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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
6
The page appears as the New York Times imprint with date May 16 1908, listing publication details and pricing for New York and surrounding areas. It notes editors Adolph S Ochs and B C Franck and provides contact and postal information for the Times.
Publication pricing for daily and Sunday editions, weekly and yearly rates, and international subscriptions. Includes listings for The New York Times and related reviews with Canada and foreign rates.
A sixteen page section concentrates on book reviews. The item notes mail subscriptions for The New York Times Daily and Sunday editions, with rates and ordering details for readers nationwide.
The piece questions Southern democracy's waste of heritage as delegates to National Conventions back leaders who may fail to win electoral votes. It cites Southern Democrats appointed to high posts under Cleveland and Bryan era figures, arguing that excluding Southern leaders from top offices weakens national policy and party strength.
The piece laments the lack of capable Southern Democrats in public office and urges the party to instruct delegates to Denver to choose a path that offers opportunity and restores the South’s distinguished political heritage, arguing that current apathy excludes the best men from honors and rewards.
A White House gathering on natural resources drew the President, Vice President, Cabinet members, and Governors including Ford, Johnson, Glenn, Brooks, Dineen, and Huenes. Experts like Van Bise and Carey participated, with Andrew Carnegie and William J. Bryan named among attendees. The proceedings stressed lasting importance and strong public spirit.
The article notes growing Canadian independence in internal affairs and equal standing in foreign relations with the United Kingdom. It frames the imperial bond as a beneficial, noble arrangement that ensures security and a bright future, while inviting U S readers to share in the sentiment.
Our consul in Kiel reports Strasburg salaries show a new German pay scale with 2 to 10 percent increases. Elementary men earn 342.72 to 890.12 dollars and women 333.20 to 666.40, after 29 years. Secondary school pay adds 71.40 for women and 95 for men, reaching 737.80 for women and 985 for men after 29 years. Despite low salaries, teaching remains a profession.
The five years to 1906 saw a 10.6 percent rise in male teachers and 30.5 percent in female teachers, with pupil numbers up 9 percent. There were 61,198 schools and 9,779,306 pupils, covering 94 percent of German children of school age. Industrial training dominates public instruction, aiding Germany’s material progress in prosperity, manufactures, and commerce.
A full day on May 14 1908 records diverse breakthroughs and claims. An aero plane flew eight miles under precise guidance while a Los Angeles scientist proposed improvements to human nature akin to Luther Burbank. A Scotch astronomer reported Jupiter captured a comet as a satellite. In Olympia proofs suggested human habitation 500 years before wandering Israelites encamped by the Jordan. A Brooklyn man survived brain removal with his ordinary intelligence. A Michigan professor voiced historic doubts about Christian foundations to an Episcopal congress. Eugene V Debs was nominated for the Socialist presidential ticket for the third time. The day is hailed as encouraging amid rising claims of modern enlightenment.
The painting Beethoven by Jean Paul Laurens draws notice at the Paris Salon this Spring. It presents a statue of the composer with an orchestra and chorus from 1824, surrounded by allegorical figures and symbols possibly depicting other symphonies. The piece prompts readers to interpret its hidden meanings and will be reproduced in the Pictorial Section of The Sunday Times.
The editorial lauds Frick Coke Company's plan to bar drinking among coal miners, arguing sobriety would boost mine safety and reduce explosions. It notes prior industry fears about liquor profits and asserts the move would curb the drunkard as an economic liability, outperforming broad prohibition.
The article weighs the Wright brothers aeronautic trials noting occasional stumbles yet progress toward practical flight. It cites Kill Devil experiments showing balloon independence from gas bags. It also questions establishing a naval training station at Jamestown Exposition due to poor site qualities.
A Brooklyn homeowner compares past rent and ownership costs over three years. Including mortgage interest taxes and insurance, repairs show total outlay of about 983 dollars versus rent receipts totaling 1,590 dollars. The writer argues homeowner costs yield a net gain near 500 dollars, noting lost interest on initial 1,000 payment.
H. M. Root argues in a May 15 1908 letter that high rents stem from tenants overpaying, and from poor initial construction requiring endless repairs. He contends owners must cover running expenses, forcing tenants to pay more to sustain profits.
Bertha Jenkins of New York argues isolation is the only effective defense against tuberculosis. She cites three brothers who died and urges the Health Department to pursue isolation as a preventive measure in the ongoing fight against the dreadful disease.
A reader, J. B. Conover, reports spotting a restaurant window sign declaring Tables reserved for men in the rear, contrasting with older practice of reserving tables for ladies. The message prompts concern over gender seating norms.
Poem voice explores a woman rejecting subservience and celebrating personal will and freedom. The speaker contrasts dowry and complacency with a quest for independence, asserting power to shape her own destiny and resist male domination. The verse ends with the vow to weave a self directed life.
Homer B. Hulbert editor of The Korea Review sends a letter to The Times rebutting Prof. George T. Ladd’s charges about Collbran & Bostwick in Seoul and Japan’s occupation of Korea. He asserts Japan’s breaches of pledges, cites removal of Dr. Brown, and claims Japanese duty free entry for goods contrary to treaty. He invites open investigation and offers to present proofs.
An exhibition of selected etchings by American artists at Keppel Galleries on East Fortieth Street showcases the varied work of painter etchers. The show features pieces by Otto Bacher, F. S. Church, Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, Joseph Pennell, Peter Moran, Jules Breton, Leroy Milton Yale, George Senseney, Robert J. Wickenden, Whistler, and others, with emphasis on technical and artistic merit. It contrasts with the Brands Galleries collection of color etchings by modern French school members and notes the First New York Show of colored etchings by Société Georges Petit.
Delegates from fifty commercial and shippers associations met in Chicago to oppose proposed railroad rate increases and seek national action to curb inter state rate hikes. Frederick Upham urged keeping costs in check while railroad payrolls rose, and New York Central's W C Brown outlined railroads’ view that higher rates are necessary to cover new burdens.
At the urging of Commissioner Foster Crowell the Retail Dry Goods Association adopts resolutions calling for public cooperation to keep New York streets clean. It urges strict observance of litter bans and proper packing and disposal of rubbish to aid the Street Cleaning Department and improve city appearance.
Spark Commissioner Smith issues a permit for an automatic fountain in City Hall Park at the request of the Women's Municipal League. Water will be sold for a cent per glass and the fountain will pay rent to the city with plans to install additional fountains in other parks if successful.
The remains of George Clinton will be exhumed in Washington on May 27 and transported to Jersey City that night for interim burial preparations. On May 26 the body will be moved to New York for final burial as a mayoral reception committee, including Roosevelt, Cleveland, Hughes, and numerous state and city leaders, plans arrangements.
Friends of the late Rev Willard Parsons start a drive to raise 30000 for two memorial tablets and a fund to send 500 poor city children each year to the country for two weeks at a cost of three dollars per child. Contributions may be sent to Rev John Bancroft Devins at 156 Fifth Avenue.
Edward J. Clode, who acted as Pearson's Magazine agent for securing its best stories, becomes a member of the editorial staff and one of the magazine's active publishers.
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