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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
8
The Times prints a daily spectrum of major stories, editorials, and city briefs as part of a continuous publication cycle. It presents international, national, and local news with a focus on comprehensive coverage and editorial voice.
Rates listed for daily and Sunday issues include options with Saturday Book-Review and with Sunday Illustrated Magazine. Foreign postage adds 90 cents per month. Prices shown include per month and per year offerings with various magazine inclusions.
The Saturday Book Review supplement is issued with this Philadelphia Times issue and should be delivered with the main sheet, per instruction to purchasers.
An organized corps of physicians under the Bureau of Health conducts house to house visits to ensure vaccination in Philadelphia. The piece warns that unvaccinated individuals are public nuisances and may be barred from schools, workplaces, transit, and streets, with quarantine enforced to end smallpox risk.
A historical view argues extending the Pennsylvania and Reading rail systems into Philadelphia could boost urban transit. Despite expectations tied to terminal facilities, local traffic remains unprofitable, leading to potential abandonment of the Fortieth Street station. a public service ethos urges maintaining broad access despite business pressures.
The writer argues that Pennsylvania’s system has discouraged business and now disdains it, denying Philadelphians the accommodations they are entitled to. The railroad rests under a public compact and cannot repudiate it at will.
The aged Lord Salisbury, at a Guildhall luncheon, defends imperial actions against international opinion, calling critics enemies. The piece urges Britain to heed world judgment, noting England’s South Africa course mirrors Spain’s Cuba stance and questioning the era’s defiance of mankind’s opinion.
Republican dissension over nominating Elkin for governor is tempered by machine support. Delegates from Philadelphia and Allegheny form a solid core, with other counties likely backing the ticket. The piece argues Elkin mirrors party control and urges disaffected Republicans to vote against the opposition if a strong Democratic rival emerges.
The piece argues the tariff movement is turning backward across parties. It notes New York Chamber of Commerce opposition to reciprocity conference criticism and reports protectionist efforts to curb frank discussion. It recalls manufacturers once seeking broader markets and McKinley’s pro trade speech now facing fear of even mild reciprocity.
The speaker warns that tariff protections favor powerful trusts while endangering broader prosperity. He argues America can compete with Europe, yet calls out weak producers clinging to tariffs to avoid market disruption. The tone questions policy cycles that keep the economy “on stilts” suspended between safety and ruin.
Editorial argues the eight-cent streetcar fare is oppressive for workers in Philadelphia where most earn modest wages. It contrasts with European systems offering cheaper transfers and urges the Traction Company to drop the three-cent exchange tax and allow a five-cent fare with free transfers. Public pressure should push toward affordable local transit.
The piece compares Bebel in Germany’s Reichstag to Cobden and Bright in England’s Corn Laws clash, arguing both nations face landowner protectionism versus worker needs. It notes Germany’s shift from agriculture to industry and critiques tariff policies backed by landlords, warning of protectionism with the Dingley law affecting international trade.
A Philadelphia ordinance on gasoline street lamps sparks council opposition. Critics say the city clings to a poor, antiquated lighting system that harms suburban areas and wastes money. They urge modern, brighter lamps to replace the feeble gas lights and curb yearly contract renewals without true competition.
A passage argues against wasting funds on poor lamps or services. It states people accept some theft when paid, but demand that remaining money yields real value. It suggests the city should invest in better gasoline lamps and service rather than underpaying and receiving nothing.
A proposed Valley Forge land purchase for a national park wins broad backing in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. The piece argues the site, part of a larger historic enclosure, could be acquired gradually at fair terms, with patriotic societies likely to assist in development and funding.
A dramatic moment described on the Schuylkill riverfront near Philadelphia marks the climax of tensions involving Great Britain. Observers note heightened activity and a turning point in the unfolding events at the gateway to the city.
The issue is a twenty page Book Review section praised as the largest of its kind ever published by a Pennsylvania newspaper. It features many leading critics and global book news delivered via cable and telegraph to readers. The price is one cent for two, with wide circulation across Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland.
In a debate over tariff reductions with Cuba, the Cuban Commissioners addressed the Senate and House. The New York Tribune supports Roosevelt and Root, urging Congress to grant Cuba favorable market access or risk Cuba seeking it elsewhere, potentially rekindling earlier tensions with Spain. The piece calls for rational policy within the Tribune’s own political circle.
A letter to The Philadelphia Times thanks the paper for accurate jubilee celebration reports and for sending a capable reporter to cover the events. Signed by C. Grimuespig, S. J., President, St Josephs College.
A letter to the Philadelphia Times discusses Democratic debates led by McFerren and Mohr, reflecting on the Chicago platform, imperialism as a central issue, and the influence of Hill Croker Bryan Hanna and party finances on electotral outcomes. It argues for weighing national and state issues beyond material promises.
In York Pa on December 6 L D Sau urges a platform free of platitudes and compromises. He calls for clear proof and argument in public forums to win support from intelligent suffragists and warns the party must present strong positions or exit the political arena.
The Philadelphia Time invites reader letters on any subject with the author’s name as a sign of good faith. Letters must avoid offensive personalities and may be published at the writer’s option.
Mrs. Hannah Miller sues an accident insurer in New York for $5,000 tied to a policy on her ill husband who died suddenly after recovering from illness, with the complaint detailing bean preparation and eating conditions. The demurrer was overruled and the case proceeds in the U S District Court before Judge Lacombe. Other items note a Boer prisoner Meintjes at Kew Gardens naming a lily after Botha, and London coronation theatre openings possibly not repeated.
One hundred sixty members of the American Institute of Mining Engineers returned from a Mexico trip begun November 1. They studied mining practices, observed primitive methods, and noted the potential market for American capital and better techniques.
The Philadelphia Times, after six months under new ownership, reports steady growth in circulation and advertising patronage. The Philadelphia Record notes the paper has earned public appreciation and should be pleased with the result.
Governor Stone of Pennsylvania and his party visited New Orleans today while traveling to Mexico. They spent the day seeing the sights and were in the city briefly.
The piece jokes about Congress regulating everyday annoyances like icy sidewalks and snow removal. It mocks a cadence of public policy debates and the oddities of politicians. A Washington Star voice notes the absurdities of tariff talk and crowded cars.
Dr. Charles W. Douiles of the University of Pennsylvania opened a lecture on vaccination and protection against smallpox from ancient times to today. He cites China’s early inoculation from crusts, Avicenna’s tenth-century protective inoculation, and evolving methods using vaccine material from vesicles, eggs, and animal tissues, noting importance of asepsis and safe preparation.
Scarred and worn, three Civil War monitors Catskill Manhattan and Maine? Manhattan are to be dismantled from the Navy list with no pension or home. The Catskill, famed for the Booth body rumor and shell scars, leads toward sale as old junk in Washington with sale bids opening tomorrow. built by John Ericsson, these ships mark a turning point in naval history.
A collection of light exchanges from early newspapers contrasts court etiquette with social banter. Silly anecdotes include Sousa’s band before a king and a couple debating who should lead at court.
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