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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1908
Page
4
The item lists mail matter classification and rates with mentions of New York and New Jersey City and Newark. It notes two cents and five cents, and that Sunday issues cost five cents.
The notice advertises a monthly mailed subscription for fourteen pages, with Daily and Sunday editions available at Toc per month. It invites readers to order through news dealers or the Publication Office.
In a debate on guaranteeing bank deposits critics argue the plan favors bankers and penalizes prudent lenders. The Times cites currency reform proposals to prevent panics, defend confidence, and maintain elastic yet secure notes, arguing for a responsive but sound monetary system.
A new city wage garnishment law allows up to 10 percent of salaries over 12 dollars weekly to be claimed for any debt. Critics call it debt slavery and say it shifts risk to workers, urging a Massachusetts style protection requiring employer and spouse approval.
The militia is reorganized as a reserve to the regular army and will feed officer training at Fort Leavenworth Fort Monroe and Washington Army Medical School. National Guardsmen will be admitted as student officers with the aim that wartime leaders rise to colonels and generals.
The passage argues that while currency laws cannot wholly prevent overspeculation and economic mood swings, history shows reckless money flurries and panics like last year can be avoided by prudent policy and restraint in credit use. It emphasizes safeguarding certainty of redemption and learning from commercial nations.
The city returns to activity as tourists and residents return from resorts. Railroads and express companies brace for the Labor Day homecoming peak with baggage handling expected to triple, reflecting a busy transition back to urban life and the usual summer fatigue.
The Bryan and Kern dollars in support of the Democratic campaign in the South and West show little substance. The Charleston News and Courier insists South Carolina should contribute 100000 to the fund, but admits the effort remains weak.
The text notes a 93 000 deficit and describes new 5 cent contribution boxes at polling place portals for the next primary. It lists Democratic and regional fundraisers with totals including 5600 21 cents in Tennessee and 1265 65 in The News Scimitar, plus 168 in Montgomery and 2130 in Houston Post. It argues campaign fund publicity favors Bryan over Republican rivals.
The piece reports Sheriff Pen Nell in Gorham arguing against prohibition by comparing per capita bank deposits in Maine with Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It cites Maine’s $121.52 versus Massachusetts $470 and compares savings accounts, noting Maine’s farming economy and industrial status as factors in wealth.
An old column mocks fashion zealots in tailoring and millinery. It argues men should stick to sensible grays blacks and blues, with black derbies and gray sack suits. It predicts little change in men's clothing and few will wear green hats.
A Dublin dispatch notes Professor William Ridgeway arguing for letting the poor starve to end perceived hereditary weakness. The piece mocks the notion, noting social conditions drive poverty and that progress has risen with human development.
The author condemns savages for abandoning the aged and invalid while praising civilized societies that sustain the weak through doctors and philanthropy. He argues natural selection operates without human interference and that civilized protection does not threaten survival, citing Prof Ridgeway and the endurance of the fit.
The piece weighs Frederick Hewitt’s $2,000,000 gift to the New York Post-Graduate Hospital and a rival view favoring funding research and prevention. It argues the donor sought to advance both cure and prevention, favoring established institutions and modest personal fame over a purely hospital-focused endowment.
The German system of trackless surface transportation uses overhead wire powered cars run on broad tires over regular roads. It reduces initial capital for lines and can serve light or irregular passenger traffic, with speeds around fourteen miles per hour for twenty passengers and later conversion to fixed tracks as settlements grow.
A reader in Poughkeepsie writes against Taft, accusing him of endorsing local option laws and linking him to historic uprisings. The letter states the Republican Party has worsened while the Democratic Party has improved, urging turnout for the party ticket. Dated September 5, 1908.
A New York reader urges the Interborough Rapid Transit Company to clean elevated and subway straps more frequently. The writer notes passengers must wipe hands after rides and hopes cleaner upkeep improves daily commutes.
A reader argues forged telegrams influenced New York politics in 1882 and warns that a similar tactic could threaten Governor Hughes and Taft, noting Republican backlash and the risk to reform plans. The letter, dated September 5, 1908, from Peace Dale, Rhode Island, reflects partisan debate and concern over political manipulation.
A Brooklyn letter from Dr. A. W. Catlin dated September 5 1908 argues that silence from political bosses opposing Gov. Hughes signals public support for his renomination. The writer says opponents must justify their stance and asserts Hughes as the man the bosses cannot control.
In Pine Bush Orange County residents voice mixed views on Hughes. If he is turned down many Republicans will vote Democratic. if nominated, he will attract Democratic votes. Local Republican leaders gauge party sentiment as of September 5, 1908.
James G. CroSWELL of New York corrects erroneous reports about a Penobscot Bay sailboat disaster. He asserts the vessel was well built and ballast, two flaws struck on a new tack, it sank in minutes, and all crew remained in the water aiding two women and the swamped boat. Captain Haskell and passengers are praised for dignity and effort despite loss.
Letters of administration were issued promptly with courtesy and efficiency at the Surrogate Beckett office as noted in a Times editorial. The writer confirms the administration process was handled justly and orderly, expressing gratification with the staff’s assistance and prompt forwarding of applications.
A speaker recounts improbable riches from a dream, noting buying Fifth Avenue mansions in blocks and securing an option on Senator Clark's mansion, only to wake and call for dreams regulation. He jokes about a tailor bribing him with a $100 bill to accept mauve waistcoats, and invokes thePsychical Society and Prof. Hyslop. He signs as Thomas Kybarra.
The Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt will likely urge Congress to raise the army to at least 100000 men in peace time, arguing sixty thousand is insufficient for garrisons at U S posts and Pearl Harbor. It notes potential issues with rapid expansion and calls for ten infantry regiments five cavalry regiments and coast artillery companies to reach an adequate level.
German Imperial Army prepares for large-scale war games with more than 70 000 troops. Fifteenth and Sixteenth Army Corps from Strasburg and Metz will maneuver between Saarbruecken and the French frontier with Bavarian brigades and new motor support. Emperor as umpire. foreign observers present, including U S officers studying typhoid inoculation.
Washington reports war department plans to double the Yellowstone National Park garrison under Major Henry T. Allen. Gen. Young, in charge, had urged adding to the force after a lone road agent stopped seven tourist coaches with 120 passengers. The incident underscores need for tighter park supervision.
A weather note from The Times on September 5 and a New York update on September 6 describe rain and rising temperatures with cautionary probabilities. The Times quips about prognostication while noting possible actions by Mrs Bryant amid forecasts and public commentary.
London prepares for the International Eucharistic Congress to be held there. Cardinal Vincent Vannutelli arrives as the first papal legate to set foot in England since Cardinal Pole, with eight other cardinals and hundreds of bishops and clergy. The event centers at Westminster Cathedral with Masses, processions, and services across Sept. 1 6.
SUEZ Sept 6 The battleships Maine and Alabama the advance guard of the American fleet on the voyage around the world arrived here today.
Herman de Lagercrantz resumes his role as Swedish minister to the United States after a six month absence. He leaves Copenhagen with wife and daughters and sails from Bremen aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse on September 8, amid former speculation in Washington that he had been persona non grata. He says Washington relations have always been pleasant and that he was ordered to manage the legation during the summer lull, planning to return to Washington in the fall.
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