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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1908
Page
9
The Tribune Association publishes this newspaper from the Tribune Building at 15 Nassau Street New York with Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer. Official addresses are the newspaper’s office.
Wide range of brief items from abroad and domestic news notes include 200 dead or wounded in Tabriz action, rebellion talk in Macedonia, anarchist arrests in Brussels, and forthcoming interviews between rulers. Taft visits Oyster Bay en route to Cincinnati. Bishop Potter dies. various local incidents, legislative actions, and weather forecast with showers expected.
In Chicago a conference of railroad presidents exposes a split over raising freight rates. Many managers and shippers say the public cannot bear higher costs, delaying action. The issue hinges on whether current rates cover rising operation costs or if past rebates and prosperity misled earnings, amid calls for broader economic recovery.
A discussion notes that congestion and labor make operations costly and inefficient. It calls for both sides to present all facts fairly and urges railroads to define their stance without provoking demagogues nationwide.
Henry Codman Potter is praised for varied episcopal gifts and leadership in New York. He guided the Protestant Episcopal Church for twenty five years with growth, concord, scholarship, and public-spirited service.
Judge Taft's Virginia courthouse address frames the courts as the people's institution, worthy of dignity yet under public scrutiny. He warns against treating judges as a caste and asserts the judiciary must remain democratic, accountable, and representative as vacancies arise in the Supreme Court.
Harvard seniors responded to a survey listing three favorite and three least favorite courses with reasons. The top pick is a history of fiction, while ethics attracts both practical and moral enthusiasts. the data offer limited clear guidance for reforming undergraduate study.
The passage lists four reasons for disapproval of Harvard instructors including harshness, English mistakes, and overwork. It notes censure is easier than praise and suggests Harvard authorities saw these minor faults as warranting attention, though not deeply profound shortcomings.
The article questions Samuel Gompers stand on court injunctions against boycotts of Bucks Store and Range Co. It contrasts his alleged claim of rights above court orders with broader legal duties, asking whether a manufacturer or strikebreaker defying injunctions is also beyond jurisdiction. It links to William Jennings Bryan’s platform and weighs anarchic implications.
A collection of commentary touching on spiritualism skepticism and collective hypnosis, Edison works hiring, Bryan and Hearst, Rojestvensky obituaries, Gompers politics, rogue police conduct, a proposed gallery for officials, Union Ferry fare increases, Aniceto Garcia Menocal on the canal, carbolic acid as a method of suicide, Lusitania habits, and plans to beautify upper Broadway with parkland and a lasting Parkway.
The United States scales a world voyage with a vast fleet and Germany plans a similar long cruise. Germany will likely deploy sixteen battleships plus cruisers and torpedo craft for a roughly five thousand mile voyage between Brunsbuettel Azores and the Canaries. The voyage aims at training officers and men, not menace or vainglory, and is described as courteous and proper in tone.
Dr James H Hyslop and other investigators face a $3500 challenge to prove a spirit world. The piece argues for cautious, unbiased study, noting personal factors and experiment conditions influence results. It suggests raising the stake to $100,000 without time limits and questions mercenary motives in science.
Report details an experiment off White Lake Michigan to raise the State of Michigan, long associated with Berry Line, using four 32 by 14 foot metal gas-filled buoys. If successful, salvage on the lakes may revive. FerNado Staud of Chicago leads the project.
New York society notes a wedding and numerous summer travels. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Goddard sail for Europe to honeymoon after a recent Peace Dale ceremony. Many families, including Cryders, Careys, Sands, and Goelets, spend August at Southampton, Bar Harbor, and Newport, with readings of guests, arrivals, and excursions across Long Island and New England seaside towns.
Newport society items report plans for an invitation women’s tennis tournament at the Newport Casino with top players from Newport New York Boston and Philadelphia. Mrs Barger Wallach leads arrangements though date is not fixed. The column also mentions Saturday entertainments at The Elms and other social gatherings as well as season travel plans and a drag hunt with Peter F Collier as master of hounds.
In St Petersburg on July 21 official plans outline the welcome for President Falliéres. Events include dinners aboard Standart and Verité, a serenade by Esthonian singers, and a 30 hour stay from July 27. Emperor Nicholas departs July 26 with Iswolsky and Didoff joining aboard Neva. Stolypin misses the meeting due to Baltic cruising. The visit aims to boost Franco British Russian entente and world peace. French colony in St Petersburg sends a deputation to Reval.
Paris grants Officer of the Legion of Honor to Walter McEwan Chicago artist and Paul W. Bartlett New York sculptor. Chevalier honors go to Alexander T. Mason New York Alliance Francaise head, Dr Charles A L Reed Cincinnati, Richard Watson Glider New York, and Alexander Hamilton Revell Chicago.
Five hundred marines and sailors paid tribute to Captain McCrea at the Brooklyn navy yard. The body moved from Naval Hospital on Flushing Avenue to the tug Narkeeta and proceeded to Jersey City en route to Arlington Cemetery. Commander George led escorts from the equipment department as the Marine Band led the procession. At Jersey City the coffin was placed in a special PRR car provided by Captain McCrea’s cousin, President of the railroad.
Heavy snowstorms drive visitors from Alpine resorts in Berne reports. Notable fatalities include Professor Rougemont, a theologian, who died of exhaustion on Jungfrau. A Lucerne landslide destroyed a house, killing a shoemaker among others.
Telegraph dispatch from Lenox Massachusetts reports hot afternoon with thermometer at 4 degrees. Social crowd on the main boulevard includes Mrs. Winthrop Brewster Grugan Lamont Jesup and Barlow, while entertainments and outings feature Mrs. Parsons sewing classes at Berkshire Park and luncheon cards from Mrs. Paterson. Visitors and residents travel to nearby towns and sites, with arrivals at Lenox Hotel and local inns, and a tea reception planned by A Cortlandt Van Rensselaer.
A $25 check to the Cleveland Portrait Fund was sent to The Tribune by Charles H. Marshall for the Albany State Capitol portrait fund. The accompanying tribute praises Grover Cleveland, noting his character and deeds as his lasting monument. Additional contributions are listed as previously acknowledged through July 21, 1908.
Excerpts from multiple papers critique Hearst faith in Murphy and Conners and discuss Bryan Kern fundraising to farmers amid corn prices. Taft faces questions on corporate campaign money legality. Hearst letter, railroad worker mobilization, prohibition, and Roosevelt rise noted. Admiral Rojestvensky death rumor denied in Berlin.
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