New York Times 1908 Ad Rates Notice
Publication details from the New York Times dated April 17, 1908 outline daily and Sunday pricing. It notes postal entry, communications address, and regional 1908 rates for Greater New York Jersey City and Newark versus elsewhere.
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NEW York Times Company
Adolph S. Ocha
B. C. Franck
Beer
THE
NEW York Times
Times Square
New York City
Bryant
York
Greater
New York
Jersey City
Newark
Publication Offices Listed From Various Cities
A fragmented OCR list shows several city publication offices including New York, Washington, Philadelphia, London, and Paris with street addresses such as 8 Spruce Street and 80 Broadway. The garbled text reads like an old directory of newspaper locations and building names.
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Cassanecesserewr
Times
Cenecsenecesses
Spruce Street
Wall Street
Broadway
Washington
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Subscription Rates Across Days and Regions
The notice lists mail subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions at 0.17 weekly 0.75 monthly and 2.35 yearly. It also shows Canada and foreign rates with annual and monthly options. The document mentions the New York Times financial quotations review and Saturday review with respective per year costs.
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Mail
Postese
NEW York Times
Ots Port Sa
Canada
NEW York Times Saturday Review
Ccawe
New York Democrats oppose Bryan as Denver delegates refuse
The New York State Convention rejects instructing Democratic delegates for Bryan. Leaders argue the party will win with the many over personal ambition, noting New York’s 39 electoral votes favor another result. They assert Bryan cannot win without New York, New Jersey, and Illinois, predicting defeat three months before the convention.
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Denver
Brian
New York
Bryan
New Jersey
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Indiana
Public School 21 Playground Study In crowded Italian District
The Public Education Association investigated school playgrounds in a dense Italian area to improve children’s leisure amid unhealthy street influence. Findings show outdoor play space is provided under 1895 law, with 2000 pupils at Public School 21 using the plaza costing about 12 dollars daily and under 3600 dollars yearly.
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Public School
Public Education Association
Board of Education
City balks at funding playgrounds despite proven need
The speaker notes that $90,000 would cover the total cost of twenty-five playgrounds already equipped, arguing it is foolish for the city to withhold this amount when public education annually receives $25,000,000 and the case for outdoor recreation is strong.
Bankers and Merchants Clash Over Aldrich Bill Remarks
Senator Aupriem faces criticism from bankers and merchants over the Aldrich currency plan. Critics argue it raises bank privileges and risks panic, while advocates warn current policy burdens borrowers. The Merchants Association cites higher loan costs and impaired trade as key harms.
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Aupriem
Forcan
Merchants’ Association of New York
Pacm
Aldrich
Page
Isipor Straus
New York
London
A Cautionary Tale On Commercial Ethics And Influence
The piece recounts Police Commissioner Bingham denying a young man a letter to recruit police captains as intermediaries to sell a product. It highlights a ruthless rule to have others work for you, contrasting it with real prominence earned by diligence, industry, and a solid address. The central lesson warns against exploiting connections for profit.
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Bingham
Albany
Bincham
Endangered youth’s business methods draw harsh critique
The piece condemns a young man’s preferred method as a bad start for business skill. It mocks Mr Bingham and portrays the youth as a troubling example of modern sharpness, suggesting such attitudes threaten his future and reflect poorly on today’s youth.
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Mr. Bingham
Harvard President urges selective sports focus for life
President Enior of Harvard argues football is the least useful game and should give way to lasting sports. He labels baseball basketball and hockey as violent and recommends golf as a wholesome lifelong pursuit, suitable for activity into old age.
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Enior
Harvard
Saratoga rivalries threaten its health value and future
The piece contrasts private Saratoga interests with public interest, urging a policy like Carlsbad's to restore health, culture, and finances. It notes how gambling prosperity harmed Saratoga's reputation and warns education reforms must focus on student health and long term welfare.
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Saratoga Springs
Saratoga
Carlsbad
Charity and public schooling aid urged by Dr Jarrett
Dr Jarrett supports feeding hungry schoolchildren at public expense to prevent later invalidism. She warns of execution challenges and potential harms, noting parents bear blame and that physical examinations now serve as prevention as well as remedy.
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Jarrett
New Garage Planned for Taxicabs in West Fifty-seventh Street
The New York Taxicab Company, nine months old, will open a four story brick and cement garage on September 1 between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues. The 150 by 250 foot site will house offices, repair shops, storehouse, and space for more than 800 cabs with a block signal system. The French system is being perfected by engineers and 300 cabs already operate in New York with orders for 100 more monthly.
