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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1906
Page
8
The source is a header from a 1906 New York Times page. It notes daily publication by The New York Times Company in Times Square, New York City, with postal entry at the New York Post Office.
Lists newspaper offices including Times Square Spruce Street Harlem and Broad Street details. Provides pricing for daily and Sunday subscriptions, monthly, yearly rates, and foreign postage. Includes mentions of The New York Times daily offerings and weekly financial review with pricing notes.
Readers of The New York Times may receive the Daily and Sunday Editions mailed nationwide at 75 cents per month. Orders can be placed through newsdealers or sent directly to the Publication Office.
The piece argues that as long as interstate carriers may not transport meat, canned goods, or packing-house products without a Government inspected label, health standards rest with the Secretary of Agriculture. It warns that shifting inspection costs to the Government harms efficiency, urges maintaining packers pay, and stresses that public opinion already favors adequate inspection to keep packing houses honest and marketable. The author cautions Congress to restore the Beveridge amendment’s cost rules and lauds the President’s stance on robust inspection.
The article weighs the San Francisco insurance settlement offering a 25 percent discount on losses from earthquakes and dynamite destruction. It covers disputes over whether losses were caused by fire, official destruction, or other factors. the split among insurance companies. the expected court costs and delays. and the argues for and against accepting the proposal based on doubtful or clear cases.
A proposed measure seeks to assign money to beef and meat inspection, creating a permanent annual appropriation of $2,000,000 for inspection expenses. The amendment gives the provision ongoing statutory effect and strengthens consumer protection against unsafe meat.
The piece critiques Senator Hernando De Soto Money for arguing Oklahoma and Indian Territory should enter as two states. It asserts his stance would distort apportionment by counting Western voters as equal to Eastern voters, inflaming sectional tensions. The discussion highlights his controversial view amid national council debates.
The piece notes a fading but persistent Southern vs Yankee bravado once common in the region. It mocks Senator ForaKER and finds Senator Monty’s argument more silly than sectional, reflecting renewed sectional bitterness in a Senate debate.
The piece argues Russia is desperate for a capable reformer after Count Wirte’s failure. It condemns the autocrat and vaguely criticizes the League of Military Regeneration, contrasting calls for decisive leadership with Napoleon's remark about finding few suitable leaders in large populations. It concludes that Russia, with a hundred million people, must find a capable figure despite heavy penalties.
The American Soldier notes Gen Corbin’s West Point address praising military discipline within a democracy. It argues enlisted men stay citizens and that equality with officers under military discipline fits American and French republican ideals, contrasting with European hierarchies.
The resort to individual initiative forced on the private soldier by modern military conditions may safely be said to define the highest level of future military efficiency. This conception reconciles future military efficiency with the political and social world that is inevitably moving forward.
Secretary Shaw and Secretary Loeb say Roosevelt is not mixing in Iowa politics but could be asked why he is not. The piece notes Roosevelt as a tariff reformer and fearless statesman, with questions about why he withholds his stance on Cummins or Shaw and hints at pressures from trusts or Railway Rate bill considerations.
Dr Hunter’s fifty six years in city schools and the Normal College are hailed for ending corporal punishment in New York public schools. He is praised for guiding pupils without beating them and for starting a reform that gradually replaced the rod. While a statue is not yet warranted, future recognition should honor this pivotal innovation and its benefit to teachers and students alike.
The piece notes Gov. Fo xook and District Attorney Jerome each claim credit for reform and highlight differences in approach. It argues a public quarrel would be wasteful, praises both for reducing corruption, and suggests future public betterment may come from their parallel efforts rather than confrontation.
A letter to the editor from Wallace in New York dated June 14 1906 argues Mayor McClellan appropriately defended Jerome describing him as the best district attorney the county has ever had and asserts the defense was not required to justify the DA to thoughtful New York City residents.
Editorial argues for prioritizing small colleges especially for city youth. It proposes reforming universities by combining Harvard elective systems with Columbia unit systems and Princeton preceptorial ideas to improve both college and secondary education. Charles S. Hartwell, Brooklyn, June 14, 1906.
