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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1908
Page
5
The text provides the 1908 May 18 issue details of the New York Daily Tribune. It lists the Tribune Association as owner and publisher, the building address at Tribune Building, and officers Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
The morning dispatch covers several items from abroad and the U S. In Asia Japan seeks Diet majority while discussing patent protection talks with America. In Europe France occupies Boudenib as pan Anglican congress looms London. Domestic notes include bank actions in Pittsburgh a Cleveland streetcar strike and fatalities in accidents. Weather shows a mild day following a 75 degree high and 54 degree low yesterday.
The Alabama primary could reveal whether Bryan has strong southern backing or if Johnson gains delegates. The piece notes Bryan's polling lead in the South, Johnson's Alabama ties with Senator Johnston, and a Washington reception that boosts Johnson's image. If Alabama favors Johnson, anti Bryan delegates may rise. if Bryan wins, South support for him strengthens.
The description depicts Governor Johnson wearing a green suit with a pink rosebud and blue tie as he bursts into the House. It reads as a vivid, imaginative characterization of the man rather than a literal rainbow emblem.
A deputy police commissioner probes officer W F Brown and a Harlem café link. Brown, seen leaving Union Market station four hours early, faces possible charges alongside a police lieutenant. The piece argues city officials should allow officers to invest in legitimate side ventures without harming public trust.
The piece weighs the Wright brothers aeroplane accident against ongoing testing and government contracts. It notes American pioneers, possible extensions of time, and hints at a reserve airship. It compares Wrights with A M Herring and discusses private funding to endow aviation prizes.
A historical overview recalls twelve years since Crete’s final crisis and eleven years since international powers intervened to back a Greek backed autonomy. The High Commissioner retains vast, unchecked authority while the biennial legislature and Greek language govern daily life. The resignations and crises tested, but did not unsettle, the political framework established under four powers and a Greek High Commissioner.
The article notes Prime Minister Zaimis continues the annexation policy with Greece and that four powers plan a gradual withdrawal of their protecting forces. The island is set for self rule while powers monitor for potential intervention if needed. The piece praises the rehabilitation as a creditable result for the concert of Europe.
M O Leighton proposes headwater reservoirs to curb floods on the Ohio and Mississippi. The plan would store significant runoff in Monongahela Allegheny Kanawha and Tennessee basins and improve dry season navigation while aiding forest preservation. He notes partial storage possible in several basins and urges further study and legislative consideration.
The Civil Service law faces initial opposition but gains broad support as Jersey City Newark and Essex County adopt the system. Citizens expect benefits while critics fear losses for incumbents. Lessons from New York and other states suggest early challenges but eventual success.
A brief, unclear quotation reflects skepticism toward a state measure or policy and questions its necessity. The text reveals ambivalence about governance and public approval without concrete details or named entities.
Germany proposes a $125000 yearly subsidy to North German Lloyd for mail and steamship service to Australia German New Guinea Singapore Batavia and Caroline Islands The plan was cut to 57500 and subsidies total 1455000 yearly while Britain and France subsidize far more Germany argues subsidies boost exports rising from 4625000 to 25500000 for Japan and 16000000 to 58150000 for China Japan and Australia over twenty years, benefiting industry and commerce.
The market shows short term moves with occasional rallies led by traders in stocks and bonds. Foreign demand and gold exports press rates, while Treasury finances lag and immigration falls pressuring labor and trade data. Crop prospects vary with wheat corn and cotton fluctuating as exports decline and domestic demand remains uneven.
The text reviews raw cotton and wool markets with declines in wool prices and cautious domestic demand, notes on racing regulation and a return to $2 bets, analyses of political appointments and presidential strategies, concerns about public cats and humane treatment, announces Brooklyn naval shipbuilding at the yard, and discusses Hertz wave experiments with balloon antennas and airship safety.
A mix of notes on trees and lightning debunking old beliefs, a coin sorting machine in Austria, political quips, a Cockroach anecdote with Admiral Evans, and assorted humorous clippings from U.S. papers. The items span science, elections, and social satire with period tone.
London reports that thousands of delegates from American dioceses and Anglican colonies will attend the Pan Angl ican Congress in London from June 19 to 22. Bishops, clergy, and lay representatives will discuss church relations to society, science, missions, and global affairs with sections on labor, housing, morality, socialism, and international matters.
May 17 Lisbon reports King Manuel of Portugal chooses his childhood sweetheart, daughter of a queen’s lady-in-waiting, over a dynastic alliance. Queen Amélie and the Duke of Oporto favor a British princess, but the king insists on marriage to the beloved or none. Monarchists from Oporto arrive to pay homage as negotiations proceed.
At Lake Mohonk New York the fourteenth annual Lake Mohonk Conference of International Arbitration opens Wednesday and runs through Friday. Leaders include John W. Foster and attendees from diplomacy law and business will discuss the Hague conference work and sessions on the Pan American movement and colleges. The final Friday night focuses on The Press and Pulpit with remarks from editors and clergymen.
Newport society notes list arrivals and departures for May 17 including Mrs F. French returning from Europe to train Harbor View for her daughter Mrs Alfred G. Vanderbilt. Other guests arrive at Wooldridge or King cottages, with Redway, McKean, Worden, Hunt, Morris and Gouverneur Morris noted leaving or arriving in Newport high society circles. Elisha Dyer visits briefly.
Artist Charles Dana Gibson arrived on the American liner St Louis with Mrs Gibson and their two children. He spent the summer at his Maine home and denied giving up color painting promising to resume in the fall.
A Chicago woman aged ten hopes to trade slips of her life giving herb to Andrew Carnegie who has signaled a wish to live on this earth many years longer than before.
A Pittsburg woman files for divorce after a thirty one year marriage citing cruelty by her husband. The suit seeks dissolution of the union and division of property under applicable state law.
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