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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
8
The New York Times issue dated Thursday June 19 1902 from New York presents daily news coverage. It features national and international events, editorials, and public notices typical of an early 20th century newspaper edition.
A terse directory listing multiple city offices includes New York at Park Row and Harlem, 129 West 125th Street, Washington at 1 420 F Street, Philadelphia at Eighth and Chestnut Streets, and The Times office in London Printing House Square EC.
The notice outlines subscription and postage rates for the newspaper, including daily and Sunday editions per week per month and per year. It also lists rates for foreign postage, magazines, and supplements, with additional charges for overseas mail.
The New York Times announces that readers can receive both Daily and Sunday editions mailed nationally for 75 cents per month. Orders can be placed via Newsdealers or directly through the Publication Office.
The piece argues a public vote on Cuban reciprocity would reveal Republican Senators jealously guarding the Oxnard interests. It accuses leaders of fear and division, labeling the party cringing and unready to act, urging boldness for tariff reform.
The editorial takes aim at the Senate currency plan for the Philippines, likening it to a shadow of a great rock. It praises the House bill establishing a gold standard with a lighter silver dollar and the Treasury redeemable rate, urging adoption to maintain stable daily trade.
President Mitchell plans a national convention in Indianapolis to discuss mobilizing all bituminous miners. The move follows a demand from five districts under United Mine Workers rules who previously pressed for such a gathering. The decision sparks debate over its potential danger and possible fatal consequences.
The piece argues the five coal fields are on strike and questions President Mitchell's handling of a National convention. It warns a sympathetic strike could endanger UMW gains and national industry, while postponement risks loyalty and control among Eastern miners. It contrasts military and civil organization, noting weaknesses in government preparedness for war and leadership.
A candid critique notes English and American democratic flaws as war approaches. It cites deficient foresight and poor wartime organization, contrasting past Boer War failures with national self-government. The piece warns democracy tends to avoid war unless great minds guide it.
Paris researchers Desgrez and Balthazard unveil a compact portable system using sodium peroxide to generate oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide in closed air. The device, weighing about 12 kg, supports 45 minutes of hermetically sealed operation for divers miners and sewer workers with regular tablet dosing and water circulation.
The piece questions aldermen push to enforce the Sanitary Code on soft coal, suggesting motives may be political rather than public health driven. It compares union actions during the anthracite strike and argues enforcement could avoid harming industry and communication while still serving a legitimate aim.
Assistant District Attorney Schurman describes policy as a sham with secret draws and no real chances of winning. He says numbers are used only to bait players while managers skim small daily sums for advertising gains. He calls policy a criminal conspiracy, not a game of skill.
A Rhode Island correspondent using Fraternity and Equality as a signature urges praise for rioters in Pawtucket. The Times rejects any sympathy for lawlessness, separating editorial explanation from justification and defending police and militia actions to restore order.
A tense episode surrounding Rudyard Kipling and Rottingdean surfaces as Kipling denounces anti-imperialists while clashing with Lady Burne-Jones over a provocative black flag. He reportedly cuts drill facilities and tells pupils they are no longer his, prompting debate on consistency and patriotism amid imperial pride.
The piece argues London officials mishandled crowd control after a failed London crowd incident. It says coronation spectacle should invite widespread public attendance, not a semi secret, and that the King needs public trust and visible pageantry for national unity.
A letter writer urges the U S Postal Service to curb mail theft in Brooklyn by introducing a three cent stamped envelope called Deliverable without Interruption. Purchasers would show the letter to be sent, be checked for money, and then mailed sealed by a postal official to prevent valuable contents from being intercepted.
A letter examined by a Post Office official is found to contain no money and is deemed deliverable without interruption. The notice confirms proper handling and release to the addressee.
W S Greenport New York reports a large sale of envelopes intended for negee writing to Brooklyn. The note dated June 14 1902 references a nationwide mail order push and urges merchants to stock the items for correspondents.
A brief comic note from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune describes an office scene where Johnny hurries for an errand after a fire alarm sounds. A supervisor warns he must return in ten minutes or lose his job, highlighting office life and punctuality.
A Chicago Post quip contrasts youth and age noting that girls who marry tend to marry young while questioning whether such boldness is courage or folly. The exchange frames marriage timing as a debated trait of youth versus experience.
A graduate recalls nervously reading her essay on The Essentials of the Essentially Essential before a crowd. She notes she was upset and saw her left shoe untied as she walked to the stage.
The Chicago News notes Simpkins finally made his own fortune, after marrying an heiress but defeating 24 rivals to secure his place on Easy Street.
Poem satirizes Turkish edict against books and pleads for similar curb on a flood of novels. It praises the sultan’s censorship while urging a domestic restraint on publishing and debt.
Prominent New Jersey corporation lawyers hail Supreme Court Chief Justice Gummere’s ruling barring nonNJ New York practitioners. They argue New Jersey demands local study and exam for admission, limiting practice to New Jersey attorneys and restricting outofstate counsel to temporary trial assistance only.
Special to The New York Thames reports Brandon Vermont on June 13 where temperance groups threaten to push a referendum plank to alter the prohibitory liquor law. Perceval W. Clement, the prohibition candidate, sees his lead endangered as Anti Saloon League pressure could split the Republican Party. Fletcher Proctor gains strength if all candidates claim similar stances, and Clement may not win the nomination despite energizing Vermont voters.
Stained glass by John La Farge will replace a destroyed window in Chicago churches. The Doane memorial windows in three panels depict Christ and youths with Hope, Charity, and Faith. a second window honors Julia A. Doane. Both sets feature rich color, delicate modeling, and symbolic panels, with viewing opportunities arranged through the Arts Club and museum staff.
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