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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1907
Page
6
Publication details for The New York Times dated Wednesday June 19, 1907. It notes daily publication by The New York Times Company from Times Square and pricing for Greater New York, Jersey and Newark, and special Sunday rate. The notice references postal classification and issue handling.
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The article laments the governors signing of a recount bill, argues it is dishonest and unconstitutional, and questions its usefulness. It then explores international law, colonial rights, and tensions between Britain and Newfoundland, noting Japan and Russia, and discusses U S sports definitions and amateurism in college athletics.
M Newsport argues that nations resemble individuals in passions and judgments but stresses law and arbitration as essential. He asserts most modern disputes arise from material interests rather than honor, suggesting a broad law of property rights could curb international conflicts and that civil courts suit such matters.
The testimony warns that trading on leaked cotton crop data misleads outsiders. Even accurate information yields uncertain market effects, with profits often elusive or earned by questionable means. It argues speculation is riskier than stock trading and that insiders still gamble rather than invest.
Senators McCarren and Pace withdrew opposition to the Agnew Night Police Court bill, sending it to Gov. Hououes for signature. The measure adds magistrates and clerks to sit at Jefferson Market nightly to arraign disorderly and petty charges, ending bond taking in station houses and reducing graft in the police system.
Sir Rupert Bonn, Newfoundland premier, showed a green wound and bloody coxcomb in London meetings on imperial harmony. He plainlly displayed it again in a Colonial Office correspondence and at a West Indian Club dinner. He held a secondary grievance against the Colonial Office alongside his primary one.
A Times Magazine note praises Mr Goodwin Brown for adopting Fletcherism chewing habits and shows his weight and health improve. It details his meals and says the key is food choice over quantity, asserting Horace Fletcher’s system is his personal success and may not yield universal rules.
The proposed bill would exempt hotels within 200 feet of a church from a liquor license restriction, including hotels like Gotham. Proponents argue the rule harms property values and misstates hotel liquor commerce. Gov. Hucass will hear the measure Friday and is expected to favor its approval.
Mayor McCuellan explains motives behind a bill to permit admission fees for baseball games as opponents push the measure. He details the aims and anticipated effects, revealing the political reasoning influencing passage.
The piece argues sympathy with a correspondent who suggests fault in accidents may lie with those who don’t teach children safe behavior. It notes highways serve all, drivers must exercise ordinary care, and children cannot be confined to prevent risk, asserting the automobile has equal rights on the road.
A New York reader recalls two Berlin carriage incidents and a Broad Street summer car scene. He contrasts German rules with American habits, praising cleanliness while noting overexuberant civic order and suggesting Americans are not overgoverned. The piece ends with self-deprecating humor about cleanliness and public behavior.
A reader objects to an editorial claim of American tolerance toward British symbols. The letter recalls incidents including an event where English shareholders hoisted the Union Jack aboard a Jersey brewery, prompting police orders to remove the flag amid near riot conditions around July 4. The writer compares Winnipeg and the Jersey episode as equally inexcusable.
A Delineator essay argues divorce undermines marriage, families, and society condemning lenient civil law as akin to Mormon polygamy while calling for legal reform and Gospel-based renewal. A separate letter to The Times recounts a New York Streetcar loop plan delaying transfers, sparking complaints about efficiency and rider impact.
A letter from A. G. B. dated June 17, 1907 defends Jones amid a failed bid on the New York Stock Exchange floor. The writer asserts identical orders were placed by a brokerage office, credits a woman as the source of some orders, and challenges Jones’s claim that men change their minds.
A poet from distant plains recalls vast landscapes and stars, contrasts Texas Idaho Illinois roots with New York’s storm center lure, and expresses heartache as the city call clashes with western pride and longing for blue skies. The piece blends memory, longing, and the pull of urban life in a fragmented voice.
At Manhattan College Carnegie Hall Archbishop Farley blasts the Hague Peace Conference for not inviting Pope Pius X. He calls the Holy See essential to universal peace, and praises the pope as a powerful moral leader. The ceremony also honors graduates and confers degrees on several students.
Controller Metz, during a tour of the Battery tunnel, noted high air pressure makes whistling difficult and expressed willingness to ride through in the future. He and Chief Engineer Lewis will report findings, while others deem the tunnel safe with added safeguards despite a rumor of scaremongering.
Special to The New York Times. Ithaca New York June 18 Cornell class day exercises on campus and in the armory featured an oration by Isaac Lande of El mira a class poem read by Miss Anna Elsa Kirchner of Philadelphia and written by Miss Clara Joslyn Cagwin of New York Alfred Pettis Howes of Utica delivered the memorial oration and William Winthrop Taylor of Brooklyn closed with the class president’s address George William Roesch of Brooklyn read the class history Adolph Cornelius Kiendl of Brooklyn read the class prophecy Edmund Henry Eitel of Indianapolis presented the memorial pipe to Leroy Rosengren Goodrich on behalf of the class of 1908 Harold Joseph Roig of Poughkeepsie gave the ivy oration Harry George Stutz of Albany chaired the Class Day Committee and Cleveland’s Julian Albert Pollak was named most popular man with Miss May Veronica Donalion as most popular girl.
Students and guests crowded Townsend Harris Hall for Class Day at the College of the City of New York. Nehemiah Friedman gave the greeting address while Benjamin Stolper presented each student with a keepsake picture. The class play The Great Combine, by Paley Schultz and Spielberg, lampooned the college Normal College tie and faculty behavior with musical parodies and performances.
Charles Finney Cox, treasurer of sixteen Vanderbilt system railroads, told Oberlin alumni that a college education should not be seen as a path to wealth. He argued true education goes beyond business preparation and questions the link between schooling and money.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and her daughter Miss Gladys confront a possible sale of their paintings after Judge Byron Waite ruled the import values undervalued by 300 to 400 percent. The Vanderbilts plan to appeal to Secretary Cortelyou claiming clerical error in invoicing. If relief is denied, the paintings and other works may be auctioned by customs.
Gen Murray chief of artillery outlines a plan to extend joint drills across New York defenses. The scheme divides the rear land behind forts into one mile sections assigning Guardsmen to each zone to reinforce fortifications. He aims to permanently assign National Guard units to specific zones for familiarity with strong points and weaknesses. He plans a New York City visit and potential talks with Albany officials.
John B. Jackson, recently named Minister to Persia, departs from Greece where he has served as Minister. He has a 17 year career in diplomacy, starting as Second Secretary at Berlin in 1890 and later becoming Secretary of the Embassy. He has been in Greece since 1902.
It is reported that the Civil Service Commission adopts a double envelope method for exam papers. Papers are numbered twice and the examiner’s number is hidden from the candidate. The change aims to prevent pressure or influence on examinators. The previous system led to lost papers and untraceable submissions.
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