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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1900
Page
9
A garbled list details continuous performances and upcoming shows at venues including Garrick Theatre with Sherlock Holmes acts, Victoria Roof, Keith S, Koster & Bial, Lion Palace, Garden Vauteville, New York Theatre, Pastor's concert, and Nicholas Garden with times noted as 4:16.
Foreign troops from many nations depart Tien Tsin for Peking in coordinated effort to reopen railway. Boer forces withdraw twenty six miles in upper Natal as communications with Lord Roberts remain cut. Milner thanks Pretoria prisoners' caretaker. Manila trade shows gains as rural delivery expands. Clark, Riots in St Louis, Rhode Island rail disaster deaths, and Roosevelt VP speculation noted.
The Tripune will be mailed daily and Sunday to any address nationwide for one dollar per month. Subscribers may change the address as often as desired. Any newsdealer can supply The Tripune upon a regular order.
An editorial warns that a New York Civil Employer association seeks pensions for civil servants after twenty five years and could threaten merit based government. It argues life tenure civil servants may wield political blackmail and threaten democratic governance, urging reforms to restrain civil service influence.
A critique argues civil servants should not have pensions and warns that pensioned officials may wield political influence. It urges permanent soldiers to restrain public lobbying from their positions and calls for suppressing civil pension schemes unless strict independence is maintained.
The Hazel appointment case is settled and exposes the risks of federal judges with tainted reputations. The Independent cautions Republicans against repeating such choices, urging future appointments be of the highest character to avoid fueling Bryanism and labor distrust of the courts.
A city paper argues interurban transit has improved with lower fares more transfers and larger cars yet serious evils persist. It denounces open cars where standing passengers press on seated passengers and likens contact to indecent assault. It also urges smoking limits and reserved seats for non smokers to protect comfort and decency.
Citizens call for better behavior by off duty policemen and car employes, fewer groups of two or three with long gaps, and less Sunday overloading. They urge prompt, safe starts and stops, a third conductor on large cars, and priority for regular riders over transient crowds, arguing law may compel change.
The piece surveys mixed business signals including rising payments and shipments in some cities yet slower new orders, with notable contrasts in rail earnings and commodity prices. It cites Boston, Baltimore, and New York as below last year while other regions show gains, plus editorial notes on iron, textiles, and crops amid a cautious outlook for summer demand.
Noted artist Sir John Tenniel known as the Grand Old Man of Punch marks fifty years with the paper. An exhibition of his original cartoons is staged in London as admirers celebrate his long career alongside other notable retirements and honors. Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommaney, aged eighty six, retired with Greenwich Hospital pension and recalls a career from Navarino to the Arctic. Dr Henry Moeller, newly appointed Bishop of Columbus, traces a path from Cincinnati to Rome and back to Ohio serving churches and seminaries. A memorial for Robert Owen is planned at New Lanark near Glasgow. Captain S. E. White of Columbia, a Confederate veteran, to erect a monument for Indians who aided the Confederate cause. Middletown, N Y, reports a party of nine arrives with a coach drawn by four horses.
The article states that money matters and operations are not expected to be seriously affected during the summer or fall unless foreign difficulties become more serious. It emphasizes that no major disruption is anticipated in the near term despite potential external challenges.
Li Hung Chang rises to the summit of favor in the empire as he receives the Order of the Square Dragon, the highest decoration of its kind. He is described as its ablest minister and might serve better with twenty years less age, tracing the Empress Dowager's waning control over him.
The article notes Japan’s quick attack on China and cites Russia’s likely naval losses in a hypothetical conflict in the region. It mentions historic U S military leaders in rank context and critiques the permanence of the lieutenant general grade in the Army.
In Pittsburg Judge White ruled a traction company cannot be forced to pay for medical services after accidents unless its employees’ calls involve true emergencies where life or death is at stake. Broken limbs do not qualify. The page also runs a string of humor items, ads, and short notices from various papers.
A Tribune essay by an Assembly member argues Governor Roosevelt shaped Albany legislation through moral force and personal vigor. It lauds his Civil Service push and the Franchise Tax measure, notes his clashes with lawmakers, and cites his Ramapo era activity as evidence of effective leadership and re election rationale.
The governor champions targeted reforms including a State police concept, Ramapo water contracts safeguards, rapid transit progress, Adirondack protections, and Amsterdam Avenue concerns. He pursues practical, not flashy, solutions, earning public trust through steady pressure, detailed scrutiny, and a track record of integrity across major New York issues.
A verbose critique notes a 108th birthday tale of Bernard Morris, who allegedly lived from 1792 Ireland to 1900s Brooklyn. It mocks misstatements about his life, warns of exaggerated praise, and questions the value of a long but wasted life while detailing his seemingly unblemished, debt-free record and continued health.
Franz Kaltenborn presents orchestral concerts at St Nicholas Garden with Emiliano Renaud pianist tonight tomorrow and Friday. The second symphony and Goltermann cello concerto feature his guests while Tschaikowsky Pathétique closes the program. Wednesday is Popular Night and Thursday spotlights Wagner pieces with Meyn singing Wotans Farewell. Friday honors Edvard Grieg with a special selection including the Autumn Overture and Grieg suite as Renaud performs Schumann piano concerto.
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