Nash among others as they move to Rome Zurich Budapest Rheims and more.

Washington Congress York Hector de Castro New York Eneral Rome Zurich Paul Nash Rheims Budapest William Consorder Harpburg Thomas H. Moffat Samayra Bluefields Clarence R. Slocum Zittau Fiume James _ Johnson

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