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New York
West Fifty-seventh Street
Harry N. Allen
Eleventh
Twelfth Avenues
Allen
Ths
Waldorf-Astoria
Aqueduct
Recount Jury Filled for People v McClellan Case
The jury for the People against Mayor McClellan with W R Hearst impleading was completed when architect George M Yandle of the Bronx was accepted as the twelfth juror. Justice Lambert adjourned court to 10:30 A M Monday, and discussions followed on keeping the panel open and possible withdrawals of two talesmen.
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McClellan
W. R. Hearst
George M. Yandle
Davidson Avenue
The
Bronx
Yandle
Hearst
Moses
Mr. Richards
Justice Lambert
Bennet bill gains cross state support for nautical schools
President Winthrop of the Board of Education reports letters from Senators Lodge and Depew indicating support for the Bennet bill. Congressmen Gardner Madden Cooke Lindsay Olcott Gillet Harrison Parsons Cochran and Dunwell also pledge backing, promising the national government cover half the costs for state or city nautical schools.
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Winthrop
Board of Education
Lodge
Massachusetts
Depew
New York
Gardner
Madden
Cooke
Lindsay
Olcott
Gillet
Harrison
Parsons
Cochran
Dunwell
Times Easter Number Praises New York Times Supplements
The Cortland Standard notes The Times Easter edition surpasses earlier American supplements with color half tone reproductions of famous paintings and additional pages on seasonable fashion from leading New York and Paris houses. The paper calls the Sunday supplement and other features especially valuable.
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Cortland Standard
New York Times
United States
THD Times
THE
TIMES
New York
Paris
A Corner in Rhymes in The Times Corner
A poetic critique of modern verse and advertising in the southeast corner of The New York Times. Stephen Chalmers signs as the author, noting poets like Foley and Guiterman amid fading patronage and rising rhymed ads, with playful historical allusions.
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Bess
New York Times
Foley
Guiterman
Beverley
Tom
Fort Lurana
Fort Mazie
THE
Times
Stephen. Chalmers
Mr Gorbin Replies on New Theatre Size Debate
John C Sorein argues the New Theatre size is justified by design and historic precedents. He counters Norman Hapgood and supports Barker’s project while noting auditorium reshaping to bring audiences closer to the stage and a reduced capacity for drama.
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New York Times
Norman Hipgood
Auditoriu
THE
Times
Hapgood
Granville Barker
Richard
Meisgsonier
Michael Angelo
Hastings
New Amsterdam Theatre
New York Theatre
William Archer
New Theatre
Balbus
Pompey
Marcellus
Moliére
de Witt
Sidney Lee
Globe
Archer
Godfrey
Rosiand
Antoine
Odéon
Mr. Haprood
John C Sorein
New York
Regents Claim Cheating Ring Busted In City
An advertisement promising certificates leads to the arrest of John Stole of 62 East 108th Street. Inspector De Groat and Detective Flood trap the suspect at a saloon near Broadway after he offers to procure medical and law certificates for a price, claiming the arrest is a joke.
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Regents
John Stole
East 108d Street
Harry de Witt de Groat
State Board of Regents
Flatbush
de Groat
Flood
Jim
Barclay Street
Broadway
Stole
Bach's Matthew Passion at Carnegie Hall Review
The Oratorio Society closed its season with Bach's Matthew Passion at Carnegie Hall, drawing a large audience. While enthusiasm was high, performances fell short of mastery, with mixed chorus and orchestra reading, some recitatives cut, and critics noting uneven vocal and instrumental execution.
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Oratorio Society
Saint Matthew
Carnegie Hall
Bach
Mahler
Metropolitan Opera House
Wilter Damrosch
Beethoven
Caroline Sapp
Janet Spencer
Dan Beddoe
Edwin Myans
Claude Cunningham
Miss Spencer
Edwin Ievans
Jesus
Kurt Schindler
Frantie Sealy
Ovation for Siegfried at the Metropolitan Opera
Despite rumors of decline the Met crowd packed last night for Siegfried in the Ring cycle. Mahler led an energized orchestra, Fremstad delivered Brunhilde, and Borman impressed as Siegfried while Reiss Mime and other principals earned praise.
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Richard Warner
Metropolitan Opera House
Siegfried
Bing
Olive Freinstad
Gustav Mahler
New York
Ring
Metropolitan Ars
Gustav Mehler
Mme. Fremstad
Brunhilde
Carl Burman
Reiss
Metropolitan
Miss Alten
Mr. van Rooy
Mme. Kirkby-Lunn
Goritz
Alberich
Blass
Mahler
Burman
Hermann Klein to Lead Sunday Concert Series at New Germany Theatre
Hermann Klein will present a series of Sunday popular concerts at the New Germany Theatre on Fifty-ninth Street and Madison Avenue. The program spans twice thirty concerts starting Sunday October 4, with a steady stream of performances through the season. Ernesto Giacone, tenor formerly with the San Carlo company, joins Achille Kertz for the Helen Noldi Opera Company which opens Il Trovatore at the West End Theatre on April 27.
