New York Times 1908 Publication Details and Rates
The 1908 New York Times issue lists offices in New York and Washington, pricing for daily and Sunday editions, and weekly and special sections. Rates show per week per month per year options. foreign add-ons apply. It details postage, circulation, and subscription formats across regions and sections.
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Times Square
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Washington
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Public Ledger
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NEW York Times Weekly Financial
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NEW York Times Saturday Review
Newspaper Subscription Rates Listed for Toc. Daily and Sunday
Classified notice displays fourteen pages and monthly mailings to any part of the country. Daily and Sunday editions offered with options for monthly payment. Subscriptions available via news dealers or directly from the Publication Office. Telephone number 1000 Bryant.
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Bryant
Gov Hughes at the polls in New York history view
The piece argues Gov. Hughes faces opponents who forecast defeat, citing past New York gubernatorial and presidential vote patterns. It weighs 1906 results, party strength, and independent sentiment to predict a Taft plurality and Republican victory, noting long Democratic voting gaps in state races.
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HuccHrs
HucHers
Wall Street
Hugues
Tyees
Hoenes
Hearst
Chanler
Democratic and Independence League
Bruce
Hucuss
Hughes
Hucness
Heaarst
Houcnes
Hucches
Bryan
New York
Taft
Gov. Black
McKinley
Black
Roosevelt
McIlinley
Odell
Opelt
Hickins
Problems of Two Bridges and City Development
An editorial argues the Queens Borough and Williamsburg Bridges will transform traffic only with proactive city policy. It laments the lack of coordinated planning, official leadership, and measurable goals for monetizing and integrating bridge capacity into urban growth.
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Queens Borough
Williamsburg Bridge
Blackwell's Island
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn
Third Avenue Railway
Hughes Remains Strong for Governor Nomination
The article argues Cleveland's 1892 plurality and Bryan era influence threaten Democratic control but predicts Hughes will win as Republican candidate, bolstering Tart's position. It asserts no grounds for Hughes defeat based on past presidential trends and current opposition.
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Cleveland
Bryan
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Democratic
Hughes
Tart
Bryan and Lawson in a merry midsummer political swirl
A partisan column attacks William Jennings Bryan and James Lawson, arguing Bryan’s campaigns repeat past errors while Lawson as Treasury adviser would align with Bryan. It mocks their promises, references a July telegram, and questions the voters’ memory and choices in a provocative midseason political jab.
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Bryan
Lawson
White House
Denver
Treasury Building
Drift policy slows city’s vast capital projects
The passage argues that private capital would devise traffic schemes far richer than the current drift by the Receiver. It calls this mass of capital the city’s largest investment field, on par with water supply and dock development, yet notes only drift and no decisive action.
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Waitripee
Tribute From Corporations Echoes on Campaign Finances
The writer criticizes Republican National Committee treasurer Mr. Groce R. Sitipon for calling the prohibition on corporate political donations “foolish.” He argues corporations should aid favored candidates only with personal funds, not stockholders’ money, to avoid corrupt influence and public distrust in government policy.
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Grerce R. Siteipon
Republican National Committee
Mr. Sheldon
Simfpon
Thomas C. Pyatt
Shneldon
Congress
Law and Order League in Chicago Aims to Curb Violence
Editorial praises a Chicago driven Law and Order League led by Rev H E Stewart to repress lawlessness within the black community and appeal for white decent citizens to condemn mob violence. It cautions against judging an entire race by its worst elements and hopes Springfield incidents will bolster reform efforts.
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Chicago
Law and Order League
Illinois
Springfield
H. E. Stewart
Martin the Purifier Turns NYC Society Insider Target
The Atlanta pastor Reverend Lee extols Frederick Townsend Martin as the purifier of New York social life. Once seen as ornamental, Martin rises to a Chrysostom-like reformer in fashionable circles, with speculation about who asked him to reorganize high society.
