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Newspaper

New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1908

Page

8

New York Times Presents Daily and Sunday Editions Rates

The page lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, including weekly and monthly options. It notes costs for domestic, Canadian, and foreign delivery and includes separate rates for pictorial and weekly sections. The document reflects pricing and postage details for readers.

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Debating Aldrich Bank Bill and Currency Reform

The piece reviews the Aldrich Banking bill's death and its impact. It credits Fowler for opposing bond based currency and notes broader sentiment among bankers and business leaders for a currency aligned with actual business needs. It endorses a proffered commission plan by Fowler and Loveling as a prudent path forward.

Aldrich Banking Senate House Fowner House Banking Committee Aldrich Fowler Congress Fowrin

New York Banks Face Name-Calling and Burden Claims

The piece argues that New York bears most of the financial load amid criticism of a supposed conspiracy. Secretary CorTELyou informs the Senate that fifty-one country-bank complaints about New York correspondents withholding accommodations were unfounded. He notes New York banks used reserves to aid country banks, mostly from sound institutions, with eight below legal reserves. The blame, the author says, rests on others while New York still seeks fairness.

Crozier la Foulette Roosevelt New York Cortelyou Senate

Interior banks urged to suspend payments claim

The Credit Men’s Association argues interior banks press depositors to halt trade payments and settle obligations with home banks. It questions partial payments and warns such moves could undermine national credit and risk insolvency, urging defense of New York and interior banks alike.

Tional Association of Credit Men New York Interior

Dustless road issue eyed as motor car dust problem debated

Washington officials study road surfacing to curb dust from rubber tires chewing macadam. Oils coal tar and chloride sprays are partial fixes while scientists in Europe and America race to a cheap dustproof solution before Paris congress. If found it could end dust spreading across 2.15 million miles of U S highways and reduce disease carried by dirt.

Office of Public Roads At Washington Atlantic Paris United States Secretary of Commerce Congress Achants’ Association Redgral Commissinn

Missouri Insurance Trusts Face Reconsideration

Attorney General Hadley, once anti trust hawk, now supports cooperation in setting insurance rates after a Missouri prosecution under the anti-compact law. The rate bureau, not uniform charges, spurred the case, and the defendants accept open authorization with fewer prosecutions. Kansas followed with similar rating bureau issues.

Hadley Missouri Hopley Bock Kansas Rating Bureau

Insolvency Argument Halts Extortion Charge In Federal Action

In a federal case the defendants plea that maintaining rates was driven by insolvency and losses absorbing premiums. They claim profits came from investment reserves and cannot be reduced without endangering insureds. The matter did not go to trial as the court granted an injunction.

Noted Reflections on Social Roles and Theatres

A lengthy critique contrasts rich and poor marital differences and laments modern youth training. It notes failures in responsibility, cites the New Theatre directorate as needing guidance, and looks forward to opera and charmed performances at a new theatre opening.

Jenkins Forest Report Denounces Appalachian White Mountain Bill

Chairman Jenkins declares the Appalachian White Mountain Forestry bill unconstitutional arguing Congress has no power over rainfall and watersheds. He cites floods from stripped forests and costs dredging rivers, urging the Judiciary Committee not to act favorably on the report.

Jenkins House Judiciary Committee Congress Brandeger Mr. Jenkins Brandegee Appalachian White Mountains Judiciary Committee

Suetonius and Rome's Lost Galleys Return Debate

An old remark about Suetonius is followed by a wireless dispatch claiming Rome plans to raise from Lake Nema two Emperor CanidtLa galleys with jeweled prows wrecked and worth vast sums. The piece mocks CaLicoLA, notes luxury details, and ponders the fate of the jewels and the historical veracity of Suetonius.

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New Theatre on Central Park West Faces Future Plans

The new theatre project on Central Park West advances toward completion with Thomas Hastings defending the design against criticism. Plans are completed and accepted, with ownership now in the hands of a new group of gentlemen who have limited prior involvement or long term planning.

Thomas Hastings Times Cognoscenti Central Park West Hasrt Ings

Harvard Critics Clash Over Athletic Contest Limits

The Harvard Crimson attacks President Extor’s plan to limit intercollegiate contests to two per sport per season, arguing faculty rules won’t curb Harvard’s appetite for mathematics and sport. A Boston Transcript view suggests success at Harvard comes from minimal varsity matches, implying extended limits could reduce defeats.

Extor Harvard Crimson Crimson Harvard Cambridge Boston Transcript Yale

Southeast Corner Reader Voices for The Times 1908

A letter from New York dated April 27 1908 praises Chalmers and rhymes, laments omitted parts, and asks editor to use enclosed material. The writer defends playful verse as nourishment for readers amid materialistic foe, praising T Ybarra and the southeast corner feature.

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Views on life in a boarding home in 1908

A letter to the editor from New York dated April 16 1908 questions how a young woman aged twenty nine would view life in a boarding home at ages 59 49 or 30 seeking reader insight into changing perspectives on aging and residence.

