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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
6
Fragmentary 1907 newspaper text from The New York Times shows publication details and pricing. The dated note references Adolph Ochs as publisher and indicates Times Square address and circulation notes.
A fragmented notice lists New York addresses including Spruce Street and Broadway Wall Street plus Washington Post Building. It details subscription rates by mail with weekly daily and Sunday options and prices for U S and foreign destinations.
Restoration notices state Daily Edition priced 60 cents per month with orders via dealers or direct to the Publication Office. The text references countrywide availability and edition marks how to subscribe through the new dealers system.
Sixteen pages note Senator Knox defending constitutional principles in New Haven. He likens jurists to Girondists facing Bourbon and Reds, warning against caving to popular ephemera. The piece views his Yale remarks as a hopeful sign beside Gov. Hoopes veto on the Two-Cent Fare bill.
The City Club notes 2522 bills introduced in the session with 556 signed by the Governor and 550 awaiting action. It contrasts 690 laws last year with a torrent of proposed measures, cites jokers and a Broadway turnstile proposal, and warns lawmakers against floodlike momentum in lawmaking.
In 1908 ABA president says 44 legislatures passed 9293 acts totaling 17734 pages. this year’s output nearly doubles. Critics lament mass statutes eroding quality, arguing common law is replaced by long, often unenforced laws and questioning lawmakers’ ability given salaries and brief sessions.
The piece notes Harvard Oxford and Yale awarding honorary degrees to notable figures from both sides of the Atlantic. Mark Twain is mentioned with Oxford Litt. D. and American figures like Henry Arthur Jones receive M A at Harvard. It discusses the purpose and value of honorary distinctions and their lasting impact.
The Centre press accuses Socialists and Royalists of joint effort to worsen winegrower distress. Socialist leader M. James advocates resolutions turning vine crops into national property from July 1 and reshaping wine trade and alcohol production under “social services.”
The text notes distrust among vineyard owners toward a government counter project that would expropriate landowners and grant inspectors broad powers over wine merchants and sugar operations. A speech by M. James fails to sway the chamber, and a Socialistic dream is defeated by a four to one majority after a witty rebuttal from M. Armwaro.
The Hague discussion centers on the Drago doctrine amendment aimed at securing votes for the doctrine. The piece notes limited impact, arguing few expect broad change as republics host to exploiter rulers lack confidence in justice systems. It praises The Hague as a potential judicial safeguard and cites Secretary Root on its importance.
Yale wins on the Thames and Cornell on the Hudson in two four mile races. Harvard and Columbia suffer defeats with glory, while Columbia’s crew and Coach Courmnezr gain praise for strong performance amid handicaps. Middies feared, but Columbians prove superiority over the Midshipmen as Cayuga claims another victory with Ricz winning season coach honors.
Fragmentary text cites Mr William Deak Hows and hig Eéstor's Hasy Chatr to claim he never engaged in politics though born in Ontario. It notes his long absence from political life and discusses his ideas in a casual, discursive tone.
The piece discusses Mr Howells views on weather and the revival of Spring in modern science. It notes a belated Winter followed by heat, claims Howells doubts politics, and suggests he was misrepresented by a syndicated interview that spread his supposed quotes across the country.
The Richmond News Leader cites local residents defending fair pricing at the James town Exposition. Reported rates at Inside Inn and other hotels, including room and meal costs, are described as fair and similar to non exposition towns. Witnesses say experiences vary with luck and assert no widespread gouging.
The article notes a murder case at Pelham and the withdrawal of rewards by the victim’s family. It questions the arrest of Murray by Herkimer County authorities and mocks a judge’s handling while predicting further trouble for Murray. It also comments on unusual hot weather forecasts and stray weather remarks.
The piece explains that thunderstorm lightning and rain are caused by cool air meeting hot humid air as they move across the continent. It notes that habits of speech misattribute relief to storms and that both weather observers and reporters still use older phrases without protest from officials.
