New York Times 1909 Subscription Rates and Masthead
The page shows the New York Times masthead with address lines, publishing notes, and cataloged subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, weekly reviews, and foreign postage details dated December 1, 1909. It lists pricing per week per month per year for various formats and mentions second class mail status.
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NEW York Times
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Banking Reform Progress Highlights Aldrich Address
A banking reform column reviews Senator Aldrich's remarks to the Economic Club on a Monetary Commission and central banking. It notes cautious progress toward a central bank, emphasis on avoiding universal bank suspensions, and the commission's long educational delays and twenty planned volumes.
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Aldrich
Economic Club
Monetary Commission
Europe
Commission
A Wise Retreat on Judges Pay and Lords Budget Clash
The piece notes Justice Francis M. Scott defending a court pay rise while most judges in New York oppose it. It highlights concerns over fixing judicial compensation in statutes. It then surveys the British Lords budget rejection, Lansdowne’s resolution, and looming prorogation and potential House of Lords reform amid a bitter political campaign.
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Francis M. Scott
Board of Estimate
Supreme Court
Lim
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House of Lords
Rosebery
Cromer
James
Hereford
Batroun
Burleigh
York
Lloyd-George
Morier
Lansdowne
House of Commons
Marquis of Lansdowne
Commons
Epward
London Daily Telegraph
Statewide amendment on judicial pay and debt limits
The article notes a failed amendment in the State and suggests public opinion favored a debt limit increase. Voters marked the entire slate yes rather than risk mistakes, illustrating the burden of many micro decisions on popular government.
The 1909 Farm Prosperity and Regulatory Proposals
The 1909 agricultural year is hailed as the most prosperous yet with a $869 million gain over 1908 and a $70 billion decade total. Wheat and cereals reach record farm prices while cotton declines. railways are urged to cut rates and raise wages, trusts to be regulated, and state laws to protect forests and resources for the common welfare. Ty Timms and Justice HouseEs voice support for uniform state controls to preserve public lands and promote broader wealth.
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Congress
Man Street
Wilson
Justice HouseEs
Ty Timms
White Mountains
Appalachians
Gov. Wranson
Kentucky
House of Governors
Union
Privately Owned Forests and State Police Power
The piece argues four fifths of U S timber is privately owned and faces destructive losses. It notes wasteful logging and fires causing massive costs, and cites a 1908 Supreme Court decision upholding Maine's police power to restrict logging without purchase.
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White Mountains
Appalachian Range
Houmes
Federal Supreme Court
Maine
Secretary Mayer reforms Navy to end bureau chaos
The Navy Secretary, a seasoned businessman, restructures administration to centralize authority in naval officers, abolishes the Bureau of Equipment, and creates four advisory Rear Admirals over major divisions. The reform aims to end bureaucratic conflict, improve cost accounting, and align policy with military needs. Opposition is expected, but the changes are designed to be permanent.
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Navy
Post Office Department
Mayer
Meyer
Mryver
Navy Yards
Navy Yard
The Portrait Painter Opinion Sparks American Artist Debate
Willliam M. Cuase argues Americans should have portraits painted by American artists not for monopoly but for true representation of the American type. He notes exceptions like Van Dyck and Sarcsynt but emphasizes local knowledge as key to accurate likeness amid foreign portraitists.
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McDowell Club
Willliam M. Cuase
Coast
SarcEent
van Dyck
Holbrin
Portraiture and the American painter’s gift discussed
The author argues true portraiture hinges on an artist’s quick grasp of a sitter’s character and psychological insight. They caution that pecuniary lure leads some Americans to rush into portrait work they are not suited for, noting abroad commissions and foreign fame temptations. Better to choose a local artist with clear faculty, will, and skill to render the living image.
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van Dyck
Mr. Chase
Topics of the Times Indorsement Libel Case And Alabama Prohibition
The column discusses whether The Times indorsed Eusapia Paladino amid letters from her business managers and ensuing libel suits, noting conflicting claims of endorsement and criticism. It also critiques subway lighting, urges Public Service Commission action, and analyzes Alabama's rejection of a drastic prohibition amendment and its implications for temperance policy.
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Times
Eusapra Pauapino
NEW York Times
Tom Times
EusaPia PaLa- Dino
Temperance Debate in Alabama Echoes Big Public Vote
The piece argues against fanatic temperance lines, noting that a broad retreat from prohibition was backed by a large majority. It cautions that sober arguments for moderation remain valid and warns that fanaticism harms social and economic life.
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Alabama
Unclaimed Flower Signs Off on Life and Love
A reader in New York signs as ANOTHER, declaring an unclaimed life and uncertain age while describing a busy, work centered existence. She questions marriage prospects, urges focus on daily labor, rest, dress, and cheerfulness, hoping something may happen when least expected. The letter reflects 1809 social mores and personal independence.
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New York: Times
New York
Behavior Toward Women Debated in NY Letters
Readers from New York and Brooklyn debate Southern attitudes to women and northern chivalry. KF. Orton defends Northern behavior while BE. H. cites personal unease with Southern courtesy and comments on respect toward women in cities like Charleston.