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Mr. Lee
Atlanta
Frederick Townsend Martin
New York
Martin
Beau Nasu
Warp McAllister
Grace Church Brown
Tenth Street
Parkhurst
Frederick “Townsend Martin
New York Society
Lee
Bincuam
Merchants’ Associa
New York Society Under Scrutiny By Moralist Mr Martin
The stern observer casts New York society as divided into small cliques addicted to parties that would scandalize a royal court. He questions whether the city is purified and whether Mr Martin will retire to his Sabine farm, noting his joyful influence over the pleasant district and its gilded figures.
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Bryan
Boston
Louis XIV
New York Society
Milwaukee
Grand Rapids
Middle West
Mr. Martin
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Crusaders Who Are Pillagers and The Annis Assassination Reflection
A critical column questions why witnesses did not intervene during William E. Annis’s assassination, contrasting modern individualism with ancestral courage. It then exposes Springfield Illinois race riots, revealing looting in black neighborhoods and urging accountability beyond active rioters to those who failed to protest or assist, including residents and authorities.
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Mr. Amis
Tom
Springfield
Illl
Playgrounds Appeal to Save Open Doors 1908
Howard Bradstreet appeals readers of The Times to fund 1 200 dollars to keep city playgrounds open for four more weeks. He notes children’s faith and the public’s duty to support the Parks and Playgrounds Association as Greater New York is asked to contribute toward the cost. The letter laments shut doors and urges contributions to help city children.
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The
New York Times
Greater
New York
the Times
Parks and Playgrounds Association
East Twenty-second Street
Gov Hughes Chances in Presidential Year Vote
Analysis argues Hughes’s re election prospects depend on the off year dynamics. It cites historical presidential vote totals and compares Hughes’s margin over Hearst to current stay at home and first time voters. It warns anti gambling law will not be repealed and cautions party leaders against opposing Hughes to avoid damaging the national ticket.
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New York Times
Gov. Hughes
Hughes
Cei i
C.éis
Hearst
Tim Woodruff
Parsons
Odell
New York
Strongest Candidate for Governor Angers NY Delegates 1908
J b D of New York argues the Republican State Convention should nominate Gov Hughes as the strongest candidate. He contends a nominating failure would repudiate party policies and undermine public support while praising the governor for pushing racing laws to conform to the Constitution.
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New York Times
Hughes
Republican Party
New York
Hughes Faces Backlash From Diverse Voter Groups in 1908
In New York on August 18 1908 observers claim Gov Hughes will be defeated by a STALWART coalition. Colored voters firemen railroads liberty voters track enthusiasts and Coney Island crowds are named as opponents in a bold forecast.
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New York Times
Gov. Hughes
Coney Island
New York
Jersey City Letter Questions Governor Hughes Track
F A Kiernan expresses concern that Governor Hughes may be sidelined by Tim and his cohorts, urging vigilance and support for the governor amid political tension in Jersey City. The letter reflects local worries about leadership and integrity in 1908.
Leader at Work in Capital Sparks Bipartisan Fear
A 1906 dispatch by Gilbert D. Fish notes Republican bosses and Wall Street gamblers discontent with the current administration, signaling a strong independent leader at work in the capital.
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New York Times
Wall Street
Gilbert D. Fish
New York
Foreign Leeches and Forest Looting in 1908 Letter
W H Allen of Brooklyn argues that foreign syndicates exploit U S natural resources by importing aliens to cut timber and export barrel staves to Austria, warning officials must awaken to this danger and push conservation in the United States.
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New York Times
Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Walter L. Fisher
West
Austria
United States
China
W. H. Allen
Brooklyn
Keir Hardie's Chore Corrects a 1903 Letter
Alphonse G. Koeble urges correction of a report in your Aug 17 issue about the American Federation of Catholic Societies. The correction clarifies that the federation rejects socialism’s main tenet of collective ownership, contrasting with Pan-Anglican views and the Catholic Church.
