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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
6
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Arguments distinguish charity from true Socialism, noting that reform efforts predate Karl Marx and that genuine Socialism seeks collective ownership and state control of production. The piece cites Brandenburgh and Haywood, critiques Chicago Socialist platform items on railroads and public domains, and contrasts reforms with revolutionary aims.
The article critiques Senator Aldrich and Representative Veep as they push a Currency Commission. It argues the country will reject any packed commission headed by their nominees and urges a commission with open minded, authoritative names to earn public trust.
The piece argues Socialists demand absolute liberty including bomb pockets in public spaces and harsh reforms for workers. It attacks socialist aims, calls for compulsory insurance replacing public charity, and contrasts U S growth with China’s density and wheat production projections.
The article cites Wu Ting-Fang claiming China has coal to supply the world for a thousand years and envisions vast railway expansion using American rolling stock and Chinese-made goods. It notes two American professors to teach farming in China and comments on American farming yields being low despite strong soils while Russia grows.
In England, Mr Asquith signals no opposition to an amendment allowing women to vote for MPs under the same terms as men. The suffragists demand a full woman suffrage bill this session, planning continued demonstrations as Downing Street swells with protest. The Liberal brinkmanship risks alienating supporters amid a rising suffrage tide.
The New York Times reports a red-fruited fungus or canker devastating chestnut trees in New York and vicinity. Efforts focus on converting infected trees to lumber rather than spraying or pruning, with sprays and biocontrol proposed for nuts and weevil management.
The article notes thousands of young writers strive to become dramatists while a French philanthropist funds a home for aged playwrights. It observes that in France, like elsewhere, dramatists face dubious rewards and constant uncertainty despite famed works and royalties.
The plan aims to aid aging unsuccessful playwrights by creating a charity theater on the premises where inmate payment will be shown to spectators. Admission would be free to young writers to teach them how not to write, while old dramatists would perform to illustrate why their works failed.
Governor Hugues signs a law creating a legal perimeter to shield Saratoga medicinal springs from natural gas companies. The action promises restoration of the springs’ vigor and aims to revive Saratoga as a premier watering place amid racing disputes.
In Paris the prefect Lepine faces criticism for universal revolving door rules while defenders praise their safety in busy or tall buildings. Separately the removal of the motto In God We Trust from coins triggers mixed public and congressional response and debate over its restoration. Hydrophobia reference notes a case and skepticism about disease reports.
A letter from New York dated May 21, 1908 urges police to curb disturbances on Riverside Drive promenade. It describes groups of youths using benches and parapets for rough behavior, vulgar language, and loitering, harming residents and visitors, and calls for early police intervention to prevent a repeat season.
The article discusses Mr. Marsh’s fatal illness and Pasteur experts identifying the infection too late for treatment. It questions whether doctors violated professional custom by declaring the case hopeless. It notes the old saying while there is life there is hope and considers the power of suggestion in fatal prognoses.
At Lake Mohonk New York May 21 the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration devoted the session to the business men's movement. C B Murray Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce presented the resolution urging education for a world court of justice and business leaders to fund the campaign. Speakers included Marcus Marks Frank La Lanne James Arbuckle and Thomas M Osborn who warned against Caesarism and dictatorial rule.
A letter from a sympathizer in New York argues that Washington's Birthday Memorial Day and the Fourth of July all falling on Saturday deprive wage earning workers of a full holiday. The writer urges an arrangement to grant a full day off for these holidays separate from the regular Saturday half holiday.
Morris Kersey laments the city’s noise pollution in a May 20 1908 letter to the editor. He calls for restricting shrill whistles used by street urchins, arguing they disrupt public peace and injure citizens’ nerves.
A reader questions the purpose of attacking Lafcadio Hearn after his death, arguing that only his work matters. The correspondent cites Ingalls on honoring the dead and calls on critics to refrain from sensational posthumous digs.
Aldis Dunbar presents a terse dramatic vignette in which a slim woman speeding through a narrow lane collides with a pale pedestrian. Her hat brim and the man’s fate intersect as the moment of contact ends with the head being sheared off.
Mayor McClellan reviewed the city fireboat fleet including the new Thomas Willett and James Duane during a public parade. Clergy and dignitaries watched from the firehouse balcony as the fleet's seven boats steamed past the Velox and fire pier delivering coordinated broadsides in a dramatic display.
A Central Park mother squirrel built a nursery in a Fifth Avenue chimney. Her three young moved to explore the world and fell from a ventilating opening onto the stove top. two daughters Edythe and Cornelia died, Roland clung to a brick ledge, the mother escaped unseen. Lena Andersen and John Campbell led servants to investigate the scene.
About 200 residents watched a gray horse wander from a second floor stable onto a shed roof on Main Street. With bars for ventilation down, the animal faced danger until four planks and a hay bed permitted a safe slide to the ground without injury.
Rhode Island Governor James Higgins and a party including President McGowan and ex-deputy chiefs Rhinelander Waldo and Arthur O Keefe toured Coney Island last night. A punctured tire delayed them two hours on Ocean Boulevard, and Luna Park keeper Fred McClellan greeted the group. The visitors rode from Manhattan in two cars, braved rain, and small late hours before returning via the Bowery.
Secretary Cortelyou outlines McKinley’s trust policy as a bridge to Roosevelt era aims. Article notes McKinley’s second term focus on the trust question, commercial reciprocity, and data gathering before illness altered plans.
A Department of Surgical Mechanics Therapeutics will open at the Vanderbilt Clinic at Amsterdam Avenue and Sixtieth Street under Dr. Charles H. Jaeger from Columbia University. Funded by Mrs. Ray Matshak in memory of Samuel Matshak, the dry goods merchant, the program uses machines to exerc ise joints and aid invalids and convalescents. Columbia claims to be the first US university with such equipment.
Wesley M Oler president of the American Ice Company testified before the Special Grand Jury probing the company transactions. His session dominated yesterday. the panel may vote on indictment by week’s end.
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