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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1908
Page
6
Conviction of Morse Sends Long Federal Prison Term
The Morse case yields a fifteen year Federal sentence aimed to punish and deter bankers. Curtis and Morse are cited as examples of illicit banking and false entries. The judge warns that misappropriation and false records violate the law and endanger solvency, urging reform in banking practices. The piece also notes Harvard president Elliot retiring and praising aging leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
Morse
Mr. Curtis
Mr. Morse
Curtis
Hyself
Directa
Business Men's New Bill of Rights and Its Limits
An opinion piece critiques Mr Tart's proposed universal anti dishonest business law. It argues the plan may punish honest traders and clash with existing standards set by Roosevelt Carnegie Bryan and Taft. The author urges a single, clear law for all and warns against dispensing law by individual judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tart
Supreme Court
Carnegie
Taft
Roosevelt
Washington
Tafit
Brand New Theatre invites manuscripts amid lofty claims
The New Theatre manager announces readiness to examine new plays and provides a Post Office address for submissions. The piece argues the flood of manuscripts overwhelms managers and that true drama requires artistic merit, not mere volume. It notes playwrights are scarce and good plays rarely emerge from mass mailings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vallombrosa
Harvard President Eliot at 75 Still Says He Can Climb
The article notes President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard University at age 75 claims he can still climb. It frames this boast in a light human interest tone, reflecting on his vitality and long tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot
Harvard Univerity
Community Faces Shock Amid Changing Trade Ties
A fragment implies society confronts a troubling shift as commerce anchors tighten around a new, unsettling nexus. The text highlights tension between old networks and emerging trade constraints affecting local livelihoods.
Young Men Urged to Train as Public Accountants
A field for young men outlines opportunities in public accounting with demand from private firms and city governments. It cites William H. Allen noting a thousand efficient new accountants needed to audit city systems while Metropolitan officials complain of under staffing and mismanaged finances. Boston Mayor Hisparo pushes budget reform amid scarce qualified accountants as many cities seek expert leadership to curb waste and fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Regents
William H. Allen
Journal of Accountancy
Metz
Hisparo
Boston
Louisville
Newark
New Rochelle
Holyoke
Allen
United States
Bryan unlikely to reach Senate as Nebraska legislature shifts
The Springfield Republican notes that Sr. W. J. Bryan who lost three presidential bids may not get the Nebraska Senate seat either. With the Legislature now Democratic after his second defeat eight years ago no vacancy will occur for two years until the new legislative body takes control. The stars in their court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
Sr. W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Courses Fight SISERA in Public Life Context
A fragment notes courses fought against SISERA and states Mr Bryan's public life has been fatally dealt with by democracy. The text is unclear but signals political conflict and a claimed fatal outcome in a democratic context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisera
Bryan
Roosevelts Africa hunt stirs debate over wildlife
The piece questions the Presidents hunting plans in East Africa under license to kill, noting the list of animals allowed and the potential impact on wildlife. It hopes Roosevelt will focus on photography over shooting during his safari.
Correction on Anti-Suffrage Misconception In 1908 Letter
Lucy P. Scott of New York clarifies in a Nov 6 1908 letter that there is no "Anti-Suffrage Society" and identifies the actual Association Opposed to Woman's Suffrage at 29 West Thirty-ninth Street. She notes the League for the Civic Education of Women events and explains executive committee composition to resolve Mrs. Mackay's confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Clarence Mackay
Times
League For the Civic Education of Women
Madison Avenue
League
Mackay
Butler
Lucy P. Scott
New York
Episcopal Healing Mission Denounced by Dr. Collins
Dr. Joseph Collins denounces the St Mark's Episcopal Healing Mission as unscientific and indistinguishable from Christian Science. He argues the church lacks a scientific medical attitude and warns against clerical claims to medical expertise while praising cautious medical practice and questioning tobacco and alcohol views. The letter, dated November 6 1908, critiques Batten's Emmanuel inspired approach and defends physicians' training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Collins
American Neurological Association
New York Neurological Society
New York Times
Batten
St.Mark’s Church
Second Avenue
Collins
Boston
New York
St. Mark's Healing Mission
St. Mark's Church
Emmanuel Movement
Worcester
Jesus
Calixtus II
Lateran Council
Roman Catholic Church
Salvation Army
St. Bartholomew's Clinic
Christ
Episcopal Church
Dr. Batten
God
After the Battle at Zu Zu Club Parade
A playful crowd roars through streets as a clown rides a mule and Jenkins, Jones, and Green parade in a crowd. Festive torches and cymbals accompany a mock election bet while Brown performs a hurdy gurdy in the aftermath of defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins
Gamins
Jones
Gifts Enrich Met Museum With Sage Rodin Lace and More
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announces new acquisitions including Rodin's The Hand of God donated by Edward O D Adams and a large lace collection from Mrs Magdalena Nuttall of England. Other notable pieces include a Thomas Cole landscape Oxbow and works by Daubigny Detaille de Neuville Géreime and Meissonier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thomas Cole
Russell Sage
Museum
Marthe T. Fiske Collord
George Whitfield Collord
Josiah M. Fiske
Daubigny
Detaille de Neuville
Géréime
Director
de Beaux Arts
Paris
Pardon Clarke
Rodin
Magdalena Nuttall
Tunbridge Wells
England
Watcming
Catharine A. “Newbold
Elinor Glyn
Buckinghamshire
Mary Humphreys Johnston
Wilhelm R. Valentiner
Frank Heap Slack
J. Pierpont Morgan
Second Ave Line Transfer Ordered by Court
Adrian Hi Joline and Donshes Robin son receivers of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company were ordered yesterday by Judge Lacombe in the Mid States Circuit Court to hand over the property of the Second Avenue Railroad Company to George W Linch the State receiver at midnight on Nov 12. Judge Lacombe also directed Willa L Turner as Special Master to hear testimony on disputed points regarding property the Metropolitan receivers are obliged to deliver. A March 5 contract under which the Metropolitan Company agreed to supply the Second Avenue Company with power at cost is to be reviewed. The Second Avenue Company’s request that the Metropolitan receivers be directed to pay over a sum equal to money delivered when possession was taken under the lease of Jan 5 1885 was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Hi
Joline
Donshes Robinson
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Lacombe
Mid States
Second Aven! Railroad Company
George W. Linch
Willa L. Turner
Metropolitan
Lineh
Metropolitsnn
New Public Library Opens on West Street in City
The New York Public Library branch at 21 West Wall Street opened yesterday with Alderman Resfiald Ss Doull accepting the building from George S. Rives for library administration. The three story structure measures fifty by eighty feet and houses adults on the first floor and children on the second. About 10 000 to 12 000 volumes will be on offer, part of Carnegie funded additions totaling $55,000 for the site less. A Morrisania branch on Smith Street is set to open around December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorksblic Library
West Wath Stre
Resfiald Ss. Doull
George S. Rives
New York Public Library
Wath Street
Carnegie Fund
Morrisania
Smith Street
Professor Stevenson Resigns After 37 Years at NYU Geology Chair
At a NYU Senate meeting, Professor John J. Stevenson announced his resignation after 37 years as the chair of Geology. The senior professor has long contributed to the university and its geology program, with colleagues expressing regret and gratitude for his eminent service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York University
Senate of
John J. Stevenson
Stevenson Wiis
Pennsylvania Railroad Protest Against City Assessment
Local interests challenge the long island city street assessment. The board of estate protests the payment claim amid a controversial rebuke of railroad company assessments. The dispute centers on tax levies for street improvements and who bears the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
R. R
Long Island City
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