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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1908
Page
8
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The piece praises Mr. Taft as ready to engage in active campaigning with experience in political speaking. It argues his personality, eloquence, and logic will bolster the Republican effort, while noting his opponent Bryan presents a vigorous personal campaign.
The United States Consul at Birmingham Albert Halstead issued a circular seeking confidential labor and price information for a House Ways and Means committee. He added a long explanatory note to The London Times, clarifying Congress revenue processes and denying any direct promise of tariff reductions.
The American Exporter questions the value of Consular Reports, noting 40 percent of manufacturers say they gain nothing from them. Consuls typically source data from blue books trade reports and private conversations, prompting calls for new methods. The piece speculates Consul Halstead may pioneer reforms.
Le Temps editorial declares the Moroccan incident closed as Germany appears not to press for recognizing Murat Hafid over Abdul Aziz. The piece blames misread Berlin dispatches and urges Moors be reassured on French policy while noting Abd el Aziz’s role and broader European hesitation.
Gov. Hughes at Troy Home Week denounces slickness as deceptive in business. He urges the old steady way, trust through work, and warns against pursuing cleverness for gain. He stresses conserving natural resources and guiding youth with solid ideals.
A speaker argues for guiding youth by example rather than politics. He urges wise discussion in this hour to conserve material resources while also preserving ideals, stressing active, principled living over rhetoric.
The Minnesota fire left six thousand homeless in Chisholm and another six thousand along the Me saba Range path. It destroyed timber and farm land, causing millions in losses. Officials urge better forest cleanup and proactive fire suppression to prevent repeats.
The article discusses pre cooling to pack more oranges per car from 384 to 549 to 681 boxes and to ship ripened fruit to favored markets. cherries and strawberries can be redirected to better markets if overstocked. It notes refrigerator plants by railways and government being reproduced by private interests and previews a Bureau of Plant Industry bulletin. It also mentions the Paris International Congress of Refrigerating Industries opening Oct 5.
The item notes E W Kemble's Harpers Weekly cartoon portraying Mr Bryan as Salome dancing for the Democratic donkey on a charger. It recalls Hy Mayer’s August 9 picture in The Sunday Times with the same idea and mentions Mayer’s recent Times drawings on London hostels vacationers and the Spirit of 1908.
Fifteen officers of the Department of the East led by Grant undertake a harsh thirty mile per day three day ride. Critics argue the test favors youth and outdated warfare needs, risking loss of valuable experienced officers. The Medical Record cautions it may retire needed leaders.
The piece argues against mandatory riding tests for soldiers, cites Medical Record concerns about tropical strain, questions playground schemes for rural youth, and emphasizes farming needs for scientific knowledge of trade and economic choices between city and country life.
Gustave De Forest Gardner responds to a Passaic Times telegraph item about Jake De Rosia’s Clifton Stadium quarter mile, arguing Glenn Curtiss set a longer 1907 mile speed at Ormond Beach and noting Curtiss’s 40 horsepower airship engine and his early reputation as King of Speed. The letter reinforces Curtiss’s historic standing in motorcycle and early aviation speed records.
A letter from K B Guild M D of New York dated Sept 1 stresses that both parties’ candidates show unimpeachable character and patriotism. Guild says he will back Bryan for reasons beyond politics, namely his stand for equal right of opportunity.
Across several papers the posthumous Grover Cleveland piece is debated as to its authenticity and possible impact on the 1908 campaign. Editors note uncertainty yet acknowledge the calm, moral appeal amid Cleveland’s declining health and looming death.
SIDWELL S RANDALL of New York City commends Surrogate Beckett for his long service as a former attorney in the same court he now presides over. Randall urges the nominee receive united party support and broad citizen backing across parties.
The enthusiastic reception of Gov. Hughes adds to evidence that failure to renominate him will cause widespread resentment across the country and within the Empire State. East Orange, N. J. Sept. 6, 1908.
Louis C. Frain argues that Mark Hanna and Grover Cleveland predicted a socialist rise in 1912 as the Socialist Party gains influence while Republicans fracture. He cites events, debates, and figures like Bryan and Hearst, urging opposition to socialist growth in a New York letter.
A Georgia reader discusses origins of the phrases hiss cat and scat in Southern speech. The letter traces usage back to the seventies, notes the Century Dictionary gap on origin, and recalls household calls to shoo small animals versus larger livestock, attributing variations to regional practice.
Charles S. Ramsay Sr of New York questions the Hughes campaign narrative and asks Editor to explain why Prave led in sixteen counties including Albany and why Woodruff opposed Sharkey at the primaries in 187. Ramsay probes party obedience and alleged tensions within the Republican setup.
A poem where a child greets a ghost as an old friend noting prank origins. The speaker traces the ghost’s costume to a washed sheet, a lath, and a pumpkin patch incident. The playful tone reveals familiarity with trickster tricks as the child asserts fearlessness.
President Roosevelt test drives a 10 by 12 oilskin tent on Sagamore Hill lawn ahead of an Africa expedition. He, his son Theodore Jr and family prepare camping gear including stove, bags, and guns while visitors recount travels from Oklahoma and the Sylph cruise.
Physician Dr. Robert J. Kahn leases Mark Twain’s Fifth Avenue town house for five years. Twain will spend winters at his Tintian villa in Connecticut to avoid town life strain and interruptions. Clemens family plans a reception on arrival with speculation of an engagement announcement.
The oil carrier Iroquois and the barge Nuavahoe completed a rapid New York to London and return voyage. The tandem team towed at the Hook of Holland with a sixtasted steel barge and modern appliances. Both vessels carried large loads of rapeseed and oil and featured wireless telegraphy and uniformed crew.
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