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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1908
Page
25
New York Daily Tribune 108 edition notes Tribune Association ownership Ogden Mills president Nathaniel Tuttle secretary treasurer. Office located at Tribune Building 155 Nassau Street New York with officers’ address on file.
Morning briefing covers paused penal code discussion to push private pension bills, other domestic and foreign notes, including the American torpedo boat squadron at Rio, Sovereign Bank of Canada liquidation, Haitian blockade protests, suffragettes at Downing Street, and political moves in Roosevelt era. Weather calls for light snow then fair, with yesterday’s highs and lows.
A critique notes 2 cent fare laws. Texas rescinded its flat 2 1 cent rate after practical issues. Railroads push regional development while state commissions shield capital. North Carolina considers raising max fare from 2 to 4 cents, testing service limits and adjusting by commission.
The text argues that fixed rates are flawed and that varying local conditions justify considering special circumstances when setting charges, echoing Governor Hughes's veto stance on New York's 2-cent fare law and noting Texas's practical experience shaping better policy.
Public opinion has formed quickly against the Aldrich currency bill. Newspapers nationwide favor an asset currency and demand a system automatically responsive to business needs. The West and Illinois Indiana Minnesota voters protest, arguing the bill fails daily needs and would politicize the next campaign.
Colonel Watterson at Carnegie Hall argues for humane, tolerant Southern views on the negro. He credits Booker T. Washington’s leadership at Tuskegee with guiding progress, urging self-help, education, and economic development as paths to citizenship. He opposes Senator Tillman’s sensationalism and calls for measured, constructive Southern action.
The opinion of Vice-Chancellor Stevens of New Jersey in the Paterson Passaic River pollution case is hailed as marking the beginning of the end of a long dispute. It serves justice in current litigation and, chiefly, establishes a broad principle for future similar uses. Suit was filed against Paterson as the main polluter by riparian residents along the river, seeking an injunction to stop alleged crude sewage discharges harming the river.
The Vice-Chancellor rules that using a river passing by private land as a sewage conduit constitutes taking private property for public use, requiring indemnity. Damages are set at about 24 percent of rental value before abatement, with review possible by jury and appeal. The decision reinforces that pollution injures property rights and supports cleaner sewage disposal.
A discussion of hypnotic control recurs through history, then narrates William F. Walker of Connecticut who allegedly embezzled about $600,000. Fleeing to Mexico he recalls nothing of the crime, fearing arrest while detectives pursue him across continents, prompting a nod to dementia Americana and stuporous melancholia.
A Schenectady report suggests the U S will imitate Prussia by replacing steam locomotives in local passenger service with automobile cars. General Electric tested a 150 horsepower gas engine driving a 31 ton car carrying 44 passengers at 60 mph on a 75 mile run using gasoline, highlighting potential economy over coal and reduced crew needs. The shift could blur lines between railway and trolley services, though rapid adoption of trolleys is unlikely.
The Parker Building fire claims John Fallon and highlights the need for a pension fund for fire patrols. His widow is left unprovided for as patrol members risk life to save property. A plan to reserve pay to fund such a pension is urged to support these on duty workers.
United States Consul in Venezuela notes baseball gaining ground with a Caracas game attended by the President's wife and prominence. American athletic goods firms urged to promote the sport. Also includes jokes, obituaries, and pieces on religion, exploration, a rabbit-proof fence, and Chinese justice.
The Schenectady Gazette reprints a New York Tribune piece arguing Utica outpaced Schenectady in growth, citing population rises and industrial assets. It disputes Utica’s dominance, noting suburbs and regional trade, while praising Schenectady’s expansion and suburban influence.
Harvard Dental School has secured promise of funds for a new building at the Brookline site corner Longwood avenue and Wigglesworth street. The 80 by 23 foot lot was bought in 19 for 36000 by the corporation. Nearby Medical School facilities, new hospitals, and future institutions will boost clinical training for dental students.
The President issued a message to Nevada Governor Sparks replying to the Legislature's demand to retain troops at Goldfield until an adequate militia is formed. He says troops will be kept for a reasonable time. Before Cabinet, calls came from Senators Guggenheim Brown Smoot Depew and Representatives Gardner Cooper Fassett and Assistant Attorney General Cooley. Cabinet session lasted from 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
In Washington on January 17 the vice president and Mrs Fairbanks hosted a dinner for thirty guests and will do so again tonight. Various dignitaries and their spouses attended or were listed as guests at dinners hosted by commerce secretary Straus, Speaker Cannon, and other officials. Also noted were large gatherings at Mrs M Orme Wilson and Mrs James Tolman Pyle residences, with many prominent names, dances, and cotillions.
