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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1905
Page
8
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The article accuses Supreme Court Justice Warren B Hooker of gross unfitness citing charges from the New York State Bar Association and others. It details his alleged frauds in securing payroll positions and exposes a contested nephew appointment at the Fredonia Post Office.
The President orders decency and diligence by U S officials over Chinese visit certificates amid fraudulent consular indorsements and warns of enforcement. A London Times report calls a War Office inquiry into South Africa era contracts and alleged officer complicity a startling, reform-pressing revelation.
The piece argues that constitutional provision allowing Legislature via joint resolution to remove judges conflicts with organic law theory. It warns of bad precedent and nine more years of moral paralysis on the bench while fearing Judge Hooker’s entanglements with Republican machine influences may shield him despite vast disrepute.
The committee appointed by the Army Council to review contractor sales and refunds in South Africa reveals an issue of grave gravity. Press commentary mirrors warnings about possible implications for personnel and professional conduct.
The French Senate may delay the Church and State separation bill until Fall. While the measure is described as separation, it imposes strict state supervision of church finances and leadership. The government aims to curb clerical political influence while maintaining control over church officers and properties.
The piece critiques Yale President Hadley for challenging the notion that being overly virtuous equals real virtue. It argues that mere propriety breeds weakness and self-satisfaction, urging readers to pursue genuine conviction. It remarks on a Martinez Arizona note where a baseball game competed with church attendance, highlighting local humor and clergy responses.
The article argues that President NeWMAN’s reversal from eighteen to twenty hours for the flier is reasonable yet inconsistent. It suggests hidden motives include competition and timetable readjustments across the Central system, with potential inconvenience and danger from changing speeds.
The piece notes Loomis preparing for travel to Europe and hints at diplomatic attention on his investigative work. It mentions a Will iams Hotel service at 3 P M and a playful transfer of Paunt JONES's body from French Navy custody to U S hands. Roosevelt’s tact praised for selecting Loomis.
Scotland Yard highlights a dated letter from the so called Spanish prisoner warning a Cuban war veteran and English business partners in Barcelona of deceit. The missive pretends to expose a fictitious Antonio Garcia and urges resignation to avoid scandal, claiming no fortune or child exists and promising nothing can be done against the "mysterious individuals."
In Rome on June 14 Signor Tittoni faced Bulgarian protests after Bulgaria was alphabetically placed as a vassal state to Turkey in the Agriculturist Congress. The Bulgarian delegation withdrew but a protocol clause allowed non participants to join the results, and Bulgaria finally adhered, averting wider conflict.
A glacier on Monte Rosa disgorges a guide after 28 years entombed with his ice axe in hand and his pipe in his pocket. This is the third such Alpine recovery, following prior cases at Glacier des Bossons and the Hamel catastrophe site. Some expect Lord Francis Douglas may be found near the Matterhorn, but most experts doubt it.
The Rev Father Froger principal of St Joseph s College Bangalore writes of cycling from Wellington to Octacamund on Kotagiri Road when he saw a tiger on a rock that suddenly bounded down and charged. He rode for his life until the incline slowed him. The tiger did not pursue after he vanished from sight. Tigers appear unusually numerous this year near Kotagiri with bears and panthers also reported in unusual numbers.
A Times Democrat reader recounts an Irishman amused by a Canal Street electrical sign. He declares that if placed in the center of Africa the glow would still reveal New Orleans, illustrating how city landmarks imprint identity despite generations abroad.
Special to The New York Times from Washington reports the Public Printer Palmer held up a contract for sixty Lanston typesetting machines at a cost over 200000. Rumors say officials invested in Lanston stock while Palmer defends choosing the Lanston as best for government book work. A House committee inquiry will review facts and avoid machine merit controversy.
Chief Statistician Hyde of the Agriculture Department was summoned by cable by Secretary Wilson to explain a leak in cotton statistics. Hyde left his vacation in England, came to Washington, and will review the case with Secret Service before another conference with the Secretary. He did not reiterate earlier claims that the crop-return system allowed no leak.
Churchwardens letter questions the inspiration theory as outdated and manmade. He argues scientific findings dissolve inspiration and urges rational critique within the Episcopal Church. He warns against clerical dogma and urges reform to restore church influence. New York June 20 1905.
A 1904 New York letter argues against the belief that courage is male only. It highlights women’s daring in rescues and confrontations, noting how vulnerability and fear can be sparked by a tiny creeping threat, urging readers to imagine women in petticoats facing danger.
In a Boston Herald report a Harvard sophomore reciting an oration in class faltered after two sentences, showing a blank look. He began with Washington is dead, Naiicoln is dead and then, after a pause, confessed I am beginning to feel sick myself.
In a New York Times praised stance, Charles H. Young argues the 1894 constitutional change sought to allow removal for sickness or mental disability and clarifies that impeachment should remain a defined remedy. He warns legislators against broad misuse risking chaos and defends the Constitution’s intent. June 26, 195.
In the Lenox Avenue division during last winter morning rushes trains ran full with crowded straps and seats on Ninety-sixth Street. Summer surfaces lure riders, yet an east side express now and then arrives with few vacant seats, leading to removal of one car. The management acts to claim comfort is kept, while showing trains must be packed. New York, June 26, 1905.
The London Chronicle reports a danger to the Louvre as a Colonial Office wing sits near the Rubens gallery with a room fitted for an automobile. An explosion of petrol beneath the gallery could ignite and burn the famed collections.
The story notes a man known as She-Father made a fortune from oil wells by selling them rather than producing oil. He did not extract any oil himself, and the wealth came from sale of the wells rather than output.
Edwin Tracey writes he prefers a comfortable New York flat over a hotel room and staying in the city to watch the Giants play. He thanks the host, but notes he cannot afford a weekend away, staying in town due to cost.
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