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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1907
Page
8
Daily front page from the New York Times dated Saturday June 15 1907. Contains masthead and pricing information for New York Greater area and Jersey City Newark with a Sunday edition surcharge.
In a Phi Beta Kappa talk at Columbia Williams compares rails rebates to medieval favors. A Grand Jury probes Atchison Railway rebates amid plans to boost Arkansas sugar beet plant. Governor Huenes vetoed the Two Cent Fare bill while health officials push cleansing amid polluted water and typhoid fears.
The second Hague Peace Conference opens with Count Nelidoff of Russia delivering an inaugural address. U S delegates including Joseph Choate Horace Porter and Grover Davy join leaders from Britain and other nations as 26 nations attend with Cuba and Central and South American states added. The talks focus on neutrality arms limits private property at sea and bombardment rules amid tensions with Belgium Germany and England looming large. The Inter State Commerce Commission and Hepburn act debates surface in U S domestic policy as Standard Oil lines face tariff filings and possible pipeline regulation.
Dr. Porter of the State Commission of Health sent District Attorney Jerome a list of sixty six permanent contamination sources affecting the Croton watershed. The towns named include Mount Kisco Brewster Bedford Carmel Patterson Southeast Town North Salem Somers Yorktown with varying counts. The State cannot enforce obedience to his orders as the Commissioner has only directive powers under Public Health law. The note asks for legal aid to prevail under the law with a $468 amount cited.
A traveling salesman charges excessive rates. Pullman Car Company disputes being a common carrier and resists ICC jurisdiction. Hepburn act defines common carriers to include sleeping car firms, while court rulings have varied on Pullman’s status. In Roy v Pennsylvania, the US Supreme Court held the sleeping car company and its staff were the railroad’s servants for control and safety duties.
In Chicago Mr. Brian argues against third and second presidential terms and backs a constitutional amendment to bar re election. He notes Mr. Roosevelts declination, says public demand could keep him from serving, and warns that Brans stance risks Democratic unity and nomination prospects.
The Committee on Student Organizations at Columbia maintains the game should remain abolished, arguing football harms education and society. Alumni petition shareholders quote President Butterer favoring reform, while officials question the merit of reinstituting the sport and cite safer, fairer play.
The piece argues Schmritz’s conviction is seen as a hollow victory amid municipal corruption in San Francisco. It laments that justice targets minor figures while major conspirators like Rouer remain largely unpunished, contrasting with New York’s Tweed case. It portrays Schmritz as a weak, popular underling favored by organized labor.
The summer reading feature in The Times, attached to The New York Times Book Review, offers valuable guidance for vacation reading. Hilde Garde Hawthorne crafts a lively and entertaining treatment of the topic. Lewris Melville, an English critic, fairly praises three new novelists including William D Morgan for lasting impact.
William T. Hornapay argues against both Dr Lone and Mr Burrovens on animal intelligence. He will share his views in the Sun-day Times tomorrow. The Magazine Section will feature Thomas F. Millarp's speculative piece on how Japan and the United States might begin a war, should one occur. Chancellor Day of Syracuse University criticizes "one-man power" and overgoverned society, plans to speak in the Sunday Times.
The Times weighs Orchard's alleged moral change after his crimes and asks how to treat him now. It notes the old Orchard is unreachable, while a new, changed man faces punishment and society questions what is appropriate under a “born again” shift.
The piece argues punishment for Orchard is insufficient for reform and critiques reliance on exemplary justice. It compares Lawson's speculative schemes to Appleyard failures, noting market panic did not ensue, and laments prolonged strikes by longshoremen yielding no real labor-capital solutions while returning to prior wages.
A New York family relates a parrot that kept repeating a sick child’s name until the bird died after visiting the corpse. The tale, likened to poetic legends, is claimed as a true anecdote recounted by Walter Beverley Crane in New York, June 18, 1907.
Playgoer letters in New York critique Julia Marlowe for speaking too softly in Juliet at the Academy of Music. The writer notes audible lines from Friar Laurence and Mercutio while lamenting the adaptation hampers drama and urges clearer diction.
A New York physician’s wife is fined $25 for driving a motor car at 28 miles per hour on a steep hill near Pelham Park while her husband, an experienced motorist, and other physicians are similarly fined. The letter questions if police word alone should determine guilt and fines, citing professional standing and potential bias.
J. V. V. Booraem argues that unusual current patterns explain lower temperatures and extended cold. He cites weak northern trade winds, a stronger western current, and Gulf Stream redirection as factors, noting Cuba drought and Gulf temperatures support a southward shift of heated water.
A. Henry of New York appeals to the press over New York City condemnations for bridge approach widening. He reports his family’s Delancey Street property was taken three years ago and remains unpaid, harming tenants and dependents who relied on rental income. He questions why the city cannot settle with creditors promptly. The letter is dated June 13, 1907.
A Riverside Drive resident protests daily thefts of park shrubs and damage by women, children, and boys in Riverside Park. He notes lack of official patrols and questions whether police or officials monitor the area.
J L Stern of New York proposes converting a flooded Central Park area into a public outdoor skating rink for winter ice skating, noting safety benefits over lakes. The idea aims to provide early season skating before lake ice is usable.
A lamented verse piece depicts humanity in a barren, postestablished realm beneath alien skies. The speaker invokes gods of multiple worlds and AI-like records, praying for transformation as they face extinction and the end of their era. The author signs as B. Ruhler.
Brig Gen Duvall welcomes the class of 1907 at West Point as they receive diplomas outdoors in overcast weather. Cadet Arthur R Calvo, son of Costa Rican minister, earns his diploma and a commission, while ten top graduates are named in order of merit.
West Point graduates and furloughed cadets enjoyed an evening off with a performance of The Orchid at Herald Square. Cadet songs by William Gance and C. D. Rogers drew cheers, while celebrations followed at the Murray Hill Hotel and the Astor. Notables included Gen. James Allen and Col. A. Booth among others.
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