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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1912
Page
10
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A columnist argues the Baltimore Democratic convention should reject Bryan and Progressive influence. It condemns Roosevelt and Bryan as self serving leaders, urges the party to cast off their control and seek true peace for working Americans.
The piece argues that the Bryan progressive idea leads to defeat and a split in the Democratic Party between Roosevelt and Bryan factions. It urges nominating Tart to secure industrial peace and urges restraint on the Fourth of July celebrations, citing improved safety and lowered casualties since 1903.
Park Commissioner Stover suggests sending a baby hippopotamus to Japan in exchange for cherry trees recently given to the United States. He acknowledges the lack of hippos but remains hopeful and urges careful study of amphibious animals while prioritizing the gesture and personal delivery to Tokyo.
The article credits the American Medical Association with reducing holiday casualties. It notes the Journal of the AMA begins a campaign highlighting public health efforts to save lives during Independence Day celebrations.
The article recalls Thurman and Emmons as bandana symbols in U S political life. It notes bandanas as campaign emblems in 1888 for the Cleveland ticket and questions the use of the bandana by a modern leader. It argues the bandana originated as silk from Hindu roots and critiques its adoption by Roosevelt's emblem.
The Times Weekly Financial Review argues for nationwide free check collections, citing Boston and London precedents. It notes Connecticut banks offering to remit at par in New York exchange and discusses how a system like the London clearing houses could apply in the United States to reduce deposit leakage and support currency reform amid rising pressure from banks and customers.
The text argues that the current practice of each bank collecting individually costs money. It suggests that a centralized clearing house system would save expense and abolish the nuisance. The Clearing House committee should feel strengthened by current sentiment among its members.
The message says the President has already beaten his opponent by one hole with one hole to play. It jokes that the bandana candidate would hack the turf and swear in bunkers, contrasting sportsmanship with rough language.
A reflective piece critiques risk assumptions after a Niagara River wharf collapse and questions the use of private money to improve public schools. It notes negligent construction, urges prudent trust, and argues for better public funding and targeted reform rather than donor-driven projects. It also corrects a medical error about Dr Ross's anaesthesia technique and explains its nerve block purpose.
A letter to The Lancet discusses Dr Forbes-Ross asserting tissues stay safe without pain and that crushed limbs and fractures can be made painless with his method. He does not hint quinine or urea hydrochloride replacing ether or chloroform as anaesthetics.
Cyrus C. Miller appeals to preserve Bronx borough unit and favor elevated rapid transit, arguing Bronx needs outweigh village ideals. He cites total transit spending across the city and defends Bronx cooperation with Manhattan while urging balanced development for all boroughs.
Letter to the editor questions Col Roosevelt’s fraud accusations against the Chicago Convention. It asks if state authorities can investigate and punish if true, and whether Taft as President and American citizenship are protected by law. The writer seeks legal redress to compel Roosevelt to present his charges.
A New York graduate M. E. writer laments City Government hours under Borough President Miller praising private employment hours of 9 to 5. He cites Chicago offices opening 8 to 5 or 5 30 for graduate engineers and argues that many resign to seek softer berths with higher pay for less work.
Rex Beach of Lake Hopatcong New Jersey declares in a letter to The New York Times that reports claiming he has lost his sight are false. He asks for publication of the denial to spare friends and himself from letters and telegrams.
A letter from Co. Schweitzer jokes that Roosevelt’s second plank should read I took the Isthmus, contrasting the command Thou shalt not steal with a stated claim of taking the Isthmus, to lampoon progressive policy consistency.
The poem recalls a speaker urging general recall for public office from low to high while testing the idea on Taft and Roosevelt. The speaker's system backfires, ending with a rueful line about the failed contraption as Lampton signs off.
Special to The New York Times reports that William Jennings Bryan threatens to run for Temporary Chairman if Parker is chosen, risking a convention split. Analysts warn the party could fracture between progressive and conservative factions, risking November defeats and continued Republican control.
A letter replies to questions about suffrage and party politics. Judge Ben B Lindsey cites Denver’s suffrage victory as largely due to women voters. The piece notes nineteen of twenty reform measures passed, outlines five key aims of women with the vote, and rejects mandatory protection for voters.
Nora Blatch De Forest argues in 1912 that extending suffrage nationwide will bring economic policy pressure. She says 6,000,000 wage earning women can end child labor in the South and canneries, protect vulnerable city residents, push pensions for widows with dependents, and establish a minimum wage for women workers.
Two era letters discuss social nuisances on transit with sharp satire about bias seating and seat hogging. Roosevelt’s policy on religion in the new party is described as holy work and his conference noted as battle for the Lord. The letters, from New York and Montclair in June 1912, reflect urban manners and early 20th century political rhetoric.
A waiter’s ill health forces his wife to work as a janitress to support their four girls. With the father in hospital, regular aid is needed. Charity Organization Society requests 130 for six months at 105 East Twenty second Street. Previous donors are thanked for their gifts totaling several dollars.
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