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New York Times
Keir Hardie
American” Federation of Catholic Societies
Roosevelt Popular Abroad Bigger Man Than Monarchs
Dr C C Young of Wichita Falls Kansas says President Roosevelt is more popular in Europe than any ruler, likening him to a greater man than King Edward, Emperor William, and the Czar. He describes wide praise in England and on the Continent and notes a desire to buy land near Roosevelt in Oyster Bay.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
L. I
Roosevelt
CC. C. Young
Wichita Falls
Kan
Europe
Hving
King Edward
Emperor William
Czar
Russia
Young
Dr. Young
Saxamor Hill
Washington
John W. Riddle
United States
Simapy ‘ Roosevelt
England
Roosecvelt
America
Germany
Sydney Dressed for Fleet Arrives in New South Wales
Sydney and Sydney Dressed for Fleet arrives in New South Wales as the American battleship squadron anchors for seven days of elaborate entertainments. Decorations along Macquarie Street and George Street honor the visitors while receptions, balls, and garden parties mix with gymkhana, baseball, football, and fireworks. A Burns versus Squires bout in the works promises a record gate of 75000 dollars.
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Sydney
N.S. W
Syney
New South Wales
Macquarie Street
George Street
Martin Place
Fitz Street
Tommy" Burns
Bill" Squires
Australia
Burns
London
Ics
Immigrants Drop Sharply in July Figures
Washington reports a steep July decline in U S immigration with total arrivals 7 570 versus 97 152 a 72 percent drop. Russia shows the largest fall from 23 971 to 6 198 a 74 percent decrease as six month totals hinge on July 31. De barred migrants total 5 versus 1 241 last year a 75 percent decline.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Russia
Callers Paper Trust Speech at National Editorial Meet
In St Paul on August 18 President H B Warner delivered the annual address of the National Editorial Association. He said the press faced corruption charges yet sparked public awakening by crying Stop thief and condemned the so called paper trust as a killer not a hero. He urged a strong centralized organization to combat the trust and defend newspaper independence.
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ST. Paul Minn
National Editorial Association Today
H. B. Warner
Warner
Paper Trust
Varner
Mosquitos versus dust in Riverside and Central Park roads
A New York note questions whether oiling roads around Riverside and Central Park explains fewer mosquitos in their former habitats and more in town. The writer asks which is worse, dust or mosquitos, dated August 17, 1008.
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The
New York Times
Riverside
Central Park
New York
G. Wandless
Ode to Bronson Howard by Bliss Carman
A tribute by Bliss Carman to Bronson Howard, praising his gentleness, kindness, and inspiring spirit. The poem recalls Howard strolling with dog and pipe, welcoming guests at his cabin door, and lighting lives with loyalty, sweetness, and light. The speaker laments his loss and vows to remember his smile and character.
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Bronson Howard
Bliss Carman
Admiral Evans Retires After Forty-Eight Naval Years
Lake Mohonah Aug 18 Admiral Bobley Evans DD Exins retires at 62 with forty eight years of active service. A silver loving cup ceremony honors his career praised by President Roosevelt Gov Hughes and others. Evans pledges to uphold the flag and contemplates possible recall for crisis.
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New York
Lake Mohonah
Bobley DD
Exins
Teedey
United States
Nive
Lake Mohonk
Oster Bay
Cme
Artie Koby
Evans
Tetdy
Muntor
Afitewle
Partuctul
Ifasgesdan
Uy Pation
United States Navy
Bievety
Suers
Theodore Roosevelt
Gov. Sjughes
Saranac Inn
J. Edward Simiatms
Simmons
Admiral Evans
Greene County
Cairo
Raemain
Charles E. Hughes
Draper
Evens
Dher
Hampton Roads
San Francisco
Japan
China
Unites States
Ching
Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
J. Séwall
James. P. . Burrill
Deniil
A. K. Smitley
Higginson
Mackenzie
E. C. Benedict
John Arbuckle
Goodrich Senior Admiral Advances After Retirement
Rear Admiral Casper Frederick Good rich, commandant of the New York Navy Yard, was named senior Rear Admiral of the United States Navy yesterday after the retirement of another rear admiral. He has served since age eleven, first aboard the Macedonian during a mission against Confederate commerce raiders Florida and Tallahassee.
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Casper Frederick Goodrich
New York Nave Yard
United States Navy
Robleyee
Goodrich
Hs Netivervice
Pevy
Florida
Tallahassee
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Federation of Catholic Societies
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Edward Simatens
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