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Hermann Klein
New Germany Theatre
Fifty-ninth Street
Madison Avenis
Ernesto Giacone
San Carlo Opera Company
Achille Kertz
Helen Noldi
West End
Il Trovatore
Notable Patrons Named for May 20 Work Horse Parade
Mrs James Speyer announced patrons for the second annual work horse parade under the Women's Auxiliary of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Patrons include Col William Jay Alfred G Vanderbilt Robert Goelet Paul Morton M Taylor Pyne Hugh J Grant Douglas Robinson Reginald Rives Stuyvesant Fish Justice James W Gerard Archer M Frontington George Blumenthal A D Juilliard Victor Morawetz Clarence Fr Mackay Adolph Lewisohn Dr Thomas Darlington Frenk P Wertheim Park Commissioner Smith and Fire Commissioner Nicholas J Hayes.
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James Speyer
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Col
William Jay
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Robert Goelet
Paul Morton
M. Taylor Pyne
Hugh J. Grant
Douglas Robinson
Reginald Rives
Stuyvesant Fish
Supreme Court
James W. Gerard
Archer M. Frontington
George Blumenthal
A. D. Juilliard
Victor Morawetz
Clarence Fr. Mackay
Adolph Lewisohn
Thomas Darlington
Frenk P. Wertheim
Smith
Nicholas J. Hayes
Taft to Address Sphinx Club Dinner Tomorrow
Secretary of War Taft will be guest of honor at the Sphinx Club dinner tomorrow night. Gov. Fort of New Jersey and William H. McElroy will be entertained. Club member Robert C. Ogden will speak.
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Taft
Sphinx Club
Gov. Fort
New Jersey
William H. McElroy
Robert C. Ogden
Pastors Urged to Observe Special Sunday Observance
The Department of Church and Labor asked the nation’s 11,000 Presbyterian churches to observe May 10 as Laker Sunday, urging pastors to participate in a designated observance across congregations.
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United States
Department of Church and Labor
New Thought Promotes Attractive Life Over Hustling
A New Thought lecture recalls shifting from old toil to attracting desires through self and ego. Mrs. Dederer outlines methods like tromping psychology and conscious calling, with courses priced from $3 to $100 guiding readers toward abundance.
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Julia Seton Sears
Carnegie Hall
Dederer
New Thought
Sears
New Thought College
Goebout
Will of Miss Clemence L Stephens Details Large New York Beneficiaries
The will of Miss Clemence L Stephens who died April 1 at 28 East Fifty fourth Street was filed for probate. Charity and educational societies in New York receive broad bequests including 25000 for her brother John Stephens with remainder to the Children s Aid Society, and gifts to the Home for Incurables the American Female Guardian Society Five Points House Industry and many other institutions.
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New York
Clemence L. Stephens
East Fifty/fourth Street
John Ju. Stephens
Children’s Aid Society
Home For
American Female Guardian Society
Homa
Benjamin
Hannah Maria Stephens
Five Points
Benjamin Stephens
Brothers of Nazareth
Priory Farm
Verbank
Dutchess County
St. Luke's Home
Leake and Watts
Society For the Relief of the Destitute
Bar Infirmary
Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church
St. Tiake's Hospital
Home of Rest
The
Presbyterian Hospital
Sr. Barnabas House
Protestant Episcopal City Mission Society
Sheltering Arms Sedecie
Scholle Leaves 5000 to Charity in Will
Samuel Scholle's will filed for probate requests 1000 to Mount Sinai Hospital, Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan Society, Montefiore Home for Chronic Invalids, and Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews. Northeastern Dispensaries left 3250.
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Samuel Scholle
Mount Sinai Hospital
Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan Society
Montefiori
New Plea for Tchaykovsky From Prominent Americans
An alliance of ex mayor Seth Low Mayor Busse Bishop Grger Mark Twain and other leading Americans urge Premier Stolypin in St Petersburg to grant a speedy trial and release of Nicholas Tchaykovsky imprisoned in a Russian fortress. They argue that freedom for him would please many Russia friends in America.
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Seth Low
New York
Busse
Chicago
Bishop Grger
Mark Twain
Premier Stolypin
St. Petersburg
Nicholas Tchaykovsky
Tchaykovsky
Russia
Amer
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Scholle
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