Postal Notice Fragments From Historic Mailboxes
Readable fragments show listings of old postal addresses and building names including Times Square Broadway Fleet Street and Washington Post Building. The text implies a mail matter classification and mentions several street addresses without a clear event or outcome.
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Serer
Times Square
Spruce Street
Eee
Washington Post
Public Ledger Oae
Fleet St
Rue du ‘Sentier
Understanding with Japan shifts to a pacific safeguard
The drift of the new understanding between Japan and the United States reshapes European views, promising peace in the Pacific and respect for Chinese territory. It is not a formal treaty, but a pledge guiding both nations to honor commitments and refrain from encroaching on each other’s interests.
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Japan
United States
Europe
London
Paris
England
France
Mae
Pacific
Senate
Berlin
Austria
San Francisco
China
Agreement Aims to Avoid Entanglements and Promote Friendship
The agreement is a measure to evade foreign entanglements and make such obligations nearly impossible. It applauds all nations for the spirit of enlightenment and mutual friendship that produced it.
Bank Clearings and Railway Traffic Report Mixed Signals
Bank clearings fell from 3.408 billion to 2.674 billion week over week due to speculative buys on Exchanges. The drop tempers gains, yet shows 44 percent year over year growth, while railway gross and net traffic indicate uneven strength with rising November gross but high costs.
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D&c
Reform of the Abuses of the High Protective Tariff
The piece argues that tariff reform disturbs business but claims long term benefits from normalizing conditions. It notes past protection spurred by the McKinley tariff and cites Mr. Wilson’s 1890s stance on lowering barriers, insisting reform aids trade in the end.
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Tafrt
House of Representatives
Wilson
Ways and Means
Free Trade Prosperity and Monarchs in a Tangled Debate
An editorial discusses manufacturing gains under free trade within the United States and the shift toward exporting. It argues tariff reform could boost industry further, while endorsing better roads over widespread parcels post despite reform concerns. It also reflects on Queen Liliuokalani’s modest annual income and calls for humane support within royal rights constraints.
Civilian Army Surgeons Debate Modern War Medical Duty
The piece argues against appointing civilian doctors as army surgeons, warning they lack military sanitation expertise and could hinder regular medical service expansion. It urges preserving specialized training for wartime disease prevention and criticizes the new medical reserve as ill advised. It also references Postmaster General road quality tests for rural free delivery expansion.
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Congress
Retaining Doctors and the Cost of Oversight
A New York physician endorses Mr. Brady’s plan to retain doctors for periodic oversight, noting annual fees of 10 to 25 dollars would cover oversight but not case costs. He argues expenses often exceed 100 dollars per case, with some aid from providers, and suggests public readiness for high-cost professional retention will come with evolution.
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Times
L. A.rady
New York
THE
New York Times
Brady
Emdee
W. Lucky
Appreciation of Charles Melville Dewey landscapes at Macbeth Gallery
R A Johnson of New York applauds a Times comment on Charles Melville Dewey’s landscape collection at the Macbeth Gallery. The letter says the works are subtly and poetically wrought and should be seen by American art lovers and museum authorities for their significance.
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New York Times
Charles Melville Dewey
Macbeth
R. A. Johnson
New York
Subway Smoking Cars Letter to The Times
A reader, F. G. from New York, agrees with a Times article on Subway Smoking Cars. He argues air in the subway is already foul and smoking in cars would not worsen it, compared to station air. Dated November 29, 1908.
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New York Times
the Times
Anon
New York
Keeping Up With The Times In A Love Verse
A narrator laments being left behind in a hustling world as he notes lean finances and old clothes. He claims the modern age eludes him while he boasts of a personal win over time by kissing a beloved while her father sits nearby in the Times.
Lafayette Trust to Liquidate Under State Supervision
State officials seized Lafayette Trust Company Brooklyn branches at Gates and Nostrand and placed special deputies Harold A. Davidson and A K Alford in charge of liquidation due to capital shortfalls under a new law. Depositors may recover dollar for dollar, though funds require time to process. The firm faced losses, with deposits down 75 percent since last April and potential 100 percent assessments for stockholders.
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Lafayette Trust Company
Gates and Nostrand Avenues
Brooklyn
Jenkins Trust Company
Coney Island
Myrtle Avenue
Ridgewood
Clark Williams
Harold A. Davidson
A. K. Alford
State Banking Department
Banking Department
Brooklyn Trust Companies
H. A. Davidson
Davidson
Williams
State Department
Messrs
Alford
Davidson Weanereny
Aertheimer
de Kalb Avenue
Brin
Jenkins
Jenkins Trial Nears Verdict In Brooklyn Case
The trial of John G. Jenkins Jr charged with misappropriating funds from Jenkins Trust Company ended testimony in Brooklyn before Justice Kelly. District Attorney Clarke and Stephen C Baldwin prepare closing arguments as the defense rests with seven witnesses praising Jenkins’s character including Rev. Robert M. Greene, pastor of Sumner Avenue Baptist Church.
