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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
21
The Tribune Association publishes this newspaper from the Tribune Building at 154 Nassau Street New York with Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer. Official address of officers is the newspaper office.
Foreign and domestic items outline shocks and shifts from Tehran to London. The Shah removes guard detail at the British Legation. Russian papers face financial woes. notable deaths include Judge Batcheller and editor Murat Halstead. Domestic notes cover Taft talks, Cox-Cannon rift, racing laws, and Roosevelts aides. Weather shows showers with highs near 87.
In Cleveland the National Education Association urged Congress to preserve and fund the National Bureau of Education, enabling expanded expert staff and publication of practical investigations. The call targets malnutrition, rural school supervision, labor laws impact, and unbiased guidance for classrooms, curricula, and home training, arguing for broader accessible information to aid parents and communities.
Fragment from a historical report notes that the bureau’s authority and facilities expand naturally in step with a prevailing belief or policy. The article suggests a linkage between institutional powers and the broader ideological framework shaping education.
Ex-Candidate Parker plans to honor Cleveland with memorial resolutions at the Denver convention and press party differences with Bryan. The article weighs whether Parker will campaign for Bryan’s rival stance while debating cuts to the army, navy, and federal services. It contrasts Bryan’s radicalism with Parker’s cautious stance and calls for voters to weigh government spending against perceived value.
The piece critiques The New York Evening Post and The New York Times for labeling the 1907 08 Treasury deficit of 59 7 million as extravagance. It defends Congress and the Roosevelt administration noting deficits were caused by autumnal economic disturbances and predicting a liberal balance despite potential 1908 09 shortfall. It cites seven year surpluses totaling about 257 million and notes money spent on the Isthmian Canal.
Justice Bischoff's ruling treats anti-gambling statutes as targeting bookmaking, not casual bets. It permits non professional betting at racetracks and between friends, while forbidding bookmakers to post odds or record wagers. The decision leaves open what evidence proves professional bookmaking beyond recording bets.
Colonel Watterson says the Republican platform is built on timbers stolen from Mr. Bryan, while Bryan retorts the planks were not stolen nor valuable. The piece mocks imitator politicians planning a Democratic platform and jokes about guardianship for Mr. Bryan in a satirical tone.
The piece denounces American individuals aiding Mexican insurgents to provoke war. It condemns the sin of personal gain over national peace, warns against sowing enmity between friendly nations, and calls traitorous action by Americans plotting against Mexico and the United States with severe penalties.
The piece mocks Attorney General Jackson for frequent court losses while The Washington Post shifts to supporting William J. Bryan. It says Bryan has earned the nomination at Denver and the right to craft the platform, reflecting Eastern media opinions of the era.
The piece critiques reactionaries for pushing a conservative platform led by Bryan, calls for Mr. Bryan to lead, notes Salem ship’s turbine advantage over Chester with Parsons engines, and suggests a fresh head‑to‑head trial to influence warship contracts. It mocks Gaines’s defeat for The Congressional Record and comments on Yaqui extermination talk and Mexican citizenship.
A compact column of light items from Chicago and Cambridge notes includes a bridge game on a commuter train where tickets are won by monthly scores, a dispute over the oldest trees with California giants over eight thousand years, a Cambridge mathematics tripos honor for Selig Brodetsky the first non British subject to win the blue riband, light jokes from Pick-Me-Up and Philadelphia Press, and Chicago health officials condemning the house fly as a disease carrier.
Miss Helen Taft daughter of the Republican presidential nominee arrived in Savannah Georgia to spend two weeks as a guest of Miss Dorothea Baldwin.
Prince von Radolin German ambassador hosted a dinner in Paris honoring Charlemagne Tower former American ambassador at Berlin and Mrs Tower. Premier Clemenceau and M Picquart minister of war attended along with many noted diplomats.
Ambassador Takahira of Japan arrived in Washington today from Chicago with Mme Takahira and their daughter. They were met in transit by the Ambassador as they travel from Japan to Washington.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Taft’s retirement from the War Department marks his first departure from public office in 21 years since his Ohio Superior Court judgeship. He rose from Solicitor General to circuit judge, presided over the Philippine Commission, and served as Secretary of War from 1904, earning national gratitude for his long, faithful service.
Social columns note many residents, including Mr and Mrs Harry Pelham Robbins and Mrs Newbold Edgar, depart for summer experiences from Islip to Bar Harbor. Readers are told of yacht clubs crowded with races ashore, dinners, dances, and fireworks as Independence Day festivities unfold across Newport, Southampton, Narragansett Pier, and other locales.
Fred M. Davies and William Fitz Hugh Whitehouse Jr. arrived aboard the chartered steam yacht Velba for Vanderbilt’s return from Europe. Mr. and Mrs. George B. De Forest visited Mr. and Mrs. William Appleton in New London. Mrs. J. Fred Pierson summering at Rose Lawn. Arrivals at Muenchinger King Cottage include Col. Edward De V. Morris, Col. Schuyler Crosby, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner Kellogg, Clark F. H. Baldwin, and C. Robinson of New York.
Oyster Bay reports a quiet day as Roosevelt spends time with farm hands and eyes the Arctic exploration ship Roosevelt. Peary will lead the voyage, joining at Sydney after compass checks and a midday inspection at City Island. The crew receives reading matter for the long ice journey.
Kermit Roosevelt son of the President arrives in Geneseo New York to ride in the annual equestrian contest at Major Wadsworth's on July 4. The event gathers top New York State horsemen and follows his strong showing at last year's games. The Roosevelt family enjoys close ties with Major Wadsworth, cousin of ex-Congressman James Wadsworth.
On an affidavit with a bill of complaint Michael V. Canty of Great Britain obtained a temporary injunction from Judge Pritchard restraining Edmund Kemble and John A. OConnell from disposing of historic property in Charleston and Baltimore including St Xavier in Charleston under the will of Michael ONeill. Canty alleges he is an heir and ONeill was insane when the will was made. Hearing set for July 16.
Telegraph report from Lenox July 2 describes the Lenox social gathering at Curtis Hotel for an annual meeting of the Lenox improvement society to discuss care of walks, trees, shrubbery and a move to oil street sprinkling. The group offered prizes for town improvements and elected officers including President Miss Nancy Wharton and Treasurer Mrs. Joseph W. Burden.
Five children displaced by dire poverty were given immediate relief by the Tribune Fresh Air Fund. Beekman Hill Methodist Episcopal Church arranged help, sending three to Anisley near Ardsley while the rest were placed with two other groups. Nurses from Bellevue and Presbyterian Hospital accompanied the evacuees as they traveled by ferry to Goshen and Interlaken.
Secretary Wilson leaves Washington for a Westward tour described as a vacation after ten months of work. He will rest a few days at his Iowa home before continuing. Willis L. Moore, Chief of the Weather Bureau, will act as Secretary of Agriculture in his absence.
Mrs Russell Sage, visiting Sag Harbor, sends a $2500 check to the First Presbyterian Church. Funds to be used for repairs as Sage plans to return to her Hudson Valley home in a few days.
Mrs Augustus Saint Gaudens widow of the sculptor arrived in Pittsburg to attend the unveiling of a memorial fountain honoring her late husband. The memorial, funded by popular subscription, will be unveiled on July with Mr C L. sagee hosting guests.
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