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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1901
Page
6
Daily New York Times issue dated June 16 1901 presents typical front page items and local notices, with brief summaries of events and notices common to a Sunday edition. Highlights include society notices, crime briefs, and regional developments in a period tone.
The notice lists office locations in New York Philadelphia and Washington Geneva Switzerland and details mailing options and prices for daily weekly and Sunday editions. It specifies monthly and yearly rates and adds 80 cents per month for foreign postage and options for out of town readers.
Analysis of the Northfield wreck and harbor traffic argues that crowded New York waters demand vigilance and restraint. It contrasts passenger safety, crowd behavior, and the Niagara of vessels with calls for conductor responsibility and potential health regulation on open cars.
A Havana report claims the Constitutional Convention majority report was submitted to Secretary Root before adoption and approved, while The Evening Post and La Discusion dispute this, stating no submission occurred and questioning the public claim. The debate centers on official approval and perceived bad faith.
Tens of thousands rode open Brooklyn Rapid Transit cars yesterday amid rain and chilly wind. Critics blame management for using aging cars with incomplete curtains and failing to deploy protections on the bridge crossing, citing negligence and indifference.
A British visitor argues the defender would be favored if Shamrock II sails to the race, noting that past challengers cross oceans with hull strengthening and jury rigs. The piece dismisses a transatlantic test as a measure of seaworthiness, insisting modern racing machines are not seagoing yachts.
A fragment reports a Paris duel between Jacques Sarcey and Laurent Tailhade sparked by Tailhade's critique of Sarcey. Tailhade fires at sparrows. Sarcey fires poorly. Tailhade apologizes as a one-eyed, one-armed man, offering courtesy before the clash ends frailly.
A column cites Prof. F W Putnam Curator of Archaeological Collections at the Museum of Natural History issuing a call for moderate citizen contributions to fund local Indian history research in New York. It notes prior work, museum value, and Putnam’s scientific approach and urges timely support before the work becomes impossible to complete.
Alabama delegates discuss a measure counting an ignorant man’s ballot as one quarter vote while Louisville prepares for 15 000 Knights Templars at the Aug 27 30 grand encampment. Connecticut removes a blind board member requirement as Roosevelt eyes Colorado Springs for a state anniversary celebration.
A plea to fund and accelerate archaeological work in New York by the American Museum of Natural History. The letter describes locating and surveying Indian village sites, shell heaps, burials on Staten Island Long Island Pelham Park Westchester Croton, collecting pottery bone implements and tools, and preparing maps and models for an educational exhibit. Contributions support trained archaeologists and laborers for careful digging and documentation.
G Lincoln Jost of New York argues against Editorials linking Germans to beer as a political issue. He denies that Germans represent a liberty-threatening bloc and condemns fanatics who would curb individual freedom, citing the anti cantteen law and urging restraint on moral policing.
A reader denounces temperance fanatics and canteens citing lies by a W C T U lecturer in New Jersey. The letter cites Leavenworth Kansas soldiers traveling many miles for drinks and describes soldiers drinking heavily to rest, reflecting wartime attitudes toward liquor.
A Brooklyn letter ridicules public pest control moves for spitting and contrasts it with a murder case. Martin J. Tighe, 22, bonded for assault, later killed his wife at 147 West 108th Street, then attempted suicide before hospitalization. The writer questions harsh penalties versus humane treatment. June 14, 1901.
A 1901 Brooklyn dispatch notes that soldiers guard ramshops and saloonkeepers oppose the canteen in Leavenworth. Temperance lecturers recount hairbreadth escapes from mobs, claiming freedom of the city for those who oppose the canteen. The piece characterizes Leavenworth as hostile to temperance advocacy.
A fable features a boastful jackal who claims credit for killing a stag. An honest donkey and an eagle dispute the jackal’s actual role, suggesting the lion did the deed. To save face the donkey awards a bronze medal with the jackal’s portrait on one side and a cousin’s death image on the other.
The piece contrasts Boston and Philadelphia's horticultural halls with New York's lack of a similar venue. It notes New York spends more on plants and floral displays than any city, but lacks a formal horticultural society and dedicated exhibition hall, urging progress in the city.
A public call from NEMO New York dated June 12 1901 urges erecting a horticultural hall funded by Carnegie or Rockefeller to bless the metropolis. The plan envisions a structure within city bounds where all can see and learn about the beauty and wonder of flowers and nature.
A letter to The News Times laments street-car overcrowding in New York and gaps in seating. The writer compares American travel to European systems, cites an anecdote from Paris, and urges a numbered seating plan and safe seat provision on the new underground railway.
A letter to the editor complains that Kaltenborn park concerts are spoiled by noise and rowdy crowds at Mount Morris Park on band nights. The writer urges moving concerts to Saturday afternoons or deploying police to restore order during weekday performances.
Oscar Erlandsen argues that small daily expenditures on whisky cigars and drinks can fund a college chair. He computes 1.08 dollars daily compounded semiannually at 6 percent for fifty years yields 120000 dollars, versus 20000 without interest, illustrating that disciplined savings can endow a chair.
A Buffalo Commercial correspondent notes visitors to the Pan should be directed to the old Post Office despite its disuse, criticizing local conductors for ignorance of the new Federal building and lamenting that the new post office was placed away from public benefit.
Literary fragments capture a playful exchange between Miss Pritty and Miss Jellus from a Philadelphia Press snippet. The dialogue hints at romantic ideas and imagined proposals in a light, witty tone.
A Philadelphia Record item notes a playful remark about origins of womanhood by comparing a rib to a ribbon. The item reflects humorous wordplay in early 20th century press.
A European nobleman asks about marrying an heiress, and the response highlights the routine: declare love to the lady and confess debts to her father. The Washington Star records this exchange reflecting courtship norms in humorous terms.
A Harvard graduate, just last June, tells a Boston Christian Register how his fortunes rise. He jokes he has no pay yet but claims to be the best oiler of machinery in New England.
A poem honoring two friends on their golden wedding day set in alpine dawns and sunset. It reflects shared life, unity, and faith as seasons pass from dawn to twilight with vivid imagery of mountains, lakes, and harvest. The speakers note enduring love, mutual support, and hope for eternal dawn.
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