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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1908
Page
15
The Tribune Association owns and publishes the newspaper. Its principal office is the Tribune Building at 154 Nassau Street in New York. Ogden Mills serves as president, Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
Foreign dispatches report shifts in leadership the downing of a fishing schooner near Halifax with eight dead Wright brothers praised by French papers and US battleship fleet welcomed by New Zealand editors. Domestic items cover strikes shootings fires politics and public health in multiple states and cities.
A satirical column mocks Democrat fundraising as Count Zeppelin raises 400000 by public subscription while Bryan supporters lag. It questions public apathy and predicts solicitors will harass reluctant donors as a consequence of weak campaign giving.
The piece mocks delaying donors in a national Democratic Tag Day opining that quick givers are blessed while laggards face appeals, and it jokes about marking reluctant donors with a party jackass image as a caricature of campaign pressure.
The article argues the danger to the Republican national ticket if Governor Hughes is not renominated. It weighs party loyalty versus independent voters, warns that opposing Hughes couldSplit voters, and recalls 1905 independent sentiment and a potential boomerang from Hearst. It suggests the public cares more about Hughes’s continued service than Jerome.
The article argues that transportation routes shape urban fortunes, comparing ancient trade arteries to modern rail and streetcar lines. It contends that eliminating free transfers harms businesses on 59th Street by diverting customer footfall and increasing travel costs, risking widespread economic decline without a restored transfer system.
Community riders have boosted demand on the 59th Street line and other routes, prompting transit officials to consider widened service. Officials cite sustained patronage and growing peak loads as justification for potential schedule adjustments and additional cars.
A savage critique mocks sensational press agents who spin grandiose stories about Miss Tottie Tiptoes and a string of priceless pearls. It ridicules tales of a 100000 hospital donation for pigeons, a 70 foot monster sighting, a keratosaurus expedition, a Mosquitohurst hotel scandal, and Arctic adventures, urging scrutiny of reporters and their motives.
Medical experts consider actinic blue rays as a cause of sunstroke and recommend orange hatings and underclothing as protection. The US War Department orders 5000 orange underclothes and 5000 orange hat linings for testing in the Philippines to evaluate the theory alongside heat as a primary factor.
A West London Medico-Chirurgical Society lecture by Sir William Whitla reviews routes of pulmonary tuberculosis infection. It cites experiments showing intestinal and blood pathways, notes Royal Commission findings that inhalation risk is minor, and urges prevention through diet and air exposure while hinting at inoculation as future protection.
The speaker cited two outbreaks of consumption in a charity school of 150 children and said both traced to the milk supply. He did not specify the germs’ source but noted their unmistakable presence and the unhappy outcomes.
The market shows renewed volatility as prices reach new yearly highs and the sixty leading railway stocks average over its level last year. Traders expect a pullback but short selling remains active while bankers anticipate a fall harvest and slower crop movement.
The Democratic executive committee of Chatham County Georgia tabled a resolution endorsing Mr Bryan for president. The chair noted that certain members absent from the meeting are ardent Bryan supporters and the Southern Democrats remained enthusiastic.
The Kansas idea is praised as a new intellectual geography while Bristow’s Senate bid draws support though others abstain from campaign giving. Meanwhile Newark weighs sewage disposal plans amid hostile press and calls sewer dumping barbarous as crude effluent enters waterways.
Consular note highlights experiments in fish carriage by M. Alfred Galdés of Brussels. Ostend fish packed in vegetable paper stay fresher after sixteen days than ice packed. Coffee in Asia Minor noted as Turkey’s national drink with Brazilian imports reaching 90 million pounds annually. Humorous exchanges and naturalist Kellogg reflect on odors and love in human and animal behavior.
The Oregonian lauds Taft for clear stand on strikes and injunctions in his acceptance speech. The Milwaukee Journal notes Bryan faces difficulty explaining his platform. The Buffalo Express and Buffalo News comment on Taft’s Wisconsin chances and Bryan’s campaign tactics, while James W. Van Cleave argues a presidential year won’t derail a trade revival. Hitchcock praised as a top political strategist by the Louisville Herald.
The piece argues the House of Lords shows weakness in facing budget and pensions reform while the Commons, led by Mr. Asquith, asserts financial supremacy. It cites party tactic, calls for reforms to present a stronger upper chamber, and contemplates Germany and other nations’ models for pensions and debt management.
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