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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1908
Page
8
A city survey of employment agencies shows widespread wage cuts and staff reductions in domestic service as households trim costs after Wall Street lows. Families hire fewer maids, cooks, and butlers while many workers seek hotel jobs or different roles, with Harlem bucking the trend and demand fluctuating across districts.
Agencies report fewer jobs and lower wages as households curb costs. Cook positions drop to around thirty dollars monthly while waitresses and chambermaids earn about twenty. Some workers hold out hoping for better conditions, but no improvement is visible. Washington Heights and downtown offices note concurrent wage cuts and reduced employment across the sector.
Freeborn G Smith, 79, Brooklyn piano manufacturer, married Miss Sallie Stephens of Baltimore at the bride’s sister Mrs Kelly’s home in Baltimore. The groom, a Prohibition figure who once led runs for Mayor and Senator, resides at 197 Washington Park with his son F G Smith Jr. The business, valued at 12 million, remains under his sole ownership.
The Right Rev Robert L Paddock newly appointed Episcopal Bishop of Eastern Oregon preached at Christ Church Broad way and Tist street last night denouncing the leisure class for neglecting God given gifts. He urged women of leisure to aid the needy and warned against wasting time while criticizing men as similar to loafers and tramps for harming society.
Mrs Josephine Pescia mother of Elvira Pescia who disappeared from 154 East 116th Street on December 31 remains hopeful after a letter from her daughter hinted at self harm. The family has private investigators and a photo with description has been distributed while authorities seek any sign of Elvira.
The funeral of George H. Fischer tenement house inspector shot by burglar Antonio Berardo drew about three thousand mourners at his home 110 Congress Street Newark. Mourners included St Albans Lodge F and A M national guardsmen Junior Order of American Mechanics and New Jersey Tenement House Commission. Police praised Officer John McConnell who helped capture Bernardo and Parres, the confessed burglars Fischer had confronted at 112 Congress Street. Bernardo to be charged with murder at 3d Precinct court.
Sam Jones Sloan the grandson of evangelist Sam Jones becomes the center of a custody dispute. His parents clash over his care as Mr Sloan is arrested in Dallas for abduction while planning to take the boy to a football game. The child remains with his grandmother pending court action.
Pittsburg news reports a price reduction effective tomorrow for tin plate from 96 to 100 pounds to $370, and galvanized sheets from $375 to $355 per 100 pounds. The decline stems from manufacturers obtaining pig tin and spelter more cheaply. Both the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company and independent makers will implement the cuts.
In Worcester Massachusetts Herman Metz controller of New York City visited his Stoneville suburb mill. He announced a three day work week due to financial strain but stated no employee would owe rent. All workers reside in houses owned by him.
A reader argues against Governor Hughes race track reforms predicting closures and political fallout in New York. He cites similar moves in New Jersey and predicts legislators opposing racetracks will lose public support. The letter notes expected amendments to the Percy-Gray law and claims the anti racetrack league will persist. A second note references a biblical passage and a critic's view titled Higher Critic from New York January 1968.
William Spink of Edinburgh writes after reading a National Civic Federation discussion on U.S. currency. He urges Congress to place Treasury gold with banks, giving it priority over other deposits to prevent national hoarding and protect the nation’s gold reserves.
Charles Bergstresser of New York questions The Tribune on using approachment versus rapprochement and argues for spelling accuracy and etymology over overly simplified forms. He cites theater carriage and program debates, urging correctness and clear origins in English spelling.
Sir Mrs. Russell Sage offers a New Year gift of 25000 dollars to restore the Governor's Room in City Hall. The Mayor accepts with thanks while the City Controller urges the money go to hospitals, calling the remodeling a fixed city charge.
Josiah C. Pummelly of New York argues that Jews have been frank patriots across American conflicts from the Revolution to the Spanish-American War. He cites Haym Solomon, Mordecai Sheftall, David Franks, and others, praising Jewish contributions to finance, defense, and support of liberty, while affirming Jews as fully American.
Frank Smith, son of City Controller Ches ter Smith, killed his wife in their home and then tried to take his own life. He wounded himself with a carving knife but survived. doctors say he will recover. He accused his wife of infidelity.
A trio of Russian newspapers dispatch a correspondent to the United States to assess conditions and how to win sympathy for monarchists. Mme M A Gorlachkowska ja Alexeeva of St. Petersburg, living at 349 East 724 Street, will study Russian immigrants on the East Side and report back. She predicts 100000 Russian volunteers would aid the U S if war with Japan occurred and says a revolution in Russia is unlikely as most people remain amused by agitators.
Washington date line reports the Atlantic Coast Line will restore its New York and Florida special train service starting tomorrow for the season. The service marks a seasonal return catering to travelers between the Northeast and the Sunshine State with updated schedules.
Washington reports the death today in San Francisco of Mrs Co M Lane aged seventy mother of Franklin K Lane an Interstate Commerce Commission member.
In Manchester at St Josephs Cathedral Bishop Guestin announced the state Catholic census showing 128 413 Catholics statewide with 37 022 in Manchester. The figures indicate about one third of the state population is Catholic.
In Ludington Michigan Leonard Brown from Grand Rapids went to a country farm where his wife stayed, shot and killed Robert Johnsen, then wounded Johnsen again and attempted suicide. None of the three gunshots are fatal. Johnson is expected to recover. Brown accused Johnson of ruining his home.
The mantled body of Lyman W. Harber sixty years old secretary of the Standard Car Truck Company was found on the tracks of the South Side Elevated Railroad early today It is thought he fell from a train.
Mrs. Katherine Swan urges Northern women to swap places with Southern peers to see the harsher conditions. She details illiteracy in cooking among freed women, harsher Tampa labor markets, the lack of proper sleeping quarters, and the persistent tote system. The piece examines racial and migratory dynamics shaping domestic work in the South.
At an afternoon tea, one girl asks about Marjorie's new receptacles for suirtwaists and collars. Another praises Marjorie's cleverness for wanting brocade covered boxes sold in shops to store suirtwaists and similar items.
Mrs. S Bernstein of Philadelphia has built a large network of shut ins, bringing cheer to lonely people. She received acknowledgments from Maine Massachusetts Illinois Virginia Iowa California Louisiana and many in her own state for the generosity shown.
The Tribune Pattern offers a small 16 by 15 inch embroidery design for 10 cents with a large design mailed. Instructions describe transferring to fabric using a damp cloth, pressing pattern face down, and keeping it in place during transfer via rubbing with a handkerchief. Pattern B includes matched cuffs and collars.
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