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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1908
Page
5
The Tribune Association owns and publishes the New York Daily Tribune. It is a New York corporation with offices at the Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street New York. Ogden Mills serves as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
Foreign dispatches report Emperor Nicholas reshuffling the Council for National Defence while a German freighter collided with the Maggie and May causing at least eight deaths near Halifax. Other notes include Wright brothers praised for air travel progress and fears of Liberia protection talks. Domestic briefs cover West Virginia politics, a fatal Ohio auto crash, a Blocton strike clash, mine workers oppose Bryan's influence, and local police fatalities in Methuen with weather and transit notes.
A column argues that Bryan fundraising for the Democratic campaign has lagged behind Count Zeppelin’s $400,000 airship effort. It mocks donors’ indifference to Watterson Hemphill rhetoric and predicts solicitors will pursue the reluctant givers while condemning “tainted” dollars.
A satirical editorial mocks a national Democratic Tag Day tactic to identify laggards with a small jackass image. It argues gift seeking is futile and warns of consequences for delays, praising quick donations and lampooning Colonel Watterson's language.
The article argues that renominating Governor Hughes strengthens the Republican ticket and warns against party insiders underestimating independent voters. It cites Leslie’s Weekly and Hearst as examples, recalls 1905 anti party sentiment, and suggests a Hughes defeat would trigger broad voter backlash. The piece frames public opinion as decisive for 1905 politics.
Readers and riders have shown strong support across the 59th Street line and other routes, with patronage proving the transit system’s appeal and reliability through continued use and approval.
The column lampoons tall tales of Miss Tottie Tiptoes and sensational hoaxes. It mocks extravagant press pitches about a hospital for pigeons, a royal necklace theft, a Mosquito Lake hotel, a 100-foot monster, and Arctic explorers, urging scrutiny of sensational reporters.
Medical experts explore actinic rays as sunstroke cause and report the U S Army will ship five thousand orange underclothes and five thousand orange hat linings to the Philippines for an experiment. Heat, not sun, is blamed for many cases among mill workers stokers and laundresses.
A West London Medico-Chirurgical Society lecture by Sir William Whitla argues the route of TB infection may be through the fauces and intestines rather than inhalation. Experiments with ink and carbon in guinea pigs and Calmette’s work with living bacilli support intestinal entry. Royal Commission findings echo reduced inhalation risk and emphasize prevention through protection and fresh air.
In a lecture Sir William cited two consumption outbreaks in a charity school of 150 children. He traced both to the milk supply, noting germs were present though he did not identify their source as diseased cows, milkers, or contamination.
Wall Street shows renewed activity with record weekly highs and a 60‑stock average over last year, while earnings fall and general business contracts. Traders expect a temporary price setback and a shift to bonds with easy money, as crops shipments rise and pig iron output grows.
A Paris note highlights experiments by M. Alfred Galdés on fish carriage using a special vegetable paper. Ostend trials show fish from the Portuguese coast stayed fresher than ice packed, a method praised at the 1907 Ostend Fishery Congress by Herr Silling.
The Democratic executive committee of Chatham County Georgia tabled a resolution endorsing Mr Bryan for president. It noted that certain absent members are strong Bryan supporters and the enthusiasm of Southern Democrats was highlighted.
The Kansas City Star lauds Mr Bristow in the Republican primary bid for Senate while critics call for a body to curb mergers. A Newark sewage plan to treat Passaic effluent draws sharp editorials calling crude dumping barbarous.
The Oregonian notes Taft’s clear stance on strikes and injunctions boosts confidence among fair minded voters. It contrasts Taft’s direct language with Democratic platform ambiguity, and Milwaukee Journal predicts Taft will carry Wisconsin amid other potential states.
Parliament’s lower house asserts dominance over financial policy as the Lords face limits amid a controversial seven year cap on a pensions scheme. The piece criticizes the upper chamber’s handling, praises the Prime Minister’s tactics, and urges reform to restore a balanced constitutional budget process.
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