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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1905
Page
2
Business notices claim rapid ad space growth for the New York Tribune. Over five months in 1905 the paper printed 458,475 lines of advertising, more than in the same period of 1904, signaling strong advertiser demand and reader circulation.
Reports from Warsaw describe ongoing citywide clashes as troops fire on crowds while a general strike extends. Paris observers echo a cautious stance on war, and Oku’s forces report limited activity at Port Arthur amid broader Far East tensions.
The article discusses how weaponry and tactics have advanced from cannon to modern fleets, noting shorter engagement distances in historic battles versus present ranges. It argues that while warfare grows in lethality and scale, defenses also improve and civilization's resources partly counterbalance the destruction, predicting war remains a human constant but increasingly managed.
A Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling counters forced labor unionization as a public policy, spotlighting the clash between labor monopoly aims and individual freedom. The piece contrasts President Eliot’s liberty framework with Samuel Gompers’ pro union stance and argues for balancing unions with workers’ rights to contract and competitive opportunities.
The piece argues that Martin Saxe would have reshaped New York governance by favoring judicial limits on legislative action. It mocks Saxe’s belief in removing antitudges, contrasts him with historic constitutional framers, and laments his absence from 19th century conventions.
The piece argues Admiral Alexieff's disgrace marks a warning to Russia for flouting pacts in Manchuria and Japan. It notes a Russian Red Book showing initial parity in Manchuria and Corea rights, but Alexieff pressured the czar to stay, risking prestige by clinging to Manchuria and denying Korea a free hand. It cites Witte and official revelations.
The article accuses Russia under the Czar and officials such as Alexieff and Abaza of provocation and deception leading to the war with Japan. It cites mobilization orders, plans to entice Japan to invade Corea, and a deliberate strategy to trigger hostilities. It urges the Czar to abandon his present stance and seek a just, honorable peace.
The piece discusses uncertain findings from Burke and Soddy experiments. It notes Dr. Sims Woodhead could not identify the materials as bacteria and Sir William Ramsay’s argon and Martian markings required independent verification. The article stresses that until corroboration arrives no conclusions can be drawn.
A satire voice laments the treatment of automobiles as if persecuted by all around. It parodies assaults by police and obstacles on roads, notes dangerous posts, rough roads, and the public’s misfortune as vehicles crawl along. It also touches on Albany senatorial courtesy, fashion notes, and a mistaken Paris aqueduct tale. The piece closes with census forecasts predicting New York’s high birth rate.
An Irish born Cambridge lecturer named Burke conducted radium experiments on a gelatine beef tea culture to test spontaneous life emergence. He placed a radium core in a sealed tube with sterilized culture and observed microscopic objects in the mixture, though he doubts they are crystals.
The Dominion government plans major fortifications around Quebec city, rebuilding the old citadel, adding guns to forts at Point Levis, and constructing two large fortresses at Teau mont to command river channels, costing about 000,000. The move aims to enhance security, recalling Wolfe and Montcalm on the Heights of Abraham. A collection of stray observations and witticisms follows, including snippets about shipwrecks, horses, a greased pole contest, and cultural notes, ending with a verse about heredity and identity.
Washington notes recount Count Cassini informing President Roosevelt of his planned July departure after a day with the President and various officials. Mrs Roosevelt and Theodore Jr. head to Norfolk for summer, while other callers include Taft, Metcalf, and Minnesota naval militia planning.
Washington sees a wave of official departures as the President heads to Oyster Bay. Hay has gone to Sunapee Lake NH, Loomis sails to Murops and returns in August. Taft travels to Yale then Philippines, Moody leaves for Haverhill MA, and Cortelyou plans to stay in DC. Wilson may tour the West. Mrs Shaw and daughters head to Camden MO for the summer. Peirce stays in Washington through August.
New York societythis week centers on college commencements Yale and Harvard and the Yale Harvard boat events in New London. American yachts, including Vanderbilt and Morgan parties, head to Kiel for the Kaisers Cup and Cowes regatta week as Mrs Rutherford joins the Roman Catholic Church. Weddings and society arrivals, from Amy Phipps Guest to the Morton camp in the Adirondacks, fill the social calendar with European and Newport plans.
Notes from Tuxedo Park describe a social week end at the club and villas as guests arrive for summer. Families like Mortimer Watabie Pell attend dinners hosted by prominent residents including Halsey Cutting Havemeyer Rogers Hare and Forsythe. Several residents plan travel abroad while homes at Weewah Lake and Tower Hill host seasonal gatherings.
A jumble of social notes places Mrs Bosse and Miss Boess at Hotel Aspinwall with Ogden Tobacco Co. director, while Mr and Mrs Robert Paterson of New Turk are mentioned. George Westinghouse and spouse are at Erskine Park. Rev Dr William M Grosvenor of New York visits Bishop Worthington of Nebraska in Pittsfield. Mr and Mrs John Stoane test New Haven for employment, and Mr and Mrs Edward Harkness of New York have arrived in Lenox.
Telegraph report from Newport notes a luncheon hosted by Mrs Charles Hoffman with twenty two guests, marking her first notable local entertainment of the season. Lloyd Phoenix arrived aboard the auxiliary yacht Intrepid while Mr and Mrs James G Wenta of New York reached Newport for the season.
Repeated denials fail to quell talk that Dr. Rainsford left the city with no plans to return as rector for months. While curates and trustees dispute resignation claims, London calls and an Archbishop invitation loom, with J. P. Morgan cited at a trustees meeting.
Among yesterday arrivals were passengers on the La Lorraine including HP eCurty W B Motor Mre Leet P Mosaire Bitten. Those aboard the Campania included Dr AMacai Moot Mek Co Tom.
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