New York Times Front Page Date and Price Detail
The text shows the 1908 front page masthead of The New York Times with publication date April 16 1908 and pricing details for New York Greater New York Jersey City and Newark one cent elsewhere two cents five cents Sunday. It lists key staff names Adolph Ochs and B C Franck and address Times Square New York City.
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NEW York Times Company
Adolph
Ochs
Prest&Tr
B. C. Franck
Becy
NEW York Times
Times Square
New York City
Bryant
New York
New York Post Office
Greater
New Yorks
Jersey City
Newark
Publication pricing and offices listed in old newspaper page
Old publication page lists New York and other city offices and subscription rates. Rates shown include daily and Sunday mail options, weekly and yearly terms, and international pricing. Mentions New York Times weekly and Saturday View offerings with Canada rates and foreign surcharges.
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Spruce Street Wall Streets
Broadway Ashington
Washington Post
Public Ledger
Fleet St
Pere Eos Iy
New York
Times Weekly Financial
Canada
NEW York Times Saturday View
Democrats snub Bryan at New York State Convention
At Carnegie Hall the New York Democrats showed no favor for Bryan, sending seventy eight delegates to Denver with a bias against his nomination. The split over McCarren’s faction exposed local power struggles, while the uninstructed delegation and platform plea urged deliberation, aiming to keep Kings County aligned or court a broader, united party.
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Carnegie Hall
New York
Bryan
Denver
Coun
McCarren
Joan Kuuiy
New York City
Kings County
Democracy of
Kings
Battle ships vote blocks four new dreadnoughts
The House rejected a plan to build four battleships by a 199 to 83 vote. Senator Hate says support favors only one ship, with possible funding for two. President Roosevelt urged four ships, arguing new naval power is needed as other nations expand and the fleet cruises Pacific waters.
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House
Senator Hate
Senate Naval Committee
Capitol
Congress
Roosevelt
Pacific
Mr. Roosevelt
President Urges Four New Battleships for Peace
The President argues adding four battleships strengthens national peace and prevents backward naval parity. He rejects expansionist aims and cites Congress should act amid concerns over two-ocean defense and global balance of power. The text also notes shifts in foreign trade, imports, exports, and gold movements reflecting cautious prosperity.
Breeder of Panics Shrugs Off Aldrich Bill Critics
At the hearing Mr Powers of the American Bankers Association warned that passing the Aldrich bill would force national banks to surrender charters and join state banks, flooding the market with US bonds and causing a collapse in bond values. He argued the plan risks two currencies and would worsen the national bond market while relying on commercial paper for emergency currency. The bill is called a breeder of panics and its critics push back.
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Powers
American Bankers’ Association
United States
Fowler
Roosevelt's Conserving Policy Praised as Great Service
The President backs a comprehensive conservation plan that charges future grantees for water rights on streams with power potential. He argues rivers under Congress control could yield vast energy, powering daily life, while stressing natural resources are the people's heritage and should be used for public benefit.
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Huecues
Congress
Roosevelt
Washington
Lincoln
Commerce and Finance: March Trade and Market Shifts
The piece notes a contrast between world trade and U S security markets. It cites higher exports and prices with reduced rail freight gains, while industrial stocks rise about ten points and public bonds improve, though railway bonds stay doubtful.
Backward Step Sparks Prohibition Backlash at Veterans Homes
Major Moses Martin reports rising alcohol-related cases among veterans in National Homes for Veteran Volunteers, with increases across states and a 28.02 percent rise in offenses in eight months. Maine and the Eastern branch show large gains as temperance policy faces renewed criticism. Gov Richards notes saloon activity and liquor peddling near veterans, urging restoration of the canteen appropriation for both old soldiers and active regulars.
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Moses Martin
Pacific
Maine
Gov
Richarps
Maine Cold Soldiers
Brush
Tawney
House Appropriations Committee
Secretary Wilson Warns on Meat and Pieplant Scarcity
The secretary of agriculture argues that rising wheat and beef prices will curb mealtime for the masses, urging better farming in the United States. He cites Europe’s higher per acre yields as a warning and predicts fortunes for those who optimize land use.
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Wiutson
Europe
Senate Railroads Committee Rejects 5 Cent Coney Island Fare
The bill to cut New York to Coney Island fare from 10 to 5 cents was refused consideration by the Senate Railroads Committee on Tuesday and appears dead. Justice Harcy for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company warned passage could trigger riots and bloodshed, calling the measure confiscatory and predicting renewed disorder.
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New York
Coney Island
Senate Railroads Committee
Justice Harcy
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Topics of the Times Afraid of the Next Step
The Mobile Register jokes about prohibition anxiety in Alabama noting fear of excluding alcohol ads in newspapers, even those for medicines containing alcohol. The piece treats the ban as excessively naive and amusing in tone.