Letter on Population Control and Eugenics Sparks Debate
A reader argues against large families linking poverty and illness to overproduction. The piece promotes eugenics and race culture as solutions, urging real-world observation of hospitals and orphanages while condemning environment as the sole factor in childraising. The tone challenges prevailing sympathy for large families.
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New York Times
New York
Court Divides Trust Fund Among Five Martin Daughters
Supreme Court Justice Erlanger ruled that five daughters of the late Mrs. Mary J. Martin share the $81,000 trust fund, created to support son John C. Martin. The fund, part of a broader estate totaling about $574,521, was to be divided among unmarried daughters at the time of the will. Names affected are Mrs. Sarah M. Le Boutillier, Mrs. Phoebe P. Hayward, Mrs. Anna I. Rogers, Miss Mary Martin, and Miss Katharine T. Martin.
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Supreme Court
Erlanger
Mary J. Martin
Justice Milanger
Sarah M. le Boutillier
Phoebe P. Hayward
Anna I. Rogers
Mary Martin
Katharine T. Martin
Faulty drainage on Brooklyn Bridge promenade angers walkers
New York pedestrians report daily rains of rust-colored drips from above the elevated tracks onto the Brooklyn entrance to the bridge promenade. The drenching is heavy, persistent, and unavoidable, prompting readers to seek an umbrella and call for municipal action to fix the drainage issue.
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The
New York Times
Brooklyn Elevated
Brooklyn
Bridge
New York
Interborough
Co. B. Roberts
Spy Oak Park preservation plea from The New York Times letter
A reader urges saving the Spy Oak near Westchester Avenue in the Bronx from destruction. Bronx Borough President Murray supports a map for a proposed Spy Oak Park of about an acre to protect the historic relic amid a planned road extension.
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New York Times
Bronx
Westchester Avenue
Murray
Spy Oak Park
M. GB. Randall
New York
Seaside Park Project Wins Editorial Backing
The Times endorses the Rockaway Beach seaside park project and urges the Board of Estimate to act swiftly. The proposal is praised as beneficial to the poorer classes and supported by major philanthropic, benevolent, and religious groups in the city. James Pooton reports from New York on November 28.
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New York Times
Times Today
Rockaway Beach
Board of Estimate
James Pooton
New York
Roosevelt Return Compared to Egypt Not Elba
Letter to the editor argues that referencing Theodore Roosevelt's return from Africa as the return from Elba is illogical. The writer suggests calling it the return from Egypt for geographic and historical consistency, noting Napoleon's Egypt campaign followed by success, while Roosevelt remains in his peak. The author is J. Wellerston of New York, dated November 29, 1909.
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New York Times
New York
Charleston
S. C
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Roosevelt
Africa
Elba
Wlba
Napoleon
Samson
Col. Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Egypt
Tt. J. Wllerston
Auto near Fortieth Street mishap on Sixth Avenue
A car halted at Fortieth Street and Sixth Avenue discharged passengers then bumped an ahead car and backed into another. It narrowly avoided striking a pedestrian who quipped to the driver. The chauffeur replied that machines are unpredictable. WR. L.
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New York Times
Fortieth Street
Sixth Avenue
WR. L
New York
The Honorless Prophet and Jed Hawkins
Jed Hawkins, known for banking and dry goods expertise, is snubbed by town institutions after predicting success for a new store. He claims a prophet gains honor only when staying home, as the town favors outsiders and overlooks local talent. The piece blends folk humor with a cautionary note on reputation and opportunity.
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Jed Hawkins
Buckin
Jed
Town Hall
City water system called too costly amid mis management charge
A legislative commission hearing slammed the city water system management citing unbusinesslike control of boards and wasteful practices. Assemblyman Bates blamed lack of a strong head for mismanagement and warned of costly distribution changes and rising city costs. Other speakers urged consolidating the Aqueduct Commission with the Board of Water Supply, while some favored retaining the commissions with reform. The debate touched on parkways, street layouts, and fire prevention coordination.
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Aqueduct Commission
Board of Water Supply
Water Department
Croton
Catskill
John H. O'Brien
Assemblyman Bates
Manhattan
Hudson
Suffolk County
Brooklyn
Saeck
Willian M. Ivins
Vi c. Coleman
Chayter Revision Commission
Park Department
Board of Estimate
Edwards
Waiter Supply
Cowan
Paterson
Thomas A. Fulton
General Committee On Water Supply
William W. Niles
Charter Revision Commission
Meyer
de Berard
Department of Fires
EW. Bloomingdale
Retail Dry Goods Association
Amother
Assemblyman
Smit
Chmer Oliver
The
Bureau of Licenses
Copley Medal Awarded to George William Hill
Ambassador Reid accepted the Royal Society Copley Medal on Hill of West Nyack New York for landmark work in mathematical astronomy. Hill born 1838 New York City. Rutgers 1859. worked at American Ephemeris. lecturer at Columbia since 1893. honors from Paris and Royal Societies abroad.
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Reid
Conley
Royal Society
George William Hill
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Rutgers College
Royal Astronomical Society of England
Paris Academy of Sciences
Hill
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Royal Society of London
Royal Astronomical Association
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Bridge
Columbia
Princeton
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