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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1906
Page
11
The page catalogs a program slate with acts at venues such as Rostock's Brighton Beach Park Eden Musee and Mammerstein's Victoria. It lists The Lion and the Mouse, His Honor the Mayor, The World in Wax, and various vaudeville performances with showtimes around 8:15 to 8:30 PM.
The issue features a Senate majority and minority report on the Smoot case, plus House focus on District of Columbia legislation. Foreign notes include mutiny in Poltera, unrest and stock declines in St Petersburg, and Austria’s peace aims expressed by Count Golouchowski. Domestic items cover the Westernland grounding near Cape May, wheat acreage up 2 percent, and mass church attendance in Boston. Local items report a tenement fire death, a fatal Atlantic City Express wreck, notable deaths, pension moves at the Carnegie Foundation, and boxing injunction denials with Bronx paving concerns. Weather expected to be fair and cool with highs near 76.
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The article notes gradual improvement in motor car reporting, fewer fatal or serious accidents, and many incidents not attributed to drivers. It urges pedestrians to stay on sidewalks and cross with care, cites two fatal cases, and criticizes speed traps while supporting sensible enforcement along suburban routes.
The passage urges citizens to support enforcement against those who break traffic laws and praises arrests and punishments. It warns against authorities who harass innocent drivers and calls for fewer incidents, hoping automobiling becomes as orderly as horse driving.
The piece argues William J Bryan stands as the Democratic leader of the hour, noting his role in destroying the sectional spirit within the party. It credits him with modernizing Democratic ties by breaking old northern southern divides and aligning with a national, expedi ent approach. The author asserts his availability for the presidency despite prior criticism.
The piece argues the agrarian question dominates Russia's agenda as millions lack land. It estimates peasants hold only a fraction of required dessiatines, cites state forest limits, and notes private estates must supply land. Three transfer methods are debated: voluntary sale, forced expropriation with compensation, and uncompensated seizure by peasants.
A concise line expressing the hope that in time all things will be set right, reflecting a cautious faith in eventual justice or balance. The phrase implies a universal or moral restoration without detailing events or actors.
The House passed a bill to centralize naturalizations, align procedures, reduce courts, and add an English literacy test. It argues current lax rules allow fraud and illiterates to vote, urging a federal bureau to verify records and revoke fraudulent grants while elevating political integrity.
The New York Electrical Review cites London reports of Reginald C. Fessenden’s wireless tests spanning three thousand miles between Boston and Scotland. It notes signal variability with weather and sun influence Marconi’s delays, and stresses two cautions: a wave generator capacity five hundred times greater than normal and highly skilled operators to ensure long distance transmission reliability.
Dr Leonard Vearson of Philadelphia works to immunize cattle against tuberculosis and tests methods on monkeys. Supported by Drs Flick Flexner Walsh, his cautious approach aims at prevention, with calves as primary subjects. If successful, the method could save millions for stock raisers and dairy farmers.
The article discusses the ethical and practical challenges of testing a tuberculosis serum on humans to see if it could protect both people and animals. It notes the need for voluntary participation, informed consent, and the risk of intentional infection, while highlighting potential public health benefits if cross-species immunity could be achieved.
The article notes an English horse winning Paris Grand Prix for the first time in twenty years and comments on urban planning woes in New York, including Fourth Avenue ventilation for the subway and ambitions for future underground roads. It also mentions Bryan’s pending visit, reception committees, and a joke about a sane certificate, plus English orders for garbage crematories in Paris and Parisian mastery of municipal issues.
A miscellany notes the Maharajah of Baroda's visit to the Library of Congress and his question on reading all 2,000,000 books, a Chicago Tribune quip about church sustenance, a London psychometric tale, Paris dining bands, Albuquerque high school valedictorian Sam Ho Kee, a Milwaukee joke about Mrs Wilkins, Queen Carmen Sylva of Romania, and a Yonkers chatter.
Emporia Gazette extols a new garage for automobiles as a symbol of local pride and wealth. The piece contrasts Kansas towns with factories and social status, celebrating Emporia’s planned “gasoline aristocracy” and its impact on town stature.