The New York Renee A. M

Cannon adjourns House amid partisan clash in Capitol

In a disorderly session Speaker Cannon adjourned the House after a seven hour debate on the Diplomatic Appropriation bill. Minority Leader John Sharp Williams denounced the move as a revolutionary affront and vowed to contest the ruling, citing constitutional rights to a division.

New York Times Washington Cannon House of Representatives John Sharp Williams Williams John Sharp Wiliams Mr. Williams Byron Reed Rene Max Representative Williams House Payne

Senator Wetmore Proposes Park-Lawn Capitol Approach

Senator Wetmore introduces a bill to spend 2500 dollars to purchase six blocks between the Capitol and Union Station. He would tear down current buildings and replace them with lawns statues and flower beds creating a grand entrance to Washington.

New York Times Washington Wetmore National Capital Nion Station

Pearl Market Continued Confidence Amid Speculation

A New York dispatch argues pearls retain value despite reports of price drops. The writer, a pearl and gemstone dealer recently back from Europe, notes market conditions do not justify claims of falling prices. Local dealers would show comparable valuations between fancy imitations and real pearls, countering worries of reduced demand.

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Sunrise Over Frightened Plain by Lurana W. Sheld

The poem opens with wind and damp breath hinting at death as a grim spectre haunts a lonely place. The speaker hears a sighing gale and whispers to cloud and wind while shadows wrap the self in a pale shroud. The earth trembles with bitterness, then a sunrise glow across a smiling plain ends the scene.

Nich Wes Lurana W. Sheld

Bailey in peril as Morgan handshake stirs Texas power fight

Washington reports a brief meeting between Senator Bailey and J Pierpont Morgan during the Aldrich Currency bill debate. Morgan, accompanied by Charles C. Glover, was in the Vice President's gallery as Bailey visited guests. The encounter is seen as risking Bailey's bid for delegates and his Senate tenure.

New York Times Washington Pierpont Morgen Gailey Texas Bailey Senate Aldrich Morga Charles C. Glover Riggs National Bank Standard Oil Institution Glovere Morgan

Plan to Check Castro Increases Pressure On Venezuela

Washington April 18 Reports say after talks with President Roosevelt and Secretary Root Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Cullom expects Congress to grant blanket authority to the President to act against Venezuela. A draft resolution approved by Roosevelt and Root would empower force if Castro defies, with plan for swift action likely. The committee to review Venezualan correspondence will meet next Wednesday, aiming for early agreement.

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Congress May Fight Trust Over Paper Prices

In Washington on April 18 Congress may investigate the paper trust if the Attorney General finds no action taken. Speaker Cannon and Chairman Payne argue tariffs do not cause high print paper prices and blame the trust for restricting output. An inquiry could exam sources of supply and manufacturing methods of wood pulp.

Wasilington Congress Cannon Payne Ways and Means Committee Paper Trust International Paper Company i

Vreeland bill hearing delayed by author illness

Washington April 18 The Hise Committees on Banking and Currency postpone the hearing on the Vreeland bill to Monday unless Mr Vreeland can appear. The delay gives Republican leaders an excuse to postpone and the caucus to push the measure as a party action. The bill remains in subcommittee for several days and cannot reach a final vote before Thursday.

Washington Hise Banking and Currency Flouse

Inland waterways plan sent to Taft for opinion

Secretary Taft returned the New Lands bill to the Senate Commerce Committee with 27 reports endorsing it. The measure would create a permanent Inland Waterways Commission and extend its remit to forestry irrigation drainage water power and stream clarification with a $50 million fund and bond-issuing authority to maintain the treasury balance.

New York Times Shington Taft Senate Committee On Commerce Newlands Work Ethe Commission

Moving a Village at Gatun Panama Near Dam Site

Gatun Village on the Hagres River opposite Gatun station in the Isthmus of Panama with about 150 residents and 111 dwellings is being relocated two miles away. The move is to clear land for the Canal Commission dam project and the new town will have transportation routes water and sewerage systems.

Washington Gatun Panama Canal Commission

Senate Eulogies Honor Morgan and Pettus of Alabama

In Washington on April 18, senators paid tribute in eulogies for late Alabama senators Morgan and Pettus. Speakers included Bankhead, Cullom, Teller, Tougère, McCreary, Nelson, Daniel, Burkett for Morgan and Johnson, Allan New Hampshire, Perkins, Clay, Scott, Overman, Depew for Pettus.

Washington Morgan Pettus Alabama Senate Bankhead Cullom Illinois Teller Collorado Touge Massachusetts McCreary Kentucky Nelson Miresota Daniel Virginia Burkett Nebraska Johnson Allinger New Hampshire Perkins California Clay Georgia Scott West Virginia

Merchants Press For Trust Commission In Hepburn Bill Debate

New York Merchants Association argues before the House Judiciary Committee that the Hepburn bill weakens by leaving enforcement to executives and favors commission study. They contrast it with Sherman anti trust language and urge a federal agency to study and report to Congress. President Roosevelt opposes a new commission but supports action this session.

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Jamestown Naval Training Site Plan Through Exposition Purchase

Senator Daniel introduces a bill to buy the Jamestown Exposition site at Hampton Roads for conversion into a naval training station. The measure provides funding including debt remission and cash to be paid on passage and set for April 1, 2009.

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