Rudolf Tomb o Jr of Columbia University corrects The New York Times editorial claim on the six largest American universities. He lists Harvard Chicago Michigan Columbia Cornell Minnesota as the top six and notes other Eastern schools and Pennsylvania are larger than Northwestern, urging reevaluation.
J Q Ostman of Brooklyn declares he ordered 120 boxes of Finnish cigarettes to offer local Finns aDe import duty of 45.95 dollars, about 39 cents a box, which he notes amounts to roughly 400 percent over the retail value. He writes from Brooklyn on June 27, 1907.
Islander of New Brighton notes ferryhouse and boats are splendid but rarely dock on time. St George to Booth Ferry trips at 6 30 A M and 2 30 P M run twenty five to twenty seven minutes, causing commuters to miss timely arrivals for a six minute Broadway walk. The writer urges earlier arrivals for punctual business schedules.
Eyewitness Thomas B. Connery reports a dramatic lightning phenomenon during a storm in the Bronx. A thick flame band with a fiery central ball shot downward and exploded before him, producing a brilliant, intense flash and crash with no damage observed to the surrounding area.
A reader from Brooklyn writes in with concern about lobster cruelty. He cites a method of killing by tail cut and bleeding, arguing it spares flavor and prevents boiling torture.
From The London Chronicle, M Paderewski loves animals and his Polish farm amid wooded hills and Carpathians. He once bought prize pigs in Essex, touring a new sty where a farmer whispered that Paderewski had bought the pigs, calling him the great pig dealer from abroad.
Léa Patit of Parisien notes that among 320000 soldiers in the army about 13000 cannot read or write. Education is compulsory in theory yet not enforced in practice, highlighting literacy gaps amid military service.
Maurice Alam in La Grande Revua warns that socialism would be the greatest disaster the world has seen and its end would usher in military despotism.
A fragmented verse set near Angold Bay with nautical imagery and sea spray. The text references a ship’s wheel and a wind from the sea, weaving a singer’s call to grip the helm and endure hardship aboard. The surrounding phrases mix place names with garbled lines.
Harrisburg June 27 John G Hetman of Columbia County nominated for State Treasurer by the Democratic State Convention on a platform focused on state issues. The convention did not endorse William Jennings Bryan for President in 1908. The platform pledges a full investigation of the Auditor General’s office and calls for speedy prosecutions of Capitol frauds.
A muster roll of the Sons of Liberty sold for 38.50 and a June 19 1776 Congress clothing resolution signed by John Hancock went for 3 16. The sale in East Twentieth Street also included letters from Paul Jones Franklin and Adams, a Washington pass for 1779, and other historic items with prices ranging from 2 to 46 dollars.
Harvard University concluded commencement week with the Phi Beta Kappa chapter meeting. British Ambassador James Bryce delivered the oration on Human Progress and explored the meaning and relations of progress across ages.
Secretary of State Elihu Root, a Hamilton College trustee, led the ceremony and college procession with President Stryker during the June 27 commencement at Clinton New York. The transcript shows garbled text after the lead. readable portion confirms Root’s participation and the official presence.
At Frontenac New York, the New York State Bankers Association opened its fourteenth annual convention with 275 members. President Elliott C. McDougal urged depositors to accept restraint, warned of inflation from wage gains, and proposed cash reserves in banks and currency reform. The gathering highlighted currency reform debates, bonding plans, and calls to curb excessive interest on large call loans.
M. E. Altes of Riggs National Bank delivered the principal address at the Ohio Bankers Association session in Cincinnati. He warned that current year Government surplus of about 85 to 90 million dollars must be unlocked, arguing for policy reversal to have the Treasury collections conducted through banks to supply funds for expenditures.
Special to The New York Times reports a farewell dinner at the Garden City Hotel for Dr. F. L. Gammage Treaving Headmaster of St. Pauls. Sixty two men attended and seven speeches were delivered before departure.
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