At the White House President Roosevelt discussed meat inspection legislation with Speaker Cannon and several senators and representatives. Postmaster Willcox of New York visited, later talking with Postmaster General Cortelyou before heading to New York. Multiple other lawmakers called seeking pardons and updates.
The Norwegian minister and Mme Hauge left Washington for New York to spend time there and then go to Bar Harbor for the summer at Hewitt cottage. Ronald C Lindsay arrived in New York after Europe to join the British ambassador's staff and will stay until Congress adjourns. The Argentine minister and Mme Portela have left Washington and sail from New York tomorrow for home.
Secretary Taft travels to West Point for graduation exercises and returns by night. Miss Josephine Boardman to wed Senator Crane at Manchester by the Sea on July 10 in a private family ceremony. The Boardmans travel there, and other social figures entertain or depart for summer engagements in New York, Atlantic City, Lake George, and Jamestown.
The ceremony for Miss Cynthia Burke Roche and Arthur Scott Burden took place at Grace Church with a crowded congregation despite the season and town absence. Flowers were donated to city hospitals afterward as guests, including bridesmaids Sadie Jones and others, processed in white satin and lace accessories. Willams P. Burden served as best man with ushers led by James M. Waterbury Jr and others in attendance.
Annapolis June U. The board of visitors opened the annual examination with a formal review on the academy grounds and salutes. Colonel Lauchheimer presented a portrait of John Paul Jones by Mrs. Cecilia Beaux to the academy on behalf of the graduating class. Secretary Bonaparte lauded Jones as a fighting man and urged high standards for naval service. A board of visitors meeting followed in the afternoon.
The funeral of ex Justice George C. Barrett was held at the Church of the Transfiguration with many prominent lawyers including ex Judge Alton B. Parker and John L. Cadwalader among attendees. Pallbearers included judges from the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court members. services were by Rev Dr Houghton and the body cremated at Fresh Pond.
The steamer Owestry Grange resumed voyage from Sydney with the embalmed body of R J Seddon Premier of New Zealand who died aboard after leaving Sydney for Wellington. The government sought a warship to transport the body but the ship left before a reply. London meanwhile conveyed condolences to the New Zealand governor praising Seddon’s services.
Newport society chatter notes arrivals including Hugh L Willoughby from Philadelphia joining his family for the season. Miss May Van Alen may occupy Wakehurst later this season. Col and Mrs Delancey Kane visit New York. Arnold Hague and family arrive for summer. Scott Roche wedding drew cottagers. A son was born to Lorillard Spencer Jr at their Rhode Island Ave cottage. Spencer traveled from New York by Bay State Limited to Wickford and a launch to Newport in under five hours.
Robert B Roosevelt remains bedridden at his Sayville Long Island home with a complex illness. Doctor Lewis of New York attends him, reporting little change. Access to the patient is restricted. even close visitors have been turned away. Roosevelt is an uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt and had been ill for months, coming to Sayville for the air and staying in bed for the last week.
Rome June 11 Ambassador and Mia White hosted a dinner at the American Embassy for the members of the new Italian Cabinet. The guest list included all ambassadors and ministers accredited to the Italian government.
Christiania June 11. King Haakon today handed over to the Ministry the conduct of the kingdom's affairs while he is away at ceremonies. He also empowered the Ministry to dissolve the Storthing in his name.
London reports mezzo soprano Mme Marcella Sembrich has signed a contract for thirty concerts across the United States starting in March. The deal covers a wide North American tour.
Rudolph Aronson of New York inks an agreement with Ruggiero Leoncavallo to present The Youth of Figaro with lyrics by Sardou and music by Leoncavallo in the United States.
Baltimore dispatch reports a fire at Manor near City in Howard County destroyed Gan Manor and valuable antique belonging to Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Harper Carroll, ex Governor Jam Lee Carroll’s brother, narrowly escaped with only a colored dog inside. Suspected cause cited as coal from the kitchen stove. insurance coverage incomplete.
In London on June 11 Ambassador Reid escorted Congressman Nicholas Longworth to the Distinct Strangers Gallery for the Commons debate on education. Mrs Longworth, with Mrs Reid, toured shopping districts, then attended the Ambassadors and Mrs Reid at the Alcambra Theatre to see the new ballad L Amour with music by Mrs Thay Ritchie.
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