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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
8
Fragmented OCR lists multiple street and building references in York area including Times Square Broadways sites, Public Ledger Building and Fleet Street. It reads as a stray index of addresses rather than a coherent story or event.
Editorial lauds Mr Hughes for clear, direct answers to Chanler questions. Chanler’s tactics are labeled as burdensome and entrapment aimed at embarrassing Hughes, who remains unshaken and forthright in his responses.
The passage questions Mr. Bryan's stance toward tempering popular agitation. It argues he vows to surpass current measures and deliver a fuller program, claiming Rooseveltism is only a pale imitation. It questions why the public would entrust him to enact such changes.
Dr Rupert B Lamb superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane at Matteawan remains Thaws keeper after federal writ of habeas corpus dismissal by Judge Youne in Pittsburg. New York state courts have held Thaw insane at homicide trial times and refused to modify the original commitment while Supreme Court Justice Dowine and Judge Morse affirm the ongoing need for confinement.
The letter by Mr John Bigelow praises Mr Bryan for vigor and sincerity while urging an opposition party. It argues Bryan leads a demoralizing tariff stance and attributes past opposition failures to him. The piece also notes Cleveland era limits on government and cites Thaw insanity and Pittsburg court rulings as ongoing legal scandals.
The article argues bankers as a class acted prudently during the panic, noting depositor payments or arrangements secured, and many local banks reopening in stronger condition while a few liquidated with assets intact. It defends the industry against sweeping criticism and emphasizes national impact of New York banking events.
The piece notes 200 banking failures nationwide after the 1907 panic and contrasts New York banks’ conduct with others. It suggests New York banks helped critics by extending aid while interior banks restricted New York exchange, arguing loyalty could have eased the crisis.
In a lighter moment of the campaign the rival hopefuls Sherman and Kern exchange compliments. The pair, viewed as twin stars of modern statecraft, praise each other and project unity despite political competition.
The article ponders a rare medieval tone as the Duke of Abruzzi laments royal birth while democracy erodes exclusive freedom. It notes his rank shields him from paparazzi, yet private matters become public fodder, and even a singer would face less scrutiny.
The article notes Japanese children gathered along the Yokohama to Tokyo railway, singing and waving flags to greet the American fleet. It argues that parental respect for children shapes social life in Japan and that such display aims to prove Americans are friends, easing tensions and rivalries.
The article notes that Japanese children will learn patriotism and goodwill with eastern neighbors, emphasizing that peace is their shared aim. The presentation is praised as ingenious and characteristic, meant to prove Japan's sincerity and hospitality.
The Russian government hesitates to free veteran revolutionist Tchaikovsky. While admired abroad as a quiet advocate for liberties, his release hinges on ransom funds from militant party rivals. If freed, he could resume anti autocratic propaganda, raising questions of loyalty and safety.
Ex pedagogue criticizes a New York plan to convert Lexington Avenue Deaf Mutes Institute into a municipal day school. He argues the existing boarding school is fully equipped and effective, warning city funds would burden pupils and harm deaf education. He notes the institute offers a $500,000 plant at a $90,000 price and questions the benefit.
A letter from Brooklyn dated October 15 1908 argues for male tolerance amid debates on equal pay and women’s work. The writer ridicules fashion trends like the Fall hat and calls for recognition of women's toil, urging patience and restraint in public disputes.
A reader criticizes noisy steam riveters during reconstruction at the Custo House area and the Exchange Place project. The writer suggests Dr. Darlington should address the issue with vigor as in past cases. Letter dated New York October 19, 1908.
President McAdoo announced an imminent extension from Communipaw Jersey City to connect with Hudson Terminal routes. Main line tunnels Hoboken to Pennsylvania Station target May completion with Cortlandt Street progress at ten feet daily. Trains should run within ninety days after February 15.
