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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1914
Page
15
The New York Tribune outlines subscription and foreign rates for daily and Sunday editions, with separate prices for mail posts and a note on postage outside Greater New York. It lists options for daily, Sunday, and combined editions, including Canadian and foreign rates, and notes the newspaper's commitment to accuracy and avoidance of misleading advertisements.
The Simmons-Norris amendment aims to end discrimination in Panama Canal tolls by repealing the unequal toll policy and clarifying that no treaty right to exempt coastwise shipping is waived. It signals the United States will not exercise any toll exemption, preserving non-discrimination while avoiding commitment to subsidy or treaty changes.
Senator Cumming argues the Presidency dominates Congress with sweeping powers since Roosevelt, noting patronage plays a limited role. He says Congress can counterbalance, urging reduction of presidential appointments and expansion of civil service, while criticizing Congress for hoarding patronage crumbs. The piece contrasts executive leadership with congressional resilience and calls for restraint.
A brief, unclear passage weighs whether a true Congress would need a leader and resemble a patronage system, hinting at how political power might be exercised with or without patronage. The text reads as a speculative thought rather than a concrete event or statement.
An editorial questions whether the agitator or the executive and his party bear the blame for legislative manipulation. It argues that politicians pass the buck to courts, craft double meaning laws, and rely on court rulings to shape public reaction. It warns that in years to come courts may have to undo the deception amid labor legislation and asks who will shield the courts from backlash.
The post office site remains public land, not private. McAdoo estimates a 1 million dollar easement value for a subway under the Post Office, but the United States cannot sell to a private buyer. The city would own the subway. the land must stay a post office site. The demand is labeled preposterous and blamed on a disappointed bidder.
A fragment reflecting a view that a so called Constitution of Peace promised by President Wilson to business is actually a license to organized labor to destroy business if done peacefully. The statement contrasts peaceful methods with potential economic disruption.
Nominations for directors of the district banks of the Federal Reserve system close by month end. In District No 2 committees have named candidates and opposition hopefuls are chosen. Voters should overlook local pride and select directors capable of handling rediscounting, currency issues, and foreign exchange amid evolving New York banking law.
An Atlantic article discusses Hampstead Garden suburb in north London as a model of cooperative village life. It blends garden city aesthetics, efficient road space, communal land ownership, and democratic control by building firms. The piece asks if American individuality will accept such communal blessings.
A collage of literary quips and anthropological musings on love vanity and language from The Conning Tower. References to Atulitus Ode LXI Inconstantia Feminee Amor, Keats Webster Brander Matthews and Edwin Lefèvre mingle with jests about commencement day gender roles and social foibles in a vivid period pageant of wit.
A quirky piece notes guests should report any discourtesy or efficiency in service aboard the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company vessels. It wryly mentions George Tyler remarking Africa as the quietest place he has seen and a cart sign advertising cherries at 5c, with a Corbean suggestion of doubling value for 10c. The tone mocks pricing and marketing hype in a nautical context.
The columnist attacks the ABC mediation conference as a farce and argues the United States must curb unrest in Mexico to help restore orderly republican government. He warns Americans to address their own agrarian excesses before meddling in Mexico. The letter is signed Albert Samuel Wogan from New York, June 5.
A June 5 1914 letter from W J Gaynor and Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn urges public debate on animals to display. They argue a sow with piglets and a cow with calf offer more interest than wild animals, praising plow nursing litters as especially engaging for observers.
Plainfield New Jersey letter to the editor argues for a bipartisan get together policy in politics. It compares party division to a man sawing a limb, warning that splitting opposition helps the other side win and laments indecorous conduct at a funeral. June 24.
In a Trinity Parish sermon Dr Manning argued consolidation of St Luke s and closing St John s would strengthen work. Parish journals show this not achieved. St John s Chapel under Rev Charles Lewis Gomph was promising, yet consolidation reduced reach. The writer challenges vestry and mission plans to prove current promise is kept.
Theodore Nelson from Brooklyn argues in 1914 that no union with the Progressive party is possible while Theodore Roosevelt dominates their ranks. He contends Rooseveltism split the GOP in 1912 and warns the party must reject demagogues and carpetbaggers to prevent a repeat, asserting Roosevelt’s influence is a past danger.
The letter from a former Mayor references Miss Murphy and a Greenwich fair drawing thousands, noting a zoo keeper remark about a Jersey cow, a pig and chickens. It includes a July 3 1918 note to Professor Osborne about appointing a school board trustee and the concern that many children never see a living animal.
A reader letter from Swift Millbrook New York dated June 3 1914 laments unemployment and business downturn. It argues readjustment may force continued layoffs and wage cuts to meet foreign competition, asking if the hardship is worth enduring and asserting no mercy from the administration.
A letter from George of New York critiques John Joseph O Donnell coll in print, arguing Christianity embodies revealed truths but remains universal beyond any one church. He asserts God reveals Himself to all, guiding love and service, and rejects man made creeds as restricting truth. He cites Christ's promise that truth will set people free.
From The Manchester Gusiwim, two men sprint toward the station. A bystander and cheering crowd observe as they near the door. One mutters with humor that they ran fast enough, while Jim declares the effort true.
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