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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1902
Page
7
A New York letter criticizes reformers and celebrates street life, then shifts to Washington social tensions. It attacks old maids, praises urchins, notes race and crime issues in the capital, and hints at changes around the White House. It ends with a legal view on General Lee and rebellion.
A letter to the editor from William On Chapman asks if police are still patrolling midtown streets. He describes failing to locate an officer near Eighth Avenue and One Hundred Sixteenth Street and notes hoodlums firing a revolver on Manhattan Avenue near One Hundred Fifteenth Street. He reports a cartridge strike on his door and criticizes police indifference to gun and explosive use.
A letter from New York dated June 22 1902 argues against loud Fourth of July celebrations citing injuries from firecrackers and calls for stricter laws to curb noise and destruction. The writer ribs social ills like crowded cars public spitting and saloons, urging true freedom from tyranny before jubilation.
The piece attacks imperialism, contrasting old park watchmen with modern military automatons in public parks. It laments the loss of simple civic service as officials are transformed into militarized figures under imperialist influence, detailing forced drills and uniformed authority.
J. M. Stifle Jr of Roselle New Jersey argues that President Hadley warned against subordinating moral law to ambition. He defends Hadley’s address as urging the highest social political and religious life and condemns the idea of pursuing greatness at any cost. He cites Hadley’s line a man must be greater than his works.
John Franklin Crowell argues President Hadley’s Yale baccalaureate address urges elevating daily life with ideals. He cites the call to serve others over personal gain and urges Christians to live for people, aligning with broader modern education aims. Washington June 26 1902.
Suffer me a word on the subject of a statue to the late Gen. Lee. If it were merely a question of personal worth and military genius no one would object to the proposed honor. But it is something more.
A columnist reflects on the King’s illness as a sign from a higher law. The essay questions whether Britain’s triumphs and imperial power align with justice and mercy, urging humility before a God of love and righteousness. The author warns that nations forget ethical duties amid national pride. New York, June 25, 1902.
A reader notes the Central Railroad of New Jersey once banned card playing on trains and asks whether a railroad can limit how passengers spend time. He cites delays and light as reasons for preferring cards and recalls Mark Twain's critique of parlor-car rules.
Fred J. Miller of East Orange NJ argues that a Jersey Central Railroad rule forbidding playing cards on trains is unenforceable without explicit authority for conductors to eject violators. He questions the company's right to mandate such a ban and notes commuters would resist by continued play. The letter contrasts Mark Twain's joke with practical enforcement issues.
Alfred H. Lorton recalls the Richmond Hill later Greenwich Theatre built in the Burr garden on Varick and Charlton Streets, its decline and demolition, and the Anthony Street Theatre once called the National Theatre. He asks for archival details about Shakespeare statue at Park Theatre and Burton’s later carriage-house niche.
A New York reader alleges the Army Surgeon Examining Board rejects competent candidates who attended a quiz preparation course to raise pay for army physicians. He cites April’s exam where admitting quiz attendance correlated with failure, while some refused to answer were passed. He claims other proficient candidates were also denied for similar reasons. June 24, 1902.
George Henry Knight proposes a public memorial honoring J Sterling Morton author of Arbor Day. He urges a well sited botanical grove or arboretum with diverse trees, a nursery, a lyceum, a marble bust, and a schoolchild planting program accessible from New York City for education and care.
In Chicago during a Grover Cleveland nomination fight, W Bourke Cochran and Tammany orators opposed Cleveland while Gen Bragg of Texas shifted momentum by signaling the seating of Tammany supporters. The scene centered on Daniel Bryan’s rivals and the strategic use of party factions.
A Brooklyn reader denounces The Times for praising Cleveland while attacking Bryan. He argues Cleveland wrecked the party and Hill reshaped New York, urges Democrats to honor fixed principles, and defends Bryan as the better Democrat guiding policy on money tariffs canals trusts and colonial questions. He calls The Times biased and urges balance across the party.
The piece argues for fairness in the coal strike dispute, condemns operator arrogance, praises Reverend Curran's mediation efforts, and warns arbitration is needed to avoid suffering. It cites Bishop Potter on balancing labor and capital and notes leaders’ motives affect outcomes amid calls for moderation and humanity. It references Wilkesbarre and Scranton visits.
W N Wilmer of New York argues the miners and ex miners plus local operators could have resolved the dispute through arbitration. He praises fairness shown by laborers and urges operators to adopt the same spirit to avoid bloodshed, hunger, and a failure of civilization.
The editorial compares King Edward's illness to the historic coronation of Torquato Tasso as Poet Laureate of Rome in 1341 and again 1594 1595. It notes grand ceremonies and royal reverence, then laments a possible parallel with Henry's fate, urging hope England avoids such affliction.
A debate on the status of African Americans as citizens, challenging Southern views rooted in the Dred Scott era. The piece cites Alexander Stephens and argues the Declaration of Independence upholds equality, noting free Black voters helped shape early Congress and the Union.
J Walter Watts argues the American soldier matches world standards, refutes anti imperialist claims, and cites Lincoln's General Orders No 100 to justify U S actions in the Philippines. He defends water cure as justified and notes punished guides who misled Marines. New York writer. June 23, 1902.
Readers recount a day at Bronx Park Zoo where signs confuse visitors. The piece notes signs say Do not pick wild flowers and To the Primates, prompting amusement and frustration. It argues signs should be clearer for non specialists. June 23, 1902 New York City.
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