Controversy Over Tariff Clerk North Reveals Conflicts
Discussion centers on Mr. North, secretary for the National Wool Manufacturers and a clerk for the Senate Finance Committee, and his dual roles amid tariff legislation. Critics cite alleged improper influence and “understandings” with Aldrich and other officials as potential breaches of public trust.
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N. D. North
Nort
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Senate
North
Waitman
M. Warman
Wool Manufacturers’ Association
Mr. North
Mr. Whitman
United States
Asprica
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Pratt
Abe
Republican Party
Alf
New York Times Billing Rates and Addresses 1908
A fragmented excerpt lists postal rates and publication locations for 1908. It mentions pricing for daily and Sunday issues, monthly and yearly subscriptions, foreign rates, and several street addresses including Wall Street and Broadway venues in New York.
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Bewhiven
Saeree
Spruce Street
Wall Street
Ais Bancerecaie
Broadway
Abshington
Washington Post
Elph
Public Ledger
T Fleet St
E.aris
Rue du Senti¢r
NEW York Times
Canada
NEW York Times Saturday Review
Graft Allegations Let Loose on City Payments
A Cassidy Committee report alleges rampant graft in city transactions. It cites $4,658 paid for $7 of property and lists steep condemnation costs in Putnam and Westchester counties, with watershed and aqueduct expenses running into millions.
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Cassidy Committee
Merchants’ Association
Farreet
Putnam County
Westchester
Aqueduct Commission
Fragmentary OCR Note Across Names and Places
A sparse OCR fragment mentions various names and places in unclear order. Readers are left with only scattered tokens making it hard to determine a coherent event or subject. If this is part of a larger page, additional context from surrounding text would help identify the main item.
Calls for a permanent court to curb graft in land condemnations
The author argues that thousands of street openings and land condemnation cases inspire graft from judges. He notes proceedings drag on as commissioners set days and draw pay, and urges a permanent twenty‑member court with fixed salaries to end delays, seeking a constitutional amendment via the Merchants' Association.
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Tammany
Germany and United States balance budgets by different means
The piece contrasts Germany needing to borrow and tax to cover deficits with the United States using prior surplus and revenue tweaks. It highlights November and five month deficits, suggests reliance on bonds and currency expansion, and questions why the world does not adopt US budgeting methods.
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Germany
United States
Debate on State Ownership and International Telegraphs
The piece argues for state ownership against a private duopoly controlling international telegraphs, urging government action to protect public welfare and oppose oppressive charges. It notes The Times Friday issue highlighting Morgan Library descriptions and a low reader cost of one cent for 30 pages.
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England
United States
Lemieux
Lemizex
Katherine
Henry
Wouszyr
Holiday Boox Noumsep Gift Book List
The second part of the Holiday Boox Noumsep lists 100 books chosen for holiday gifts. Good books are presented as top gift options and the supplement includes entertaining literary articles and reviews. The two parts will be combined into one 52 page special edition for subscribers worldwide.
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Boox Noumsep
New York
Tinzs
Saturday Review of Books
New York Trues
Miaieen News of
Lawbbreakers in Clergymen Healing Debate
A correspondent notes that healing by Worcester and associates violates Medical Practice laws. Dr Morrat argues for legal action against nonlicensed clergy who treat diseases. He suggests doctors supervise such cases and keep control, while warning ministers and the public about risks.
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Worcester
John L. Morrar
Mor-Fat
Worcesterians
Morrat
Public Sanitation Costs as Efficient Self Protection
The exhibit aims to persuade all classes that public expenditures for sanitation and suppression of disease are justified, arguing that large funds from the public are warranted. It contends that while millionaires may fund labs and sanatoria, public resources should learn economy in protection and support advanced municipal hygiene as a cheap, necessary measure.
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Shoula
Overcrowded Medical Field in Greater New York
Dr. F. Siegel argues Greater New York has 6642 physicians, more than the rest of New York State and more than Connecticut, Canada, and several states. He notes hospital crowding, economic pressures, and calls for rural posting. Bayonne and Poughkeepsie comparisons highlight doctor shortages.
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New York State
Greater
New York
Connecticut
Union
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Dominion of Canada
United States
Emmanuel Movement
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Bayonne
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
G. F. Siegel
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Tuberculosis Exhibit Funding Appeal From New York Letter
A letter to the editor urges public support for tuberculosis exhibit access at the American Museum of Natural History. It proposes tiny carfare gifts, 10 to 40 cents, directed through charity groups to reach the poor in remote districts who cannot afford transit. It suggests cooperation with settlement houses hospitals and charity organizations to distribute funds effectively dated December 4 1908 New York.
