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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1907
Page
5
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The piece argues that sixteen Duma members faced treason allegations while many more were implicated in disloyal plots. It critiques the Czar’s ukase dissolving the Duma and warns that Russia drifts toward absolutism as the new Duma will be restricted by reduced representation.
The article notes the Czar may dissolve any assembly, citing the Duma’s recent dissolution as precedent. It describes a bleak Russian outlook since the October proclamation and questions why St Petersburg sees the invasion of constitutional rights as timely during the Hague Peace Conference sessions.
The article discusses Miss Helen Gould's immense charitable burden as she faces a proposed two million dollar demand in one week. It notes her known generosity, compares her to others, and explains the ongoing strain of countless begging letters and charitable appeals received by wealthy individuals daily.
A weekly stream of requests for monetary gifts pressures recipients, often taking a large share of their income. A moderately poor man feels compelled to give through mail order schemes, yet much good remains undone. The Time letter by a notable correspondent urges the very rich to compare notes on philanthropy.
London analysis argues Croker may entertain Irish nationalist aims despite denial. The piece notes Croker’s Derby success deepens prestige and theorizes on American methods impacting British politics, imagining potential shifts if an ex-Tammany boss embraced native service and Home Rule.
The Illinois smoking ban goes into effect July 1 making public smoking a misdemeanor. The law shift impacts Chicago and risks a $75,000 annual tobacco license revenue loss for the city. A circulating story credits a Dr. Pinckard in Chicago with curing failing eyesight by merely saying Stop smoking.
The piece notes doctors disagreeing on tobacco abstinence for eyesight and observes a patient who regained vision but returned to smoking in moderation. It argues moderation in both tobacco and public health legislation, and mentions a Kansas City Star tidbit that keeping cigars with apples improves flavor.
The New York Life Insurance Company has chosen Darwin P Kingsley as president. Kingsley has eighteen years of service and was a vice president since 1898. He noted the company’s resilience through fire and probes, stressing solvency and strength remain unimpaired despite trials.
Dr. G Stanley Hatut of Clark University researches why people fall in love. The piece notes that lovers cannot help their feelings and that explanations offered afterward are often insincere afterthoughts.
The record cites Pearson Hobson credited with claiming the Japanese have an army corps in Hawaii posing as workingmen. The author urges Hos gen to shape up and act as a leader of thought, noting a similar sensational claim appeared a month earlier in a magazine story.
The piece discusses mendicity experts calling for ending free railway travel for tramps to curb begging and mobility. It notes railways view tramps as a nuisance and that charity workers and railway heads now unite to end the practice, citing National Conference of Charities and Correction discussions in Minneapolis and rail heads like Haxamann and Devana.
The discussion centers on whether to place a center door in Interborough subway cars. Engineers reject side doors due to a three foot deep plate girder under the window and the need to cut it in two. A new five panel truss frame with the center door is proposed as the revolutionary alternative.
A newspaper opinion questions a diplomat’s remarks on Oklahoma’s constitution. The piece argues that constitutions may overreach and warns against misquoting the ambassador, noting that the true statement may be wiser or more nuanced than alleged.
A reader from Cropley Avenue Baltimore? New York criticizes the municipal ferry between South Ferry and Thirty Ninth Street Brooklyn. He reports late sailings, worn vessels, dirty walks, malfunctioning trolleys, and polluted Bath Avenue as proof of failed public service.
Archbishop Farley and speakers at St. Francis Xavier College Carnegie Hall commencement denounced wealthy alumni who neglect to fund parochial schools and colleges. Farley linked Catholic education to public leadership, while other graduates, including Justice Carr receiving an honorary degree, faced praise and critique.
A New York letter from June 1 1907 argues cricket gains love for clean sport and contrasts it with baseball. It praises cricket's skill and discipline, notes baseball’s aggressive tactics, and suggests time-saving measures to shorten matches.
A reader pleads for safer streets citing children in danger from fast driving on St Nicholas Avenue. The letter notes drivers claim to slow down, but kids still dart into the path and are knocked into gutters, with jeers and taunts from onlookers as wheels pass.
Walter Beverley Crane appeals from New York on June 17 1907 to regulate humane asphyxiation of lobsters. He cites cook resistance to boiling and urges humane destruction by gas or poison to spare crustaceans from cruel cooking. He notes lobster scarcity along the Hudson and links cruelty to civilizational decay.
E A Bennett blasts American flag discipline and US government for appointing a lax consul after a British flag raised above the US flag provokes removal and public derision. He warns such displays are unsafe in parts of the country and criticizes official incompetence.
A New York reader reports hearing Julia Marlowe clearly on June 12 at the Academy of Music noting every word and whisper, while one actor's lines remained clouded. The letter dated June 15 1907 compares Marlowe to Juliet and praises her performance beyond the book.
A playful verse notes Andrew Carnegie may endow Berlin with a library. It muses on Shanghai libraries, Beloochistan, and other places missing books, with literary jibes about Henry James and various authors, ending in a carefree chant of places and names.
Gov. Comer names ex-Representative John H. Bankhead to fill the U S Senate vacancy caused by Senator John T. Morgan's death. The appointment lasts until the Legislature meets on July 19. Bankhead, veteran of eighteen years in Congress, is portrayed with mixed critical tone focusing on his record and personality.
Joseph Rigsl y resigns as consulting engineer on the Panama Canal Commission to take a more creative role in the United States. He served on the former International Board of Consulting Engineers, assisted on the Isthmus under Chief Engineer Stevens, and recently worked with Col Goethals on lock design, noted for his successful Soo locks project.
Baltimore dispatch dated June 17 reports unclear telegraphic text about a secretary for Madrid and a day of events. The legible fragments suggest a formal announcement or appointment but missing details prevent full reconstruction.
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