New York Times Front Page Fragment 1902
Partial OCR text from the New York Times dated December 1 1902 shows masthead lines and office locations in New York Harlem Philadelphia and London with standard publication statements and postal classifications. No coherent news item is readable.
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New Yo
Park Row
Harlem
West 125Th Street
Washington
Sperataies Post
Philadelphia
Public Ledger
Sixth
Chestnut Streets
London
the Times
Printing House Square
Postal rates for New York Times editions and foreign mail
The notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions by week and month, with special rates for magazines and financial supplements. It notes a yearly rate and adds 1.10 per month for postage to foreign countries.
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NEW York Times
Canal decision on Panama route stirs Senate debate
The piece weighs whether United States can gain full ownership and control of a canal via the New Panama Canal Company concessions in Colombia. It outlines contracts with the Panama Railroad Company, expiration terms, and the need for a treaty with Colombia, plus potential shifts to Nicaragua or Costa Rica if a title cannot be secured. It also notes political pressure from sugar interests and party unity on canal policy.
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Washington Dispatches
Cullom
United States
Colombia
Panama Canal Company
Covlom
Senate ‘Committee On Foreign Relations
Republic of Colombia
Panama Railroad Company
New
Panama Railroad
Isthmian Canal Commission
Canal Company
Government of
Iheen
Panama
Panama Canal
Seflor Cancer
Washington
Bogota
Bis
Roosevelt
Spooner
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Congress
Cuba
National defense push aims at closer militia cooperation
Secretary of War Robert Root advocates stronger ties between the National Guard and regular army. With Gen. Dick's help, a House passed bill seeks to train and test guardsmen to operate like wartime troops, though Senate delays threaten the measure's fate.
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Root
National Guard
Gen
House Committee On
House
Senate
Congress
A Federal Hydraulic Press Against Trusts
A critique of Congressman H and P Burn proposed to tax water in corporate capital by a bureau in the Internal Revenue Office. The piece argues watered stock is not the core issue and questions feasibility, fairness, and cost of armed with experts to determine genuine capital and water, noting Standard Oil as a case study and potential price tags for specialists.
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H&pburn
Internal Revenue Office
Wall Street
Congress
Standard Oil Company
Stock Exchange
Hippurn
Treasury
Rationale Against Fixed Corporate Taxes and Trust Reform
The author argues that stock value reflects earnings potential and market sentiment, not obvious tax values. Fixed taxes by ignorant officials are impractical, while tariffs offer a practical route to curb trusts. The main remedy appears as striking the monopoly conferred by law rather than by static taxation.
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Financial
The General Staff Need for Unified Army Intelligence
Secretary Root seeks creation of a General Staff to collect and coordinate military intelligence with orders backed by the Commander in Chief. The Tampa mobilization showed the current system’s flaws and a reorganization is demanded for national safety.
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Root
United States Army
Tampa
Cuba
Roor
Gen. ScHo- Field
Europe
LupLow
General Staff
Army and Navy Journal
Secretary of War
New Subsidy Argument Faces Senate Clash
Senator Frye presses for a Ship Subsidy bill arguing it would spur Morgan syndicate investment and create American shipbuilding work. He claims a $50,000,000 payout to workers and manufacturers would be funded from taxation, preventing foreign construction and protecting domestic revenue.
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Senator Frye
Morgan
Frye
Washington
Tribune
Morgan Shipping Syndicate
Congress Power and Protection for Domestic Shipbuilding
The piece defends protectionist aims as a power of Congress and argues for paying the domestic shipbuilding syndicate to buy ships at home even if cheaper abroad. It extends the idea to support for farmers, suggesting countering global surpluses such as Argentina or Russia by funding farmers to cover price differences.
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Congress
Northwest
Argentina
Russia
Morgan
Questionable motives in Indiana legislator Tarrington
Harper's Weekly questions whether Indiana legislator Tarrington sought legislative material for future writing or truly aimed to serve constituents. The piece notes Tarrington authored Monsieur Beaucaire and The Gentleman from Indiana, defending his integrity while doubting the neighbor's suspicions.
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Harper's Weekly
Booth Tarrington
Indiana
Mr. Tarrington
Monsieur Beaucaire
Buckley Critiques Eddyism In Montclair Debate
In a sharp critique of Christian Science adherents, Dr. Buckley dismisses Eddyism as a delusion and argues ridicule is the only effective weapon. He contends debates with Eddyites fail to convert them and that their beliefs are a symptom of ignorance.