The court martial of Capt. Frank A. Cook of the Subsistence Department at Washington Barracks found him guilty of disorderly conduct on a Washington street car. He was dismissed from the service but the sentence was commuted to a reduction of four steps in rank, after review by the President and Secretary of War. The trial noted intoxication and boisterous behavior on Aug. 4, with citizens and police involvement and five officers needed to help subdue him.
John Arbuckle proposes raising the United States cruiser Yankee stranded on Hen and Chickens Reef by sealing decks, pressurizing air to force water out, and using compressors to lift the hull. He envisions air tight hatches on future passenger steamers for rapid recovery from breaches.
A. W. Mitchell answers Amabel in verse defending amorphous green hats. He recalls King Ed wearing such headgear and argues the style will pass, joking that men will not be shaken and that the poet will win over the crowd despite the sting of the poke.
The U S Circuit Court refused to enjoin the Interstate Commerce Commission's grain rate reductions from Buffalo to New York and Buffalo to Boston. Judges Lacombe Ward and Noyes heard arguments from New York Central Erie Pennsylvania Lehigh Valley Lackawanna and New Haven. The court said the questions were too doubtful to grant an injunction and announced its decision after brief arguments.
New York Public Service Commission conducts a two week test in Pittsburgh to select a life saving car fender. A Westinghouse backed street line hosts dummies in multiple positions as fenders strike. Future plans include live animals and possibly humans in experiments.
The Citizens' Committee on the Police asks the Board of Estimate to approve Police Commissioner Hingham’s plan to charge salaries of officers assigned to other city departments to those departments and to increase Police Department appropriations. The letter lists patrolmen on loan totaling 338,000 across Courts District Attorney Office Corporation Counsel License Bureau Street Cleaning Recreation Years and misc. The committee suggests using department staff as special policemen with arrest powers at lower pay to ease Police Department funding.
August Rabien, long serving chief steward of the Kronprincess Cecilie, resigns from North German Lloyd after 26 years in the company and a three month leave. Oscar Meinert assumes Rabien’s senior steward post. Rabien sailed with Emperor William and the Imperial family, receiving multiple decorations, and ends his career due to his wife’s ill health.
Princess Meria von Ysenlure queen of Hesse Darmstadt arrives in Allerica as a guest of University of Pennsylvania professors. Portrait painter Wilhelm Junk plans Chicago and New York exhibitions. Deputy Carter reports on London art teachers congress with exhibits from forty two counties. Adrienne Augarde, new leading actress, arrives aboard the liner.
Surrogate Beckett admitted the will to probate after a four year dispute over Dr Mark W Dunlop who died March 6 leaving about 1 014 ivia in estate The will's validity was challenged by two nephews on grounds of insanity alleged four years prior The will named the widow as chief beneficiary with several other bequests Surrogate Peckett ruled in favor of genuineness and soundness of mind at the time of execution
The fifth annual meeting of the Board of Casualty and Surety Underwriters closed with a dinner as leaders from major U.S. insurers gathered. Sylvester C. Dunham urged federal control to harmonize state laws and warned against extraterritorial regulations that push companies to withdraw from states. E S Lott was elected president, with Joye as vice president and Moore as secretary.
The Board of Aldermen rewrites prior tuberculosis exhibit funding after a legal challenge. They allocate 12,000 dollars to the Board of Health for the exhibit, following a speech by Dr. Alfred Meyers. The meeting also passed a sympathy resolution for striking taxi chauffeurs.
Street Cleaning Commissioner Crowell opened bids for snow removal in the looming winter. Manhattan Bronx and Brooklyn bid ranges rose from last year with lowest offers from De Marco unt Malzone in the Bronx at 20 cents per cubic yard and several firms likely to share borough work.
The Forty foot long skeleton of a prehistoric animal, tall as twenty two feet, was found south of Glasgow by Barnum Brown of New York linked to the Americas Museum of Natural History. It was shipped to New York, hauled by sixteen teams, with the skull weighing 4 490 pounds. Brown classifies it as a tyrannosaurus rex or king of the lizards.
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