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John G. Jenkins, Jr
Jenkins Trust Company
Lafayette Trust Company
Supreme Court
Kelly
Brooklyn
Clarke
Stephen C Baldwin
Baldwin
Robert M. Greene, Astor
Sumner Avenue Baptist Church
Jenkins Family
Minister’s Address Attacks New Thought and Christian Science
The Rev Dr R B MacArthur of Calvary Baptist Church denounces New Thought and religious thinking, calls Christian Science pagan, and says Ingersoll outpaced Jonathan Edwards in misrepresenting God. He notes Yale expelled Elisha Paine and Ebenezer Paine for belief deviation and condemns old time religion doggerel.
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R. 8. MacArthur
Calvary Baptist Church
Baptist Ministers’ Conference
Madison Avenue
Oke
Jonathan Edwards
Robert G. Ingersoll
MacArthur
Emmanuel Movement
Elisha
Ebenezer Paine
Yale College
Robert Ingersoll
Cioher
God
Jonathan Kawares
Roger Williaims
Rural Free Delivery Grows as Post Office Seeks Expansion
Washington reports the annual fourth assistant postmaster general P V De Graw urges broader rural delivery including eleven pound packages with special postage and uniform rural carriers. He notes 3.9 million homes served daily, 165 dismissals in a year, and requests 36.246 million dollars for next year, up 673 thousand from the current appropriation.
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Washington
P. V. de Graw
Bureau
Mr. de Graw
de Graw
Delay in Standard Oil Fine Ignites Supreme Court Review
Attorney General Bonaparte filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court seeking review of the Seventh Circuit reversal in the Standard Oil rebate case. The government and defense agreed on a two week reply period after a request for three weeks was opposed. Dec 21 set for filing the reply as the court weighs review after Christmas.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
Seventh Circuit
Landis
Standard Oil Company
J. S. Hiller
Hitler
Standard Oil
Supreme Court
Bronx Hippo Moves to New Home at Bronx Zoo
Pete the Bronx Zoo hippo finally moved from the antelope house to the elephant pavilion after four keepers used iron bars to guide him into a new 12½ by 4½ foot crate filled with bread and vegetables. The ride unsettled horses, but Pete appeared content inside the spacious new quarters.
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Cherie
Pete
Bronx
Hippo
Elephant House
Street Sprinkling Fight Moves Through Public Hearing
The Laws and Legislation Committee held a public hearing on Alderman Brown's proposed ordinance banning sprinkling on smooth pavements from 8 A M to 6 P M. Business groups and street cleaning officials argued impacts and cleanup issues, with a follow up hearing slated for next Monday.
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Laws and Legislation Committee
Aldermen
Brown
Truckmen's Association
New York Furniture Men's Association
The
Contractors’ Protective Association
S. P. GA
Crowell
Lackawanna Rail Suit Challenges Dansville Train Orders
The Lackawanna Railroad filed in Utica a bill against the Public Service Commission Second District asserting the panel cannot force stopping fast mail trains at Dansville or require extra Dansville Buffalo service. The PSC order effective today demands the stop or added service while the company cites a government mail contract. Albany reports the rail company will comply with the order pending court decision.
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Utica
N. Y
Lackawanna Railroad Company
United States
Public Service Commission
Second District
Danaville
Dansville
Buffalo
Dansville, Or In Lieu Theresf
Albany
United States Court
Comany Today
Bronx Borough President Haffen replies to charges
Borough President Louis FE Haffen of the Bronx filed his answer to the charges by the New York Commissioners of Accounts with the Governor. The reply denies the charges and states defenses are being prepared for some points. He says his actions were in good faith and for the city’s benefit.
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New York Times
Albany
Louis FE. Haffen
The
Bronx
New York Commissioners of Accounts
Offen
Supreme Court rules railroads must appeal state court first
The Supreme Court held the Virginia Railroad Commission is not a court when fixing a rate and that railroads must seek relief in the Virginia Supreme Court before appealing to federal courts. The decision directs retention of the case to see if the state court will correct the commission’s action. Chief Justice and Justice Harlan concurred while dissenting.
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Washington
Holmes
Supreme Court of the United States
Virginia Railroads
State Railroad Commission of
Virginia
United States Circuit Court
District of Virginia
Supreme Court of Virginia
State Court of Last Resort
Ord
Virginia Commission
United States
Circuit Court of the
Supreme Court
Commission
Supreme Court of Appeals
State Court of Appeals
Ederal
Stat
Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Cour
Circuit Court
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Virginia Court of Appeals
Harlan
Circcuit
Hughes and local option in New York
Rev. F C Inglehart of the Anti-Saloon League says Governor Hughes has not stated support or opposition to a local option bill for cities. He seeks the governor’s aid for the upcoming legislative session as the League plans early moves to push local option.
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N. Y
Hughes
Albany
League
F. C. Inglehart
New York City
State
Anti-Saloon League
Inglehart
Hughes for Home Rule
William M. Ivins chair of the City Charter Revision Commission reports Gov Hughes will be in New York Saturday to discuss proposed amendments. The Governor seeks to apply home rule principles to the charter changes the commission may draft.
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William M. Ivins
City Charter Revision Commission
Gov. Hughes
New York
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