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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
6
The page lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, monthly and yearly rates, and additional charges for foreign countries. It notes offices in New York and distribution areas with pricing for Canada and other regions.
The article discusses Secretary Straus circular on deportation of certain immigrants, framed as a lawful policy to be enforced with police help. It notes cost shifts to transportation firms, proposed nationwide surveillance, and confidence in fair use with no new legislation needed.
An article critiques a supposed private letter from Kaiser Wilhelm to Lord Tweedmouth and the British Admiralty reply as imprudent. It argues that courtesy and gentlemanly conduct temper such disputes, and dismisses the so called scare spread by The London Times as speculative and reflective of media sensationalism.
The Times reputation for German ties irks King Edward and amuses the Foreign Office. The Times prints letters in Parliament, prompting sensational headlines. The piece questions Americanized journalism and the opposition’s leverage as debates on subway franchises unfold. Crumpacker and others push patronage despite President’s stance.
A historical op ed argues against cash payment requirements in stock sales. The author claims reform is misnamed, notes potential motives to curb credit purchases, and warns about unintended effects on New York as a money center and national markets. The piece compares reform to the Sherman Anti-Trust act and critiques Roosevelt’s stance.
The Public Service Commission favors a limited private franchise for rapid transit with safeguards. Governor Allen and President Willcox clash over routes, funding, and the Broadway Lexington Avenue tunnel, while the commission rejects long-term private control without city gains.
The House Agriculture Committee reports a bill totaling 11 400 600 for farm propaganda, up from 10 666 350. Secretary Wilson urges itinerant agronomists and agricultural demonstrations as in France, urging railroads to support farmer education to boost crops and prosperity.
The disease dinner is a fashionable social diversion introduced in Baltimore and likely to spread after Lent. It replaces dull musical and vaudeville dinners and surpasses improvised parties with costumes depicting diseases. A death party variant is proposed with undertakers and gravediggers, as memento mori guides social historians to note the fading salons and converzaciones.
Mr CrumMpackER, chairman of the Census Committee, voices indignation at the possibility of postponing action on the census bills until the next session. He remarks on the impact of delaying the measures.
The piece urges safer school design over trivial door hinge debates after the Collinwood fire. It criticizes neglect of fireproof construction for cost, mentions West 1ledth Street drills, and questions urban bedroom window habits and a Brooklyn invalidating open-air norms. It also notes Swarthmore refusing Miss Jeanes bequest and debates donor intent.
A reader disputes an editorial on the position of women and labor laws, arguing the Gray quote is misrepresented. They outline differences between state and Oregon rulings, defend the law’s hours provisions as unrelated to suffrage, and warn that docking suffrage to gender harms public service and health.
Robert R Burrage protests locked doors at Public School 129 in Brooklyn and demands an end to door locking to improve fire safety. He cites late arrivals and a December or January instance, urging The New York Times to address the practice.
A Rome correspondent reports on a new breach in the Aurelian wall created to permit suburban expansion. The cut disfigures the historic brick barrier near the Pincian hill, instead of opening a formal gate for traffic to the Campagna.
A letter to the editor argues against restoring corporal punishment and proposes training programs to cultivate desirable citizens. It warns that lifting the rod could erode respect for elders and questions links between discipline and rising crime. The writer cites street hoodlums and suggests alternatives.
A Constant Reader from New York on March 3 1908 states the U S flag contains 46 stars including the one representing Oklahoma. The letter answers the question and notes the Oklahoma star is counted in the official total.
A poem-like note voicing distrust of political rogues and praising a proposed institution to study toxic action and antidotes. The speaker pledges support and hints at a legislative scheme that could trigger a revolution, attributed to Luranawe-Sheldon.
A bill by Senator Hale would place foreign and inter state wireless telegraphy under federal control with licensing. Land stations pay 100 dollars yearly and ships equipped with wireless pay 50 dollars. Violations risk fines and seizure of equipment, with strict penalties for government message interference. Operators must relay messages and answer calls from licensed parties, effective July 1 1908 if Congress passes.
The Republican State Committee will meet today at noon at State Headquarters to issue the call for the State Convention to be held at Carnegie Hall. Leaders Odell and Woodruff factions show harmony with no resolutions on Hughes’s presidential candidacy expected.
Engineer Samuel Thompson testifies on a fund labeled preliminary survey in the budget. He says vacations Sundays lost time and holidays were charged to it, calling the fund a vacation and holiday pool. Commissioner Mitchel hints at potential criminal action and criticizes higher officials as morally culpable.
The Public Service Commission held a hearing on Brooklyn Bridge elevated lines under the new through train system. Engineers argued the new system is superior to the old shuttle setup used in rush hours. The commission suggested improved terminal placement and noted potential Brooklyn property condemnations for extra yard space if shuttles return.
Paris bankers MM Juhliet Monnier and Jacquess Neuflica arrived on the Provence. Rumors they seek guidance on U S administration policy toward corporations circulated aboard. Neuflize denied plans, saying they came for pleasure rather than business. Johnet, linked to Credit Lyonnais, is the best known of the trio.
The will of the late Bishop George Worthington of Nebraska is filed. It leaves the entire estimated $100,000 estate to Mrs. Worthington for life. After her death, public bequests include $5,000 to Nebraska clergy widows and orphans, $5,000 to Hobart College, $5,000 to the General Theological Seminary, and $10,000 for a diocesan missions fund in Nebraska.
Washington March 6 Three amendments to the Post Office Appropriation bill approved by the Post Office Department were proposed by Senator Penrose. The measures grant Post Office clerks and letter carriers thirty days of vacation on full pay, provide railway mail clerks thirty additional days at their own expense, and cover railway clerks for actual travel expenses when away on duty. Railway clerks currently lack such allowances.
Senator Depew in a March 6 speech backed Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange against critics of gambling in securities. He argued there is no stock market panic and praised NY banking practices while opposing government guarantees and sweeping reform. Banks in Chicago led a protest against future and exchange regulation, warning of reduced lending to farmers if laws shift methods of trading grain and commodities.
Washington March 6 Senator Teller challenged the President’s interference in legislation during debate on the Army Pay bill. He warned that Executive power threatens the republic, insisting constitutional lines between branches must be kept. The bill raises officer pay from 5 percent to 25 percent and increases enlisted men pay by 40 percent on average.
An Army and Navy Register editorial to be issued tomorrow argues a strong President and decisive Navy Secretary are needed to energize the department. It states the naval inquiry has not yet warranted radical reforms and calls for thorough, unbiased testimony and hard governance.
The House approved paying 400000 dollars to the Catholic Church in the Philippines for indemnity and damages from American soldiers use of church property. The debate touched on a separate claim by the Southern Methodist Publishing House, with a sharp exchange involving Mr Gaines.
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