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James S. Buckley
Montclair
Buckley
Vosburgh
Rochester
Christian Science
Aldermanic defeat of Goldwater dog ordinance
Opponents of the Goldwater ordinance fell short at the hearing as pro dog residents filled the room. A dog leading its blind owner down the aisle underscored the meeting and closed the door on passage while rescues for fires and burglars echoed the same outcome. The author notes the difficulty in reconciling abstract dog policy with concrete cases and personal affection for dogs.
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Goldwater
Double Case of Heads Win Tail Lose At Brooklyn Club
The New York Times editor recounts two young lawyers, Doe and Roe, playing cards in a Brooklyn club. Roe owes Doe about 50 dollars and offers to repay only when he wins his first lawsuit. If Doe sues, he expects to win the judgment but faces an uncertain outcome.
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New York Times
Brooklyn
Doe
Roe
Chicago
Balaclava
San Juan Hill
Jen
Belmont
John Goodwin
New York
Legal quirk shows bidder’s risk free bet in suit text
In a Brooklyn letter from November 29 1902 Eugene V Brewster notes a court dispute over a $50 payment where both parties have created a pay or not pay scheme based on the outcome. He humorously calls the logic Head I win tails you lose and questions its court viability.
Taking Another Man's Job Letter to the Editor
In a November 28 1902 letter Brain Worker argues that labor unions overreach by dictating wages and boycotting nonmembers. He warns about the middle class being squeezed between organized labor and capital and urges balanced judgment after hearing both sides.
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New York Times
Sugar Trust
Oil Trust
New York
Halifax Library Controversy From Halifax Nova Scotia
I present facts on Halifax City Council’s non acceptance of Carnegie library funding. In 1901 a $50,000 library with $5,000 yearly upkeep was proposed. A later offer of $75,000 with $7,000 yearly support sparked resistance and council stated they would not be bound to the larger gift. This letter questions council decisions and urges voters to decide in the next civic election.
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The
New York ‘Times
Halifax
Carnegie
City Recorder
I. R. Lithgow
N. S
Army as an Employer Critics Canteen Question Editorial
Thomas G. Sayre of Newburg New York argues that soldiers as employees should not be allowed beer or intoxicants and that discipline and efficiency require forbidding their use. He cites his experience in labor establishments and challenges officers who defend otherwise.
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The
New York Times
Thomas G. Sayre
Newburg, N. Y
Union wage debate calls out flawed editorial claim
The Wednesday editorial argues unions set an average wage and claims the result is overly simplistic. It contends that while some underpaid inferior workers gain, better workers receive less than they deserve, and notes that union safety from underbidding provides real monetary value to skilled workers.
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The
New York Times
Union Attitudes and Class in Early 20th Century Analysis
Arnold Fox of Woodside New York protests that some workers favor high union rates for themselves but oppose active union leadership. He argues workers should avoid being stuck in management-identified roles to improve their prospects, noting those who strike still find work while others suffer. He asserts personal interest in unions remains strong despite reluctance to lead.
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Ealizes
T Jack
Arnold Fox
Woodside
L. I
Wives Who Go Out To Work
A 1902 New York letter argues against married women joining outside labor, praising male guardianship while warning of family destabilization and poverty when wives work. It denounces single women with no support and stresses women should not usurp the husband’s role.
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The
New York Times
Post Office
New York
Editorial on smoke danger at fires prompts building reform
R P Miller of the Bureau of Buildings urges architects to redesign interiors to confine smoke and fire. He notes progress in hotels replacing open grillwork elevator shaft doors with solid fire proof doors and cites past consultations improving existing structures.
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New York Times
Times
Bureau of Buildings
Borough of
Manhattan
Bureau
R. P. Miller
New York
Topolobampo Colonists Face Conspirators Over Land
A letter defends the Topolobampo colonists from claims of destitution. It states since 1886 they have always had meals, notes a long irrigation ditch worth $200 000 supplying 40 000 acres, and says conspirators threaten farms as railroad construction passes their lands.
