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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1912
Page
9
The Tribune announces subscription rates with various options and delivery areas. A preceding health note highlights Pulmonary tuberculosis death rate declines from 1901 to 1910 in India and globally, noting improved conditions and rising birth rates as signs of progress for humanity.
Amid hotel closures and strike turmoil a national political clash unfolds. Taft and Roosevelt factions clash over control of committees and delegates as Wisconsin and Ohio rally for temporary leadership while lawmen and defense figures surface in a broad map of 1912 era intrigue.
Editorial argues waiters should accept current employer terms, abandon the closed shop. It says service quality, wage increases, and abolition of fines improve conditions, while continuing the strike risks police clashes and public anger. It notes many waiters would accept available positions under the offered terms.
The author argues the temporary chairmanship of a state convention and the national Chicago convention matter greatly. He cites Roosevelt and the political stakes, asking why supporters would rush to decide the temporary leadership and fearing implications for contests and frazzled party unity.
Daniel Burnham, noted American architect, has died in Heidelberg. He blended art with business sense, shaping plans for Manila’s waterfront and the cities of Washington, Chicago, Cleveland, and San Francisco. His work linked beauty with practical prosperity, making urban environments livable and enduring.
The article lauds Barobam's rational approach to architecture, prioritizing usable space light and everyday convenience from engine room to roof garden. It praises his simple expression of purpose and notes the site advantage as key to his success and lasting fame.
An opinion piece warns that beer prices and bird gravel costs rising threaten daily life and urges government action. It cites bread fears and suggests a five cent maximum beer price per half pint and legal action against a trust, pressing Congress and the Justice Department to act now.
Hudson County voters approved a county board reform by referendum, replacing the 31 member Freeholder body with a new 9 member general ticket system. The reform, opposed as risky to home rule, won by the largest margin in the county's history aside from civil service adoption, underscoring strong public demand for wholesale governance change.
Negotiations toward healing the long running split between the Greek and Bulgarian churches surface as a major Balkan issue. The excommunication decree of 40 years ago and the Bulgarian church's independence helped spur political aims, with both sides using church influence to vie for power in Macedonia and against Turkish rule.
The article notes Balkan factions seek to exploit Turkey's embarrassment with talks under Russian patronage to heal the church breach. A key aim is to withdraw excommunication and recognize Bulgarian Church autocephaly, mirroring Russian and Serbian churches, with unknown political implications in Macedonia.
A cartoonish plan by German Lutherans to build a Rome church is described with the birthplace of Luther and cities supplying bells baptisms and pulpits. The piece questions the purpose and mocks the behind the scenes patronage by various groups including Gustavus Adolphus and a women's society.
Letter from San Francisco observer argues equal suffrage was unwanted by many and problematic, citing intimate home disruption, selective voting participation, and long campaigning by suffragists. Claims registration was coerced by female politicians and discusses prior California outcome and warnings for New York.
The Joint Commission to review the hymnal seeks new texts tunes and music for familiar hymns. It credits widespread helpful suggestions from readers across the country prompted by the June 24 1911 call. The commission explains dual aims: omit or retain hymns per diocesan committees and balanced public opinion. It urges prompt submission of manuscripts and notes plans to report to the 1911 general convention for consideration.
The commission states that handling manuscripts is so costly that forwarding parties should not request returns. All communications go to Morris Earle, Secretary, No 80 Navahon Street, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Dated June 1, 1902.
Readers debate anonymous letter writing in newspapers and the ethics of exposing authors. A letter from J. R. Lewis of Holyoke laments anonymous attacks and praises signed contributors. Another from a Hartford merchant questions Roosevelt’s nomination and predicts political fallout if chosen, reflecting wartime Republican sentiment.
The aldermanic brake committee reports exhaustive May 17 tests in Hook Yu showing fifteen miles per hour as the only safe speed for city streets. Informally, members say no speed above twenty mph would be considered, prompting questions about why the panel would limit speeds despite tests with five car types proving 15 mph safest.
May 18 Newport social notes mention Filsha Dyer Gondwin Habte J B Brown Fara Could and Smith Hempastone visiting Newport. Transfers include Mr and Mrs Theodore M Davis heading to New Port after a fall. Luncheon attendance by Mr and Mrs Reginald Livingston Beeckman. Guests Ezra Gould I Goodwin Hobie Howard Spencer Graham at Whetstone. Ben Thaw and Rollins Moran expected to occupy and inspect property. Kisha Dyer Fred Pierson retire to New York. Townsend to return to New York tomorrow. Mrs Brockhorst Cutting reported improved health.
Episcopal Bishop Davies attends the Lith anniversary event in September. Notables visiting include Mrs. Clara Field, Mme. Clara Field of Washington, Mrs. Pringle Mitchell of New York, and many families at Curtis Motel, Sunset Cottage, and Red Lion Inn. Summers guests align at Piney Lenox cottages, Wendell, Maplewood, and Ingleside as social rounds continue in the Berkshires.
Count Jean de Sabran Pontavés, a Franco-British noble and Royalist leader, dies at his chateau of Gerfant Tous raine. A veteran cavalry officer, he earned the Legion d Honneur and played a pivotal role in late nineteenth century Paris politics. His unwavering defense of traditional monarchy and his fearless courtship of danger earned him lasting admiration from supporters and foes alike.
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