The Tribune Bureau Washington Jan 17 Ambassador from Mexico and Sefiora Creel were guests of honor at a dinner hosted by the Counsellor of the Mexican Embassy and Sefiora de Godoy. Attendees included ministers from Bolivia Colombia Nicaragua Hayti Costa Rica and guests Mr and Mrs John W Foster.
Dr. A. O. B. Wingate former head of the State Board of Health lauds Bishop Fallows method as aligned with sound medical practice. He says mental illness requires treatment of the mind and faith plays a role alongside medicine in healing. The remarks were made during a lecture to churchwomen in Milwaukee on January 17.
Archduke Ferdinand IV Grand Duke of Tuscany father of Countess Montignoso died this morning in Salzburg Austria He was born June 10 18% and was first cousin to Emperor Francis Joseph He abdicated in 1859 leading Tuscany toward annexation by Sardinia He married twice first Princess Anna of Saxony and then Princess Alice of Bourbon and Parma His son Archduke Leopold renounced rights and married a housemaid Marte Ritter.
King Victor Emmanuel received American gold coins from President Roosevelt in a special audience. Ambassador Lloyd C. Griscom delivered the new $10 and $20 pieces for the king's 60,000 coin collection. The king thanked Roosevelt and planned to telegraph his gratitude.
Among the passe Europe are listed Mrs. M B Adams and Mrs. Helen E Leavitt with other travelers including Mr and Mrs William Mc Bride Mrs Waldorf Astor Windham Baring Edwin Baugh Paul Blackmar Mr and Mrs Duveen and Mr and Mrs G L O Davanene. Travellers will sail to day for Southampton aboard the Mauretania and others depart for Hamburg from Liverpool and abroad yesterday.
A Wall Street rumor claimed J P Morgan bought stock to control Equitable Life. Morgan and another related party denied the report as groundless. The company’s stock has been held by trustees for five years, keeping control with the board for three more years.
The photograph shows Queen Alexandra and the Empress Dowager of Russia playing billiards. She adores water color painting of the Norfolk coast and sea and sky. She documents travels with a camera and has exhibited watercolors and photographs in London. She is skilled in needlework embroidery and hats, and is known as an excellent whip with a soft spot for animals.
The third annual report shows eighteen states enacted significant child labor laws, Florida's first. Bills in New Jersey and Pennsylvania were defeated, but editors warn professional groups could have saved 100000 children from mines and factories with sustained legislative pressure. Two federal bills passed. investigations covered cotton tobacco and other South industries. A New York clergymen letter urged a National Child Labor Day on January 25. End-year cash balance stood at 2871.84.
The Poe International Centenary Society formed to celebrate Edgar Allan Poe's birth plans a public appeal to erect the American Parthenon as a permanent memorial to distinguished American writers painters and dramatists Joaquin Miller elected president Shaw of Carnegie Trust Company named treasurer The group aims to preserve the Poe cottage at Fordham through permanent funds.
A John Singleton Copley portrait of the Earl of Chatham, bought from Blakeslee Galleries in New York for about $10,000, was presented by General Rush Co. Hawkins of New York to a memorial museum he built in Providence in memory of his wife.
Mrs Waldorf Astor former Mrs Nannie Langhorne Shaw arrived yesterday on the Cunard liner Mauretania. She said she came to visit her sister Mrs Reginald Brooks and to see family.
The American group of the Societe des Architectes Diplomes par le Gouvernement plans a medal for conspicuous service to architecture in the county. At a recent meeting, Mayor McClellan was chosen and a dime gift will be presented at the University Club on January 23.
The Sheridan Statue commission including Secretary Taft and General Michael V. today approved the Sheridan Circle statue model of General Philip Sheridan. Gutzon Borglum designed the statue, with work begun toward its erection, aiming for completion and unveiling early next autumn in Washington.
Richard A. McCurdy former Life president and his wife with son Robert are expected to return to the United States within weeks. Offices of an assurance company confirmed plans but denied a related claim about his status.
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