Mrs Reginald de Koven charges Augustus C Buell with fabricating committees letters and diaries in his Life of Paul Jones. She cites forged extracts and non existent papers and shows librarians and authorities dispute Buell’s cited sources, labeling the work a literary hoax.
The Hartford Times notes an astonishing charge about Buell's published biography. It suggests the work, while possibly fiction, holds merit and entertainment, provoking pity if deemed merely a feigned truth or a clever fabrication.
The Waterbury American notes that The New York Times Sunday review accuses Buell’s biography of being a carefully constructed but ultimately deceptive fiction. It contends the exposure tests the lovers of the ideal Jones, who may see the account as pitiful if true.
Burdett K. Marvin of Mount Vernon New York writes to defend the paper and protest “whitewashing” the meat scandal. He argues the public is blamed for hysteria and says canned meat quality affects his purse, noting substantiated reports and his nausea at eating such products. Dated June 13, 1906.
In a letter dated June 14, 1908, EH from New York cites Speaker Cannon and Chicago meat packers claiming 92 percent inspected and 8 percent suspect. The anecdote parallels a Washington market tale about a mushroom seller exposing a dangerous specimen to illustrate doubt about inspections.
A Daily Reader letter from New York dated June 14 1906 protests Continental Hygeia Ice Company price increases from 25 to 40 to 50 cents per 100 pounds asserting artificial manufacture and lacking justification. The writer urges strong protest on behalf of customers affected by the June 15 price rise.
I Winston from New York reports a London demonstration honoring Ellen Terry and contrasting with Boston’s forgotten grave of Annie Clark. The piece laments neglect and memorial contrast in the contemporary press dated June 11, 1906.
The excerpt ponders fame and linguistic correctness, contrasting casual recognition with formal grammar as speakers debate whether the proper phrasing is "That's him" or "That's he" in a moment of public attention.
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw told about 2,000 Davenport listeners that reciprocity champions who align with Blaine and McKinley misunderstand the concept. He contrasted Blaine McKinley noncompetitive goods reciprocity with Cummins Canada deal allowing Canadian wheat free in exchange for duty free American farm machinery. The speech touched on national administration stance and Iowa politics.
The General Synod of the Reformed Church in America in New York sustained the lower courts and discharged Rev. Spitka Koster, pastor of Hull Iowa's First Reformed Church, on charges including deceit and defamation. The case followed disputes over a Memorial Day flag display and a series of alleged misdeeds, four trials, and appeals to the Iowa Classis, the Chicago Particular Synod, and now the General Synod.
Senator Stevens declared Governor Higgins cannot be renominated and warned he will oppose the renomination. He cited Higgins and allied legislators as the cause of weak renomination prospects, signaling potential trouble at the convention while avoiding comment on his own congressional bid against James W. Wadsworth. Wyoming supports Stevens, Livingston and Genesee back Wadsworth, Orleans has undetermined delegates, and Niagara has not chosen yet.
First Lieut. Edward C. Bolton, governor of Davao Province, and Benjamin Christian, foreman at Malita government farm, were murdered on the Davao west coast beach by Mangalayan attackers aided by two brothers. Leaders of a 200-strong fanatic band blamed. troops and constabulary dispatched from Zamboanga. Capt. Langpore named Acting Governor to direct operations.
President Roosevelt spoke at Georgetown College for its eighty ninth commencement on June 14, urging graduates to prioritize character over intellect, and to serve society. He warned against wealth supremacists and urged honest leadership, duty to family, and courage in life and sport.
A Plain Dealer item notes a new theatre hat described as "an idea tied by a bow" and warns the bow itself could block the view of the stage, while the hat idea poses no interference. The humorous remark frames fashion as a potential theatre nuisance.
Poem critiques modern culture and reformers from scholars and reformers to new technologies and ethics. It laments the alienation of traditional values, laments the New Typist Man and Ethicized Child, and contrasts Shaw’s cradle with rigid modernity.
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