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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1903
Page
6
The paper issue from June 16 1903 presents the New York Times daily edition with standard front page coverage. It shows the usual mix of national and city news, editorials, and notices typical of early 20th century American newspapers.
A fragmented OCR shows multiple address snippets for publication offices in Harlem Philadelphia London and New York with street details and printing house locations. The text lists Post Office entries and street corners like Sixth and Chestnut and 129 West 125th Street.
The notice lists subscription rates by mail with weekly and Sunday editions. Rates include 0.80 and 0.78 per week or 5.00 per year with magazine and financial supplements, plus additional postage for foreign countries. An extra $1.10 per month applies for overseas daily editions.
Advertises subscription options for the New York Times with both daily and Sunday editions. Mentions misdelivery risk across the country and a rate of 10 cents per month. Provides ordering through newsdealers or the publication office.
The piece argues Senator Platt and Charles Emory Smith should face the Post Office scandals, which the Civil Service report ties to high department officials and Perry S. Heath. It asserts the rot is not an inheritance from Cleveland but a Republican-era problem, urging a fearless inquiry with no favoritism.
The text reveals a startling extent of Star Route frauds and the potential smearing of high Republican names if the investigation is strict. It notes this is the only sound surgical procedure amid the ugly issue now drawing Postmaster General Payn into professional attention.
An opinion piece condemns labor organizers and lockouts in New York and Chicago. It argues that professional agitators have produced costly disruptions while workers bear the costs, and praises employers for resisting walking delegates who profit from strikes.
The Servian Assembly elected Prince Peter to the throne amid claims of both popular support and hereditary right. He must confront the murders connected to the palace massacre and prosecute those involved, a task shaping his early reign.
The piece argues that recognizing King Peter risks joining in a crime by rewarding murderers, while Britain debates its stance. It suggests the U.S. should not sever ties with Serbia and notes the U.S. minister to Greece also covers Belgrade, avoiding a separate Belgrade envoy.
The article argues operators erred by denying recognition of three district United Mine Workers presidents as arbitrators. It urges miners to elect Fahey, Nichols, and Dettrey per the Strike Commission award and return to designated meeting places with credentials. It warns that further delays risk public disapproval and harm to both sides.
The murder at the Criminal Courts Building targets Charles S. McFarlane, superintendent of the Anti Policy Society, amid charges that Tammany era police protection enabled policy crime. Attacker William Spencer, a policy runner, faces trial. AdaMs, a dominant figure in policy swindling, is noted as influential from Sing Sing.
The article portrays Adam and Abdam as bold crime figures with wide Tammany influence, immune to arrest, while Spencer faces murder charges. It links similar intimidation to Kentucky incidents and notes Spencer’s guilty plea timing before Recorder Gorr, with trial upcoming next week.
The editorial debates Dr Frederic Griffiths claim that hydrophobia is the same as tetanus. It rejects the idea of newspapers as unfair fighters while noting the public and editorial duties to balance importance to readers. It argues editors using power is human and often justified by differing reader interest.
Investigations into the will of Lady IsaBELa GRESHAM reveal a fixed charitable income of 9 pounds 10 shillings yearly to London’s poor from houses bequeathed to the Mercers Company. As property values rose, questions arise over whether surplus rents should aid broader charities or stay with the Mercers, with Charity Commissioners noting the gift likely intended a fixed charge. The piece also notes public sympathy eroding for Chicago hotel workers on strike as arbitration remains elusive.
A columnist argues against tip taxation and fake aristocratic servility in tipping culture, blaming employers and calling for fair wages. The piece critiques Dr. Haru’s forest aridity claim and notes scientists shift to rain as a climate driver, urging tree planting and forest preservation without exaggeration about deforestation.
The notice states that letters intended for publication must include the writer’s written signature and correct address. Anonymous communications will not be considered.
Clarence A. Pitman of New York argues in a letter to the editor dated June 14 1903 that cheap and dangerous fireworks and toy weapons flood streets before the Fourth of July. He urges the Police Commission and public parents to curb early sales and promote a quieter safer celebration.
Rev Dr Morgan Dix records that the Earl of Bellomont died in New York at sixty five and was buried with military honors in the fort chapel. After the fort’s 1790 removal the lead coffin was moved to St Paul’s churchyard.
The Memphis Scimitar reports its relocation to a handsome new Alabama stone building. It celebrates with a house warming edition featuring the usual news portion and a large art supplement of half tone illustrations, printed with high quality by the mechanical department. The literary section is praised for its quality and effort, making the entire issue a source of pride.
A light item in Chicago News features a character quip about a penny on a birthday and a plan to live to 100 years to reach a dollar, voiced by a grandson and grandpa dynamic. The tone is playful and casual.
Quote from Philadelphia Press contrasts a fiddler and a violinist. It humorously defines a fiddler as someone who plays the fiddle and a violinist as someone who knows how to play the fiddle.
A Baltimore American quip recalls Truitt’s attempt at a rainmaking device relied on explosives to trigger a shower, but every trial was spoiled as rain soaked the charges and prevented detonation. The line highlights the practical failure of his method due to weather interference.
A Chicago Tribune cartoon dialogue portrays a puzzled foreigner asking how a building can be a fire trap. The native responds that it catches fire easily, while noting the foreigner's difficulty understanding idioms of rich expressive language.
An elderly man notes colleges produce good men while his son laments a promising athlete failed by exams. The Syracuse Herald cites the tale as a commentary on education and sports, implying missed potential due to scholastic hurdles.
A verse satire traces a man's quest for wealth and luxury, from a million-dollar dream to risky speculation and a destructive downfall. It critiques greed and excess, contrasting glitzy fantasies with a moral wake, through vivid imagery of money, luxury, and ruin.
In Armory Hall Baltimore a 9000 seat crowd fills the venue for a grand Saengerfest with 6000 singers on stage. President Roosevelt in a decorated box is greeted with prolonged applause as he praises German immigration and the Turnverein role in the Civil War.
Turkish officials bar the word Macedonia in Bible editions for the Levant as censorship delays renewals. The American Bible Society reports objections to phrases and place names, with examples from Thessalonians and John. Possible appeal would go through British and American ministers at Constantinople.
The Biblical Commission, including Prof. Charles P. Grannan of Catholic University, proposes a Superior Institute of Biblical Studies. It would gather top professors to train students and form an authoritative body on biblical questions with La Revue Biblique as its organ. Location and meeting logistics remain undecided.
A. J. Cassatt and eight North Jersey Street Railway officials appeared before New Jersey Supreme Court and pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges tied to the Clifton Avenue Newark trolley crash that killed several schoolchildren. The case was sent to Essex County Circuit Court for trial before Chief Justice Gummere. The defendants, accompanied by counsel, chose to appear today.
Mayor Low approved a June 26 public hearing at 2 PM on the Union Railway Company's request for a street car franchise in the Bronx. The route would run from Jerome and Sedgwick Avenues at Macombs Dam Bridge, with a branch to the Manhattan Elevated station via the viaduct to Putnam Road.
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