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New York Times
Mexico City
Sinaloa
Mexico
Fuerte
Los Mochis
Joseph Hampl
Rio Fuerte
Rio Fuérte
North America
Topolobampo Harbor
Kansas City
Topolobampo Colony Founder Defends Settlement Rights
Albert K. Owen, concessionaire and founder, argues the Topolobampo colonists are law-abiding and worthy, seeking protection of their land titles and ditch rights under Mexico’s concession. He warns against attacks by those seeking to steal the colony’s rights and notes the harbor’s strategic Pacific location for future railroad links.
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Mexico
United States
Federal Government of
Topolobampo
Pacific Coast
Orient
Albert K. Owen
Topolobampo Colony
West Twenty-fourth
Pity the Pampered Pet Dog in Public Debate
A letter by Mrs. William H. Crane from New York dated November 29 1902 condemns pampered dogs kept for fashion. She decries chains harsh handling and restricted meals while urging kinder treatment and more affection for all dogs and children alike.
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The
New York Times
William H. Crane
New York
Druidical Altar Found in Swiss Valley Shrine
Swiss archaeologist Mr. Bosshard uncovers a marble Druidical altar in Choex Canton Valais near an underground amphitheatre. A central Thor statue with four minor deities stands beside a stone staircase. chambers carved in rock held war prisoners before sacrifices in a large fireplace.
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Geneva
Bosshard
Choex
Canton
Valais
Thor
London Chronicle
Empress Dowager Hosts Solemn Pekin Legation Reception
In Shanghai on October 4 the Empress Dowager and Emperor presided over a formal reception for ladies of the Pekin Legations. The Empress studied a prepared list of topics, inquiring about the St. Louis Exposition Tung-chou College and female education. The Emperor spoke little, later confirming hunger at the feast before escorting guests by launch to a park view.
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St. Louis
Tung-chou College
McWesty
London Mail
Devlin Family Hosts Thanksgiving Day Double Wedding and Silver Anniversary
Dan Cupid graced the Devlin family at 2975 Edgemont Street Port Richmond with a triple celebration on Thanksgiving Day 1902. James J. Devlin and Ben Josephine marked their 25th wedding anniversary with two daughters Anna Felicia and Nellie Devlin marrying Edward McDevitt and Dennis McBride in ceremonies at the Nativity Church Belgrade Street East Allegheny Avenue.
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Cupid
Dan Cupid
Devlin
Edgemont Street
Port Richmond
James J. Devlin
Ben Josephine
St. Ann's
Francis _J. Quinn
Anna-Felicia Devlin
Edward McDevitt
Nellie Devlin
Dennis McBride
Belgrade Street
East Allegheny Avenue i
Philadelphia Inquirer
Compensations by a Moving Man in Philadelphia Record
A brief quip notes that a man who pays as he goes earns a welcome back. The remark reflects the paper’s concise humor section from Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Record
Reading Club debates book choice
A reader quotes the Reading Club discussing selections and dismissing Spanish Russian or Tartar literature. They express interest in a new volume not advertised, specifically David Copperfield.
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David Copperfield
Washington Times
Strange Marriage Noted With All Parental Witnesses
The judge notes a highly unusual union, saying both sets of parents were present, the ceremony was not sudden or secret, and the couple was married by their own clergyman.
Descriptive quip recalls Ben Hill as dramatic and emphatic
A North Georgia Conference wit after Bishop Candler's remarks compared him to Old Man Reynolds of Hall County who praised Ben Hill as dramatic grammatic epigrammatic and emphatic in tone. The Atlanta Constitution records the remark.
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North Georgia Conference
Candler
Reynolds
Hall County
Ben Hill
Atlanta Constitution
Actress Euphemia Frothingham Spotlighted as Matinee Star
In Brooklyn Life a note identifies the Second Matinée Girl as Euphemia Frothingham, formerly Miss Ethel Johnson before marriage to Mr George Billings whose stage name is Alfred De Vere. The first Matinée Girl remarks on the resemblance to an actress.
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Ethel Johnson
George Billings
Alfred de Vere
Euphemia
Frothingham
Brooklyn Life
The Jingle That Will Catch Them All
James Barton Adams reflects on poetry and songs that soothe cultured souls and uplift youths. The piece contrasts sacred hymns with popular jingles and romantic verse, noting how catchy tunes attract eager audiences even as deeper themes echo in verses about home and mothers.
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James Barton Adams
Denver Post
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