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Mobile Register
Alabama
Law and Order League of
Birmingham
Oklahoma
Register
Prohibition, Ideographs, and a Naval Note in The Register
The article critiques The Register’s stance on alcohol advertising and medicine, cites Oklahoma punishments for carrying alcohol, and mocks prohibition zealots. It then discusses Chinese and Japanese writing systems, the move toward a common alphabet, and the invasion of Roman letters, noting broader linguistic trends and imperial ideas. It closes with commentary on Mrs. Eddy and a paradoxical naval argument linked to Roosevelt.
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Europe
Japan
Question and answer page in The Times on language origins
The Boston Herald notes The New York Times Sunday feature asking about origins of terms and names. It cites debates over highboys and lowboys and traces dictionary gaps, noting the New English Dictionary’s quirks and the mystery of the term lowboy and highball usage.
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Boston Herald
New York Times
United States
Casey
Billy Patterson
Highboys
Lowboys
Highboy
Lbertine
Murray
Compliment to The Times from a New York to Paris race reader
A reader praises The Times in a letter to the editor. He says he had not read the paper recently until the New York to Paris race and now finds it splendid sterling thoughtful and up to date. The note is dated April 15, 1908 and signed Franek Presbrey of New York.
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New York Times
THE
TIMES
New York
Paris
Franek Presbrey
New
York
Playing the Races and the Moral Holiday Debate
In this 1908 New York dispatch the writer argues that race-track gambling serves as a safety valve for marginalized workers. He critiques reformers led by Gov. Hughes for banning gambling as a moral hazard and contends a ban might worsen conditions by driving people to worse forms of vice.
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The
New York Times
Gov. Hughes
James
Smith
New York
Go-cart Paradise on Riverside Drive Cranks Up Cabbage Patch
Walter Beverley Crane lampoons Lurana W Sheldon and Pat Kehoe over baby carriage norms in New York. He revels in stroller culture along Riverside Drive, praising Mary Ann Kehoe’s child while mocking authorities and public fuss. The letter is dated April 14 1908.
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Mary Ann Kehoe
Pat Kehoe
Walter Beverley Crane
New York
What Will Bring Prosperity in New Britain 1908
The writer argues the panic is premature and the recovery could be long and tedious. Opinions vary on causes including class legislation overstimulation and artificial prosperity. The piece calls for remedial measures and a profitable discussion of tariffs.
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New Britain, Conn
Call to Christians on Good Friday Bun Crops
The writer urges Christian readers to avoid eating hot cross buns on Good Friday arguing it desecrates the national flag and the cross symbol. The piece dismisses the old English custom as insufficient justification for disrespectful display.
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The
New York Times
New York
Settlement address in charity directory noted
Louise L. Thurber of New York, April 14, 1908, informs Father Curry that St. Josu's Settlement can be found at 157 Mott Street, with a charming flat nearby showing a settlement run by his own people.
Chelsea Fire Covers Area Like Central Park Slice
The Chelsea conflagration extended over an area roughly equal to Central Park from Fifty-ninth to about Eighty-second Street. K. C. NOTMAN, Bridgeport, Conn., April 14, 1908.
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New York Times
Chelsea
Central Park
Fifty-ninth
Eighty-second Street
K. C. Notman
Bridgeport
Conn
Antiquities Sale Nets Big Proceeds at Fifth Avenue Gallery
Dr. L. T. Caldarazzo collection fetched $3,855 over two days as rugs led the final pricing. Highlights included a silver lustre table set bought for $27.50 by S. F. Tucker, and a parchment deed bearing Charles V of Aragon sold for $2.50. Garret Pier purchased a Rhodian plaque for $9.50, with Abbruzzo pottery and other items also changing hands. The event closed with Sir Walter Scott set at $165 and De Kock English volumes at $50. The sale continues tonight.
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L. T. Caldarazzo
Fifth Avenue
S. F. Tucker
Philip II of Aragon
Garrett Pier
Oscar Wilde
Robinson Crusoe
Cruikshank
Morocco
Stanard
Pepys
Jenkins Trust Reopens As Lafayette Trust Company
The Jenkins Trust Company of Brooklyn reopened its main office and five branches yesterday under the new name Lafayette Trust Company. Deposits surpassed withdrawals by more than ten to one, led by new President Harold A. Davidson. The Coney Island branch at Surf Avenue and Thompson Walk celebrated with a parade and fireworks, attracting about 1,100 depositors. Frederick Thompson led the procession, depositing thousands of dollars in his wife’s name, amid balloons and fireworks. A Dreamland delegation joined the celebration as bombs and balloons rose. Later, Bath Beach marked the opening of its branch with a mass at St Findbar’s Church led by Rev. Father Gardner.
