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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1912
Page
10
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Nine ballots completed by midnight show no candidate breaking away. Clark leads with modest gains, Wilson increases on sixth ballot, Harmon and Underwood shift slightly. Strong state loyalty, fear of hasty transfers cited as reason for stalled nominating process. The Times will report subsequent results.
The piece contrasts Republican and Democratic conventions over unit rules and state laws, arguing that legislatures should not regulate partisan actions and politics should guide lawmaking. It notes Republicans reject the unit rule on principle while Democrats waived it in a specific case, signaling a broader call for decisive limits on party versus state authority.
The piece argues Republicans missed California’s right to regulate delegate elections and rejects the unit rule as a political obstacle. It urges Democrats to abandon the unit rule, noting legislatures may impose rules, and warns against letting national and state conventions evade district based representation. It stresses common law of politics and cautions lawmakers to avoid meddling.
Landscape Architect Lay of the Park Department tells The Tribune he never approved placing the Lenox Library on the Arsenal site in Central Park. He questions how the Municipal Art Commission considered it and notes changes require his approval. He also says he was not consulted about a Dante statue planned by the Park Commissioners.
The piece argues unions of party delegates should reflect voters and conduct with gravity. It criticizes public boisterousness and hotel contracts prolonging conventions, urging decorum, restraint, and efficient operation in U S nominating assemblies.
The author laments early year pre convention talk and open primaries in April predicting expansion to all states. They argue direct nomination primaries must be better managed and that conventions should be brief and orderly.
The piece describes a flood that swamps Guanajuato, Mexico, questioning if the Porfirio Diaz tunnel survived the deluge. It portrays the city’s topography, mines, and modern touches, noting investors’ interest and the potential impact on Diaz’s engineering reputation. It then shifts to British railway regulation, advocating light, stimulative rules for wireless growth and defense of early regulation against overreach.
The Tribune explains why an international conference cannot regulate wireless telegraphy as England builds a worldwide, fortified network. It notes a British war girdle around cables landing on alien lands, ensuring uninterrupted imperial communications for war and peacetime commercial use. It mentions competing systems, Bermuda and Canada links, and colonial resentment.
The article argues that Hypnotism is ordinary suggestion, not a magical force. It contrasts Du Maurier’s Trilby with real life claims, noting hypnotists lack any special power over voice beyond inducing docility. It warns against assuming a hypnotist can create or enhance talent.
The piece notes Italy has removed beheading and execution from its criminal procedure, sparking debate on mercy and modern justice. Baron Paterno faces seven years in a dark cell with rare solitary walks, a form of imprisonment described as medieval and supposedly harsher than death. Infection from Porto Rico is mentioned as causing city alarm with incoming steamship traffic.
The article discusses plague suppression challenges in densely populated regions and highlights successes abroad. It notes India and China face social barriers, while the United States risk from denial in San Francisco. It praises U S sanitization achievements in Panama Cuba the Philippines and Hawaii.
Letter to the editor questions the use of campaigns to curb speeding. The writer argues for consistent enforcement from law enactment, criticizes signs that go unenforced, and suggests quietly shadowing speeders rather than public campaigns. The piece cites a hospital and urban noises as examples and ends with the idea of camping on the speeders trail.
A Times reader asks if the paper will print a complete list of states with their electoral votes after the 1910 apportionment and Arizona's admission. The question reflects changes beyond 1908 almanacs. New York, June 28, 1912.
A reader in a June 27 1912 letter to the Times challenges Belasco’s refusal to read unsolicited plays. The writer argues the star’s prominence creates public obligation and suggests many writers will still send work, despite the proclaimed policy. The letter notes Belasco’s influence in theatre culture and questions the cruelty of his stance.
A German reader in Berlin expresses gratitude for up-to-date Times coverage of the Chicago Convention. R. E. M. commends the paper’s English bulletins shown in a hotel and says he will read the Times more now that he feels at home abroad. Dated June 19, 1912.
A city order demands removal of the lions that stand before 17 Broadway, the longtime landmark adjoining the house where Daniel Webster is said to have married. The author urges preserving the statues as relics of old New York.
The poem traces Alan More as the speaker laments loss in war. Granted by verses the speaker mourns Alan More, recalls his brown hair and blue eyes, and speaks of grief, spring denied, and a pledge of devotion amid conflict and duty. The author Stephen Chalmers is named.
Baltimore June 28 Hal Flood a Virginia representative at the National Democratic Convention attacked Bryan’s proposal as a bid to split the party. Bryan withdrew the disputed paragraph without request while the crowd shifted from cheers to jeers. The day saw lengthy ballots for president with Clark Wilson and Harmon among favorites as leaders debated power and influence within the party.
A 1912 letter argues high living costs partly stem from shopper habits. It mocks telephone ordering and excess buying, urges value-focused meat cuts, and shows how a single lamb leg can cover multiple meals. The writer notes lamb chops at 22 cents in Washington Market versus 28–35 cents locally, and records frequent market trips for fresh produce.
A 1912 letter from C. D. Reed criticizes Theodore Roosevelt by outlining his supposed vote buying appeals. He claims Roosevelt would favor tariffs to help workers, oppose reciprocity harming farmers, aid the Harvester Trust for campaign funds, and profess support for woman suffrage to gain Western votes.
The note cites a New York Tribune Special from 1845 printed on a Henry Clay speeches fly leaf. It promises subscribers in Philadelphia and nearby areas daily service at 12 noon when trains arrive. The fragmentary item reflects historical newspaper distribution practices.
A Metuchen household writes in June 1912 doubting packers claims on famine prices and supply. The letter notes population growth as gradual, contrasts abrupt pork and poultry price jumps, and requests clarifications from packers.
The author questions Col Roosevelt's motives and asks playful quips about a Bull Moose ticket and party names. Written from New York on June 27, 1912, the piece layers satirical barbs about the Baltimore convention and party labels, with a final nod by L. J. W.
Dr E Thaler notes pasteurized milk reduced infant mortality under two to 10 percent in New York. He expects July, the hottest month, to not raise death rates if pasteurized milk remains used.
Pedro Quinon asks why Porto Rican delegates at the Baltimore convention did not tell the Resolutions Committee what they want. He argues Porto Ricans seek self-government and citizenship and claim to represent the people’s will.
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