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New York Times
American Museum of Natural History
College
Nurses’ Settlement
Charity Organization Society
Association For Improving
East Side
Pressing need to reform justice delays and presumption of guilt
The Attorney General denounces delays and procedural abuses that shield the guilty and hamper prosecutions. He argues for reduced reliance on presumption of innocence after verdict and criticizes grand jury procedure, noting abuses in France and England while urging balanced protections. A Great tuberculosis exhibit draws diverse crowds showing shared concern for public health.
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Bonaparte
United States
France
England
Metz Shifts on Fourth Ave Subway Brooklyn
Public Service Commission learns Controller Metz will drop objections to the Fourth Avenue Subway project in Brooklyn and seek to vacate an injunction. Ex Senator Brush reports Metz will press to build the first two sections at under 3 million dollars and push for interborough operation on shared tracks.
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Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Public Service Commission
Metz
Jefferson M. Levy
Board of Estimate
George W. Brush
Commission
Bassett
Brush
Flatbush Avenue
Interborough
Atlantic Avenue
Help for the Poor Miners Donation Drive Continues
The Times reports receipts for the Miner family relief totaling about 300 dollars with anonymous and named gifts including two dollars from Cash and Alexander and one dollar from Irene Poitz. Rev. J. C. Smiley of St. Edmund's Church coordinates further contributions and acknowledges readers' generosity amid the tragic case of Mrs. Mead's child.
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Alexander
J. C. Smiley
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church
Morris Avenue
177Th Street
Times
Mes
Irene .Oitz
John M. Mead
Guild Attacks Congress on New England Forests
Gov. Curtis Guild Jr of Massachusetts blasts Congress in New England Magazine for neglecting National Guard equipment and forest protection. He cites outdated rifles, blocked emergency arms legislation, smoke filled harbors, dust filled roads, and shrinking rivers endangering water and power in New England.
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Congress
New England
Curtis Guild, Jr
Massachusetts
New England Magazine
Guild
Lexington
Baltimore
Expediting ruling in New Haven Boston & Maine case
The United States seeks to force the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad to relinquish its Boston and Maine stock. Three United States Circuit Court judges granted the request to expedite the case. The railroad argued the expediting act was unconstitutional, but the objection was overruled. The merits were not discussed at petition or hearing, but New Haven indicated plans to contest further.
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Boston
Bonaparte
United States
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
United States Circuit Court
New Haven
Court of Last Resort
The Joy Riders on a Moonless Midnight Ride
A risky nocturnal joy ride unfolds as a group tears from a dark garage in a muffled car. They ram into a trolley front, scatter coal, topple a pushcart, and cause chaos while fleeing from pursuing police until a crash ends the spree.
Theatre in Elks New Home on West Forty-third Street
New York Lodge No 1 Elks has agreed to buy 108 to 116 West Forty-third Street opposite the Army and Navy Club. They will build a twelve story clubhouse and theatre with lodge rooms, facing a 100 foot frontage. Completion and dedication are planned for Christmas Eve 1909.
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New York Lodge
Benevolent Order of Elks
West Forty-third Street
Sixth Avenue
Times Square
Forty-third Street
Army and Navy Club
P. A. Geoghegan
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Lod
Si Cote
Ted
Soul weight theory and ether as a medium for afterlife
Dr. James H. Hyslop critiques Fournier d Albé s ether based soul theory and its claim that souls can have weight and move via thought transfer. He notes experiments by Dr. Duncan MacDougall suggesting slight weight loss at death, with subsequent tests yielding ounces of change.
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James H. Hyslop
West 149Th Street
American Society For Psychical Research
Fournier d’Albé
Dublin Society For Psychical Research
Tom Times
London
D’albé
Hyslop
Duncan MacDougall
Poe
American . Kine
Journal of the
Mac Eee
Salvation Army Christmas Pot Boil Appeal
The Salvation Army urges public aid as the familiar Christmas pot appears on streets to raise funds for hungry and homeless. Commander Eva Booth, recovering from illness, appeals for donations after reporting rising Christmas dinners and large crowds helped in past years.
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Salvation Army
Eva Booth
Yankee Cruiser Sighted At Shoals In Harsh Weather
Newport dispatch reports Rear Admiral Merrell receiving a wireless from Commander Marsh aboard the cruiser Yankee after it ran on Hen and Chickens Shoals in Buzzard’s Bay. The vessel, in tow of Lebanon and several tugs, was being guided toward Bedford as negotiations and salvage arrangements proceed. John Arbuckle appears to assume control of the ship after the Navy Department had effectively abandoned it. The incident involves a salvage value around 57 500 dollars and ongoing efforts to recover or repurpose the vessel.
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New York Times
Newport
Merrell
Naval Station
Charles C. Marsh
Yankee
Buzzard
Bedford
Lebanon
John Arbuckle
Navy Department
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