New York Times Daily Edition April 22 1998
The New York Times issue dated Wednesday April 22 1998 presents the standard front matter with the newspaper title masthead and publication details. It notes pricing for Greater New York Jersey City and Newark and other regions with separate Sunday pricing.
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Newark
New York Times Publication Rates and Offices Listed
A fragmented OCR style entry lists New York Times offices in cities like Washington Philadelphia and New York. It details subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including weekly and yearly options with various prices and international rates.
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NEW York Times Saturday Review
Taft Instructed Down by Nevada and New Hampshire Delegates
Nevada Republicans vote 84 to 26 against instructing delegates for Taft while endorsing Roosevelt. New Hampshire Republicans reject a resolution for an uninstructed delegation and back Roosevelt, with comments on party strategy and concerns over third term politics.
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Resolutions Committee
Currency Commission proposal praised as enlightened public sentiment
The Financial Chronicle calls Representative Fowler’s currency commission idea fantastic while proponents cite large precedents like the Austrian, British, and Mexican posts. Merchants’ Association endorses a diverse forty three member panel to force debate and reveal dissent without self interest.
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Spanish War Veterans Favored in Civil Service Vote
The Senate approved a constitutional amendment giving a 19 percent veteran preference for civil service positions. Proponents aim to secure Assembly Rules Committee support before adjournment, while critics call it unjust to better-qualified applicants and to the public interest.
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Six Months Of Knickerbocker Developments Mark Recovery
Six months after Knickerbocker Trust Company suspended its operations the institution has begun a new, brighter phase. The piece notes broader recovery in banking and labor, a better crop outlook, and foreign trade strength, while warning that political attacks on corporations could hurt wages and bills. It observes shifting views among capitalists, workers, and the President, signaling improved sentiment and resilience despite ongoing uncertainty.
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Veterans and political influence in civil service removal
The piece critiques veteran groups and their influence on appointments and policy, arguing removal methods hinder officer discretion and efficiency. It questions whether Civil War and Spanish War veterans who seek office truly reflect disinterested patriotism and public service.
Supreme Court Holds Fast Against Labor Pressure
A contrast is drawn between a violent January message and calmer later utterances that gain approval. The Court remains unmoved by party or Socialist clam and rejects Southern state attempts to regulate railways. Railways may resist non union employment orders and labor boycotts are weakened. Doors to the Supreme Court stay open despite legislative attempts to shut them.
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Light of Experience in Grand Jury on Street Railway
The Grand Jury reviewed Metropolitan Street Railway management and expenditures but found no evidence of a crime it could indict. They noted past practices once tolerated in corporations but rejected criminal indictments based on those actions, citing experience guiding duty and public interest.
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Mr Tafts Absences Are Public Service Not Faults
The article argues Taft’s many absences as Secretary of War total 255 days in 13 months, with 120 days for a Philippine journey. It deemphasizes time wasted, notes political speaking as part of public duty, and says War Office work proceeded carefully and efficiently.
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The Easter Hats Fashion Elicits Anguish and Amusement
A humorous meditation on the overpowering Easter hats worn by women, noting their size and outrageous materials. The piece questions the myth of American beauty and asks whether milliners knowingly craft a provocative fashion while acknowledging the trend will not endure.
Easter Hats and Millinery Beauty Standards
The piece argues that millinery should enhance beauty and forecast smaller Autumn hats. It contends that outrageous headgear harms appearance and urges restraint, predicting hydrocephalic styles will fade and cheer remains despite fashion flaws.
Penal Code Reform Aims at Charitable Sering Frauds
Assembly opposition notes Penal Code could target groups using names similar to charitable societies to gain private profit. Current cases lack specifics to convict counterfeit organizations. Ward bill would make it a misdemeanor with injunctions to continue in business under those titles. Senate passage reported for Assembly action.
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Home Ownership Debate and a Southern Duel
Readers confront the idea that owning a home is essential and beneficial, weighing mobility against investment in a property. The piece cites August Van Dyck’s critique while arguing for mixed advantages of renting versus owning, noting nomad tendencies fading in America. A Bernice La duel harms bystander and participants, with Morton and Barham exchanged shots leaving casualties and prompting calls for restraint and legal consequences.
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Wright brothers flight claims spark praise and critique
The article notes multiple airship-like machines over Ohio achieving tens of miles in and durations up to thirty seven minutes, praising their flight progress. It laments the Wrights' secrecy hindering recognition, compares them with French efforts, and questions their business approach.
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Japan's votes and taxes see rising suffrage and tax debate
George Trumbull Ladd argues in a letter that Japan's voter rolls have grown from 450 637 in 1891 to an estimated 1 676 000 in this general election and notes income tax at 10 percent. He compares Japanese taxation to Italy and calls for balanced views on naval spending and trust between nations.
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Parade more National Guard units to boost enlistments
Kendall Banning argues for public parades of the National Guard of New York at least twice yearly, including prominent routes and varied dress uniforms. He urges displays on Memorial Day with full-dress and khaki uniforms to educate spectators and attract desirable recruits, asserting such visibility would revive public prestige and support.
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Traffic Regulation of Children in Parkways
A reader from New York argues for restricting child pedestrians to designated areas within parkways, noting conflicts observed with nursemaids and carts and praising Mies Sheldon’s ideas to prevent such entanglements.
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Trolley Trip NYC to Pacific Coast Feasible?
A letter from New York on April 20 2008 questions whether a coast to coast trolley journey is possible. The writer notes two trolley enthusiasts with time and money planning a summer trek and signs J B Fish.
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Heinrich Conried Proposes National Theatre Plan
Heinrich Conried outlines a vision for a National or New Theatre in America modeled on European examples. He details building design, a 50 play repertory over five years, a permanent company, acting school, and affordable subscriptions to educate and elevate public taste.
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Unwanted Domestic Animals During Moving Time
During moving time families often leave small animals such as cats and kittens behind. Humane society offices in Manhattan and Brooklyn will receive notices and take in stray animals to prevent cruelty, with locations at Madison Square, East River, East Twenty-second Street, Willoughby Street, and Mahattan and Brooklyn shelters. contact numbers provided.
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Misnomer on Popular Used Items Letter to editor
Reader questions terminology for everyday items and why common phrase is used. The letter argues the term should reflect practicality not misnomers, noting the everyday necessity of such items and seeking clearer labeling from The Times.
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Two Mothers Case Sparks Fair Play Debate
A fragmented note to The New York Times argues fair play favors a husband over a wife over income and support. The writer cites a dispute described as two mothers in New York on April 20, 190s.
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Nassau Hospital Fund Reaches Half of Goal
Nassau Hospital Association reports that 35000 of the $70000 needed to prevent closure has been pledged. New board members include Mrs W K Vanderlitt Mrs Philander R Jennings Mrs Beaward Willets Mrs J A Albertson Justice Townsend Scudder P B Hromfield William L Swan Hiraw R Smith.
The One Gift Withheld. A Fairy Gift of Suffrage Theme
A poem fragment portrays fairies offering wealth knowledge health and beauty to a child but a bad fay Whispering in Latin with a claim I withhold The Suffrage repeating the central motif of withheld vote or rights within a fairy tale frame.
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