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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1908
Page
25
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The Daily Tribune is owned and published by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation. Its principal place of business is Tribune Building, No 154 Nassau Street, New York. Ogden Mills serves as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer. The office address is the newspaper’s office.
Foreign and domestic news recount a deadly mine disaster at Yusovo burying over 200 and trapping 150, a Cleveland fireworks store blast injuring seven, and multiple political moves from Taft era figures. City notes include graft charges, receivership, and weather showers with high 84 and low 72.
The article traces the flag’s evolution from the Grand Union banner to the Stars and Stripes. It notes Oklahoma’s admission brings a new star on the Fourth of July, and discusses Flag Day origins tied to Washington’s design and the 1777 adoption. It also covers prior flag laws and the perpetual rule of a new star for each state on July 4.
The passage contemplates potential future stars on the Union flag as new states join a growing nation. It foresees one or two more stars on the southwestern horizon and argues that while more are possible, they are remote. It envisions a future July Fourth when the flag permanently reflects a expanded continental domain with forty-eight states.
North Carolina and Montana names complete the Denver delegation table. Bryan controls about 757 votes, with 212 uncommitted and small margins for Gray and Johnson. The New York World tally is challenged, with padding and unit rule disputes noted, and the page forecasts the final selection as a formal ceremony next week.
The House of Commons backs a daylight bill to shift workers' start times earlier by eighty minutes to gain more daylight for leisure. Proponents argue earlier rising improves health morals and reduces alcohol use, with potential longer shifts in summer and benefits amid tuberculosis concerns.
In northern England latitude the proposal would grant six to seven hours of daylight for personal use, reducing the impact of twice yearly adjustments to Britain’s daily schedule.
The article traces William Jennings Bryan persistently seeking peace with William Randolph Hearst amid shifting stances. It notes Hearst’s opposition to Bryan, Hearst papers’ reluctance to back Bryan, and Independence Party dynamics. It weighs the party’s machinery versus old parties and questions future third party credibility if it backs Bryan.
The Persian crisis combines domestic strife between the Emperor and Parliament with border conflicts involving Russia and Turkey. In Azerbaijan’s northwest, Ararat and the Aras River mark a fragile frontier where disputes risk seizing Persian territory. Kurdish raiders press attacks near Lake Urmia as Ankara claims to suppress them, threatening Iran’s unity both at home and abroad.
Dr. William T. Jenkins urges a major municipal project to aid foreign sailors visiting New York, citing gaps in care for seamen on tramp steamships. He notes prior service as Health Commissioner and sanitary engineer and warns masters of tramp lines often evade responsibilities for sick crews.
A plan by Dr. Jenkins urges an independent Marine Hospital Service for foreign sailors to provide comprehensive care for up to one hundred at a time. The proposal targets contagious diseases, emphasizes medical excellence and education, and argues benefits include reducing societal risk and improving public health.
A satirical column laments deaths and danger around a national holiday and mocks political figures. It notes Sir Thomas Lipton’s America's Cup efforts, a Cape May race with twenty yachts, and a clamor for robust safety measures while urging preparedness for injuries and emergencies amid revelry.
Commissioner Wells advocates replacing horse drawn wagons with autos for fire fighting and chiefs use. He notes safer operation, fewer rider injuries, and a killed pedestrian in horse wagon incidents, while motor vehicles are easier to control. The talk reflects broader push for modernization.
The Tribune reports Washington officials and spouses amid July travel. Secretary Cortelyou and Mrs Cortelyou plan a quiet Fourth, then a Long Island summer at Halesite. Postmaster General Meyer to dine alone and fish later in Canada. War Secretary Wright stays at Fort Myer, with Fourth of July dinner. Other social notices list the Abdy Hurry, Sands, Barrow, Washburns, and Hoyt preparing summer residences and Europe-bound travels.
The Japanese Ambassador and Baroness Takahira will spend the summer in Buena Vista Massachusetts after arriving at the embassy yesterday. The embassy will occupy Sherman house next season. The Nicaraguan Minister left Washington for Deer Park to join Mme Corea and their infant daughter for the summer.
The former Secretary of War and Mrs Taft with their younger son depart Washington for the Virginia Hot Springs after a stay at Fort Myer with General Bell. Representative and Mrs Huff close their 16th street home for a few days at the New Willard then travel to Greensburg, Penn. Rear Admiral and Mrs Casey close their P street house and head to Ocean City for July and August.
New York society marks July Fourth with receptions, dinners, and races at Newport Lenox and Tuxedo. Notables like Mrs. Kernochan and Colonel Kane attend events as Seawanhaka Yacht Club plans an elaborate fireworks display signaling Frank Gould’s term as commodore. Westbury and Watch Hill host large gatherings with dances, suppers, and club invitations.
Governor Hughes and family with confidential messenger visit the Saranac system touring Round Lake Lower Saranac Lake the river and Oseetah Lake to Camp Wayotah meeting Mrs Hall and enjoying dinner. He notes ongoing public improvements from the state dam’s aftermath and postpones a planned village reception for a later date.
J Brandt Walker a Wall Street broker wed Miss Helen Gladys Almy at her Madison Avenue home on a quiet Thursday ceremony performed by Rev James B Wasson. Best man H P Pell. Afterward the couple will travel and then visit Saratoga, bride sister of Mrs Frederick S Battershall. Walker, son of Edwin Walker once chief counsel for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad, came to New York from Chicago where he traded stocks. He faced June 7 attachment proceedings for 903 415 claimed by Carpenter Baggot Co for commissions and interest on stock deals.
Telegraph dispatch from Asheville North Carolina July 3 reports Judge J C Pritchard of the United States Circuit Court is to be appointed to the United States Supreme bench.
Newport Rhode Island July 3 The Newport Casino opens its tea and bridge rooms this season under Mrs Barge Wallach Mrs John Jacob Astor and Miss Mandy Wetmore. Special rooms for women and a new bridge feature. Notables entertain tonight and tomorrow with dinners luncheons and visits at Sunny Field Farm Brent Lodge and two cottages along Gansett avenue. Regulars including Reginald Vanderbilt Edward Berwind and James Deering are in town for the Fourth.
Lenox Massachusetts residents plan large house parties and picnics for the holiday weekend. Villa owners showcase fireworks while entertainments unfold at Lakeside and Elm Court. Notable arrivals include Mr. and Mrs Charles Astor Bristed and others from New York Chicago and Boston. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Griswold last week.
The will of former Senator Thomas Cunningham, founder of the T Cunningham Company, filed for probate after his May 27 death, disposes of about $1000 estate. Bequests include $250 to Rev John Edwards for a priestly home, $2000 to various Catholic charities and hospitals, and smaller gifts to relatives in Australia and New York. A $10,000 trust funds life beneficiaries Alice Edward and Nicholas Cunningham, with residuary estate split between Nicholas and Alice Cunningham.
Ambassador and Mrs Rett sent invitations for a July 7 dinner and a follow up reception at Dorchester House in London. The event aims to be the most representative gathering outside the Fourth of July entertainments and will host figures from the Pan Anglkan and Lambeth conferences.
The Dundee Advertiser notes the rise of David Margoliouth, a Hebrew mathematician and Laudian professor of Arabic, once senior wrangler at Cambridge and later a distinguished Oxford scholar. His brother, the Rev Margoliouth, also pursued an Anglican career, with ties to theological study.
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