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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
21
A list of showings across New York venues including Astor and Colonial houses. Dated listings feature acts such as A Daughter of the People, Nearly a Hero, The World in War, The Witching Hour, and The Gay Musician with times from 8:15 to 9:20.
The Tribune Association owns and publishes the New York Daily Tribinne. It lists Trib une Building at 155 Nassau Street, New York as office and principal place of business. Officers include President Nathaniel Tuttle and secretary treasurer. their addresses are the newspaper’s office.
The report lists global and domestic events: Simla council penalties for sedition and confiscation of inciting papers. Nicaragua pressing Guatemala to release prisoners. a Berlin church incident near panic averted. the Emperor's train guarded en route to Reval. Lisbon foiled archiet plot against the royal family. tensions between Germany and the United States over arbitration. Domestically, Taft delegates confirmed with Florida Georgia Kentucky, Roosevelt creating a natural resources conservation commission, Albany racing legislation discussed, Missouri floods, and various legal and corporate actions including Standard Oil and city governance. The weather notes fair today with highs near 84 and lows around 61.
The Wortland Oregonian summarizes Oregon's bold popular legislation experiment with 18 measures and 11 initiative items. Voters prepared by a published 126 page book and state newspapers discussion, yielding a heavy turnout on a wide range of propositions beyond candidates. Multnomah County shows strong support for key offices and measures, with returns indicating broad engagement across the state.
Voters across Oregon showed interest in popular legislation by defeating six of eighteen measures. Woman's suffrage and the single tax failed, while local and one general measure, the recall, passed. The recall allows discharge of an official by petition and majority vote, influencing future Senate elections and the loyalty of Republican members to the Holy Statement.
The article argues that stripping rightful delegates of seats to placate rivals would undermine duty and honor. It warns against expediency that perpetuates dishonest contests in Republican conventions, noting no credible basis for such a division of seats.
The Paris meeting of the International Congress of Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers warns that extravagant manipulations of the American cotton market threaten European supply sources and harm long term trade. It cites African and Asian cotton development, notes deliberate price fixing by planters and mills alike, and argues such artificial actions jeopardize U.S. cotton growers and thousands of workers already affected.
A Newark protest described by participants as lawless opposed strict Sunday liquor enforcement, warning that relaxing any law sets a dangerous path. The piece argues all laws deserve faithful observance while allowing lawful reforms.
The piece argues that opponents of Sunday drinking saloons should push for repeal or amendment of the law via the Legislature or voters, not oppose its enforcement. It urges Newark residents to support sheriffs and police enforcing the law, noting protests against enforcement sound harmful in a law-abiding land.
Washington dispatch from The New York Times argues the two-thirds rule may be annulled at the Denver convention after Bryan’s renomination. It notes the majority rule would unify nominations and reduce Southern tactics, with debate over district delegates and state blocs shaping the path to a modernized Democratic process.
A historical note on steerable torpedoes using Hertz waves with shore or boat guidance. Inventors including John Gardner propose protective signaling by musical notes inside torpedo shells, three-note schemes, and underwater fog signal reception to maintain course. Whitehead design fixes initial direction, while post-launch course and speed changes are explored.
The piece contrasts reckless swimmers and boatmen with motorists who aid after accidents. It highlights a fatal Long Island City crash where a chauffeur, after striking a boy, called an ambulance and escorted the boy and his father to the hospital. It also mentions Governor Hoke Smith facing political scapegoats.
The young King of Portugal resigns from pursuing all involved in his father and brother's murder. A grim sequel hints at a plot to kill him and the royal family. In U S news, paper contest experience for Southern Republicans is noted as a learning step. Jacob Blackwell's will sparks debate over a vast New York estate valued at the high end, with heirs missing a decisive claim. Anneke Jans heirs are invoked as a historical parallel.
The Talk of the Day salutes General Edward F. Jones of He Pays the Freight fame on June 3 as Binghamton’s best known citizen. Jones, a former New York lieutenant governor, led the 6th Massachusetts Volunteers in 1861 and later became a prominent public figure.
The Dundee Advertiser reports Canada adopts a daylight scheme shifting Fort William and Port Arthur to the eastern time zone. The change, effective May 1 to December 5, moves them one hour closer to dawn and one hour farther from sunset, increasing evening daylight.