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Jenkins Trust Company of
Brooklyn
Lafayette Trust Com
Luna Park
Frederick Thompson
Thompson
Dreamland
Iedouardo Brecker
Bath Beach
St. Findbar’s Catholic Church
Father Gardner
Brooklyn Bridge Congestion Relief Plan Backed
The Brooklyn League Committee on Tunnels and Bridges commends relief work and supports an elevated loop between the bridges. It notes new Manhattan side tracks could sustain a rush hour schedule of sixty five elevated trains a minute, over one per second.
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Committee On
Brooklyn League
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Brownsville Shooting and Civil Rights Scrutiny
Herbert Edwards of New York decries Texas and federal inaction after the Brownsville incident. He questions whether lynxlike prejudice or political aims overshadow justice for killed citizens and looted property, urging firm action against those responsible regardless of race.
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Op York Times
Brownsville
Texas
Herbert Edwards
New York
Triumphant Love Under a Canopy of Sky
A lyrical scene of a man and maid in a nature filled moment. They walk beneath a bough bridge while birds sing, sharing a silent, shy affection. The names Squidse and Chipplesprink appear as the couple.
Two Brothers Contest 1822 Will Over Personal Property
The Spencers contest Charles G. Spencer's 1882 will and a 1894 alleged Paris will in Surrogates Court, seeking to allocate $750,000 in stocks and bonds while $1,000,000 in real estate remains out of dispute. Proceedings focus on residence, mental state, and validity under New York and French law.
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Charles G. Spencer
Lombard Spencer,Sr
Paris
Wiliam A. Spencer
Lorillard Spencer, Jr
Newport
Princess de Vicoevaro
Rome
Tenci
Princess de Vicovaro
New York
Coudert Brothers
Charles Spencer
Dae Vicovaro
France
New York State
Charles
William A. Spencer
William B. Hornblower
Miller, King, Lane & Ac
Benjamin F. Tracy
Frederic J. Coudert
Paul Fuller
Hi. T. Kingsbury
Jenkins's Will Allocates Home Use to Widow and Leaves Estate to Sons
John G. Jenkins former head of Jenkins Trust Company files his will in Mineola. His widow receives the use of 830 Lafayette Avenue for life and after her death the property is to pass to his three sons Frank Edward I and John G. Jenkins who are named executors. The estate value is not disclosed.
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New York Times
Mineola
John G. Jenkins
Jenkins Trust Company
Brooklyn
Lafayette Avenue
Frank
Edward I
Lawyer Murphey Leaves All to Wife in Will
Charles A. Murphey Brooklyn attorney who died by suicide Friday at the Astor House left his entire estate to his wife Jeannette L. Murphey. The will was probated in Brooklyn showing no other heirs or conditions.
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Murphey
Charles A. Murphey
Brooklyn
Astor House
Jeannette L. Murphey
Inaugural of George S. Davis as Normal College President
Gov Hughes and State Education Commissioner Draper invited to speak at the May 4 inauguration. President Winthrop of the Board presides as student music fills the ceremony. Dr Hunter delivers seal and keys, then brief remarks by Shermann. Other speakers including Supt Max Hu, President Finley, and Dr Maxwell are possible. President Butler of Columbia may attend.
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Gov. Hughes
Andrew
Draper
George S. Davis
The
Normal College
Winthrop
Board of Trustees
Henry Hi. Shermann
Mr. Davis
Dr. Hunter
Max. HU
John H._ Finley
City College
Davis
Maxwell
Finley
Butler
Columbia
Memorial to George Dixon Fountain Plan Approved by Commission
The Art Municipal Commission approved a memorial fountain for boxer George Dixon to be erected in Uttle square Horatio Street and Eighth Avenue funded by friends of the late boxer. The project, costing 1500 dollars, is supervised by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Art Municipal Commission
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
George Dixon
Uttle Square
Horatio Street
Eighth Avenue
The
Art Commission
Central Park Plaza
110Th Street
Central Park West
Reuben St. Taylor
Catharine Mission
Catharine Slip
John E. Parsons
Herbert E. Parsons
Short Contracts Favored by Leather Manufacturers Group
At a Newark meeting of the Patent and Enamelled Leather Manufacturers Association of the United States, a six month contract limit was proposed for manufacturers. Purchasers would be required to comply. The aim is to curb losses from rising hide prices and long fixed-price terms. The change will affect automakers, carriage, and furniture makers.
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Patent and Enameled Leather Manufacturers’ Association of the
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NEW York Democrats
Co.ander
Mr. Tawney
Commerce and Finance
James Wilson
Eastern Manual Training Association
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New England
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Kehoe
Lurana W. Sheldon
Lurana
Riverside Drive
Hockenheim
Diegan
Paradise
Babes
Jenkins Trust
Lafayette Trust Co
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Squidse
Chipplesprink
Thomas R
Ybarras
Spencer
Lorillard Spencer
Will Devis
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J. G. Jenkins
New Normal College
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