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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
8
A fragment from the New York Times typography page shows publication details for October 24 1908 plus subscription rates and city distribution. It lists postage for Canada and foreign rates and notes entries for daily weekly and Sunday editions with pricing.
Analyzes U S Japan ties following recent immigration fears and government gestures in Tokyo. Praises statesmen discretion and mutual good faith, notes that a broad public backing behind the fleet welcome reinforces durable friendship and shared ambitions. Calls for a grand Lincoln centennial festival plan.
The Times seeks to prove no crime occurred in publishing a supposed Grover Cleveland piece. It cites Hastings and an August letter assigning rights to Brandenburg as authentication. Cleveland’s antiBryanism views are linked to his 1897 Reform Club remarks and later correspondence, underscoring enduring party principles.
The Times argues against sweeping budget cuts harming essential services and cites support from charity groups for targeted spending. It notes public sentiment shifting on executions, yet warns that audiences flock to dangerous auto races for spectacle, illustrating lingering primal instincts in a more civilized era.
The article argues water damage is a necessary cost to extinguish fires and preserve safety. It stresses that harbor fed auxiliary high pressure mains enable pure harbor water for firefighting and warn owners against complacency about merchandise damage from filthy water.
The piece argues that sewage carried germs can reach merchants and the public, noting flies as a disease vector and criticizing reliance on the Hudson’s water. It proposes a cleaner river system and insists the new preventive scheme cannot be abandoned, stressing health and safety.
The Second Part of the Autumn Book Number of the New York Times Book Review is issued as a supplement to the daily paper with the First Part printed yesterday. Together they form a literary review of great interest listing new and forthcoming books and featuring articles by reviewers and essayists. Fiction anchors the second section while biographies emerge as noteworthy. the volume reflects continued prolific output in novels and other literature both at home and in England.
The Brooklyn Eagle reports Broughton Brandenburg faced grand larceny charges for allegedly selling a manuscript attributed to President Cleveland to The Times and others. The Times publishes a 1906 Cleveland letter criticizing Bryanism, with Col. Felix A. Reeve validating its authenticity, complicating views on Bryan and Cleveland.
Letter to the editor quotes Mr Chanler saying he is not in favor of repealing the Agnew Hart anti-racetrack gambling laws. He reserves room to adjust his position if elected, implying he could backing repeal if a bill reaches his desk. New York date Oct 22 1908.
A letter to the editor from New York on October 23, 1908 argues the race track faction has fractured old party lines and predicts a large victory for Moral New York in the November gubernatorial election, potentially by 200000.
Ben Amin Schwartz cites Hunter the Socialist candidate for Assemblyman in the Sixth District who issued a public debate challenge. He laments GOP and Democratic leaders missing the chance to confront socialist ideas in open discussion and defend government institutions to New Yorkers on the lower east side.
A Methodist preacher from Athens New York writes to the editor praising the editorial in The New York Times on Socialists. He expresses agreement with the piece and vows to show support at the pulpit and at the ballot box.
A Reader from New York asks when self electioneering for the presidency and vice presidency began and what the prevailing conditions were. The writer questions whether such campaigning matches the dignity of the highest office and whether republican principles require the office to seek the man rather than the man the office.
Mrs John M Mead of 478 Third Avenue received $87 in donations from Tuema Times readers and other contributors to help bury her little daughter killed by a car. The undertaker was paid $380 to handle the body, with support from New Stock Exchange funds and various class donations. Several Times subscribers offered to extend their subscriptions to cover any shortfall for the burial.
Charles F. Scofield argues that the Reelfoot Lake region natives, driven to desperation by submerged land seizures, need education and peaceful solutions rather than military force. He notes scarce schools, harsh living, and views their anger as a response to oppression, urging pity and dialogue.
A New York note from October 22 1908 ponders whether chestnut trees damaged by rocks to extract nuts could foster a disease akin to cancer. The writer questions if bruising may create a harmful fungus or ailment in urban trees.
A 1908 Times of Odta piece describes The Big Brothers Movement as a commendable effort to aid city youths and foster better citizenship. Initiated by Deputy Clerk Ernest K. Coulter, the program seeks to guide at risk children away from legal trouble and toward constructive roles in the metropolis.
A suggestion of forming a club for Lonelies to dispel loneliness through shared intellectual pursuits. It proposes that a kind soul organize the group so members may contact one another and decide on activities. B. Ga.
In New Haven James Bryce, British ambassador, wraps up a Yale lecture series on Hindrances to Citizenship by urging jail terms for breaches of public trust. He calls for strict penalties, active prosecutions, impartial juries, and full publicity of franchises and contracts to curb private influence.
In Boston on Oct 23, for the first time the constitutionality of the court setup for Sherman act cases is questioned. The New York New Haven Hartford and Boston Maine railroads challenge Attorney General Bonaparte’s request to convene three Circuit Judges to try the cases. The defense argues Congress overstepped its power by creating a special tribunal outside the land’s established courts. The objection could affect all Sherman cases nationwide.
Washington Oct 23 The Controller of the Currency orders National Bank Examiners to convene bank directors on arrival for examinations and demand written replies to 25 questions. The inquiry seeks the directors' relation to the bank, executive conduct, knowledge of bank paper, authority given to officers, and supervision. It marks the first full official probe of director bank relations.
Architect William Bates designs a block of studio apartments with attached living spaces and a storefront arcade at Bronxville below Yonkers. The project aims to attract artists from Manhattan by offering duplex studio residences with galleries at lower rents than urban studios. Lawrence Park painters like Will Lowe and Clarence Stedman have ties to the area and may form a larger artists colony.
The Yokohama welcome for Rear Admiral Sperry peaked with a grand dinner aboard the Fuji ship and a public farewell parade. Thousands cheered as Sperry, flanked by American and Japanese officials, greeted students and officials along routes to Shimbashi Station.
The will of Bishop Henry C. Potter dated November 26, 16, is filed in the Surrogates' office. The estate is divided equally among five children Clara Sidney Davidge Jane Russell Mary Hyde Sarah Linzee Potter and Alonzo Potter. Executors are Alan Potter and Charles Howland Russell with no bonds required. Value cited exceeds £10,000 in personal property and similar real estate. the widow is provided for separately.
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church will start a three service Sunday pattern with a different speaker each week. Dr J Ross Stevenson will preach at 11 am, a well known minister leads the 4 pm sermon, and Rev Edwin F Halenbiek will conduct the 8 pm service. Next Sunday afternoon Rev Hugh Black begins a series of sermons. The evangelistic rallies begin Sunday evening November 1 with Dr J Wilbur Chapman and Charles M Alexander leading.
By will of Emily H Bergh who died October 10 one thousand dollars is left to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Her uncle founded the society and her brother Henry Bergh serves as Treasurer The residue of the estate goes to surviving family members Miss Bergh resided at 40 West Fifty ninth Street
The Public Service Commission will hear arguments today on whether the Metropolitan Street Railway Company must grant transfers to the Fifty-ninth Street Crosstown Line. A final hearing was scheduled for yesterday but no testimony was offered.
Washington reports that a push is underway to open education for Chinese and other groups in the United States to preserve language and heritage. The article notes names such as James J. Kinsella and discusses the license commission and a resignation tied to license issuance costs amid an investigative hearing.
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