The Springfield Republican notes the British workmen compensation act now includes domestic workers and other employers. Insurance firms report strong business since July with uniform rates 68 cents a year per indoor servant, 122 for gardeners, 1.82 for coachmen and grooms, 2.43 for gamekeepers, and 4.87 for chauffeurs. Legal liability for fatal accidents grants three years wages up to 1460, while non fatal cases offer half wages up to 488 a week or life if permanent. Firms handle many claims for minor injuries but remain confident in current rate structure.
The President announced a fifty seven member National Conservation Commission to advise on natural resources. The Panama Investigation Commission reported labor conditions on the isthmus were satisfactory and will submit a written report later. Several White House callers included Taft, Dowling, Eddy, Warner, Bourne, Meyer, Hepburn, Scott, and Pinchot. Ethel Roosevelt left for New York to act as bridesmaid in a wedding in New York and West Orange.
The British Ambassador and Mrs Bryce depart for Madison Wisconsin to address the university then visit Duluth and Chicago before Manchester by the Sea Massachusetts then sail to England on July 2. Wu Ting-feng Chinese Minister leaves for Urbana Illinois to lecture at the university and attend Chicago convention and Iowa before returning to Washington. Mme Wu expected to join later this month. The Colombian Minister and Señora de Cortes will summer in the Blue Ridge Mountains with grandson Ignacio de La Torre, a University of Pennsylvania student.
Senator Warren hosted a Washington dinner with Secretary of War Taft and notable guests including Lt Gen Corbin and John Barrett. Mrs. Leiter plans arrival for her son Joseph Leiter’s wedding to Miss Juliette Williams. Surgeon General Sternberg’s 70th birthday was celebrated by 125 friends with high‑profile attendees.
Among those sailing for Europe today are Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt, who have been spending the spring at Hyde Park N Y, Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Amsinck, George J Gould who will join Mrs Gould and his children in England, Mr. and Mrs. George R Read and Mr. and Mrs. Robert M Gillespie. Mrs Stuyvesant Fish will give a large luncheon.
G L Mallory of The State Republican in Little Rock Arkansas writes to The Tribune praising its fair treatment of Southern Republicanism. He cites 1904 Roosevelt vote totals and Governor candidate results, defends Arkansas Republicans against northern denigration, and commends Tribune coverage of National Republican Committee contests. Dated June 6 1908 in Little Rock Arkansas.
A June 3 1908 letter from Dorchester Mass reports Denmark granting women suffrage. Thousands attended a Copenhagen city hall meeting and banquet with ministers, mayors, and university figures. A telegram to the King drew a gracious reply and many congratulatory messages arrived from Denmark and abroad.
A letter from Syracuse dated June 4 1918 argues Theodore Roosevelt as national leader, endorses Taft for president and Hughes for another term as governor, condemns Monex as false god, and asserts God and truth govern. R. E. Fox signs the note.
Telegraph summary of social notes in Newport. Mrs Hetty Green and Miss Annie Leary to host guests at Park Gate. Elisha Dyer leaves for Baltimore. Dudley Gautier and Lispenard Stewart at White Lodge. Goelets arrive for the season. Harriman visits New York. Maurice Roche to Harvard then abroad. Joan Spencer from Philadelphia to Newport for summer. Milton and Mrs Barger guests of Samuel Barger. John J. Wysong and Edith Wetmore arrive for the season.
In the Berkshires a telegraph report from Lenox notes Henry Livingston Lee hosted the season’s first large bridge whist party at the Curtis Hotel. Col Oswald Latrobe, visiting Wyndhurst with Mrs. John Sloane, departed for town. Mrs M Dwight Collier plans to open her country place Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Henry W Bishop of Chicago have opened their Pittsfield cottage. Mr and Mrs John J Wysong, guests of Mrs Wysong’s sister, were noted. Mrs William Pollock traveled to Newport to open their county place.
Ambassador Charlemagne Tower and Mrs Tower were hosted by Emperor William I in Potsdam for a farewell audience after his recall to Washington. They attended a luncheon with the imperial family and observed a model battalion drill before Tower hands over to John Garrett and Dr Hill to assume the embassy post.
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