Newark Times Front Matter and Masthead
The item presents the Newark Times masthead with slogans All the News That Fit to Print and daily publication claim. It lists offices in New York Harlem Philadelphia and Washington and notes postal classifications and address details from 1902.
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New York
Publication Office
Park Row
Harlem
West 125Th Street
Washington
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Public Ledger
Sixth
Chestnut Streets
London
the Times
Printing House Square
B.C
Open competitive examinations reshape civil service plans
A 14 page advocacy for open competitive exams as the basis for probationary appointments, arguing reform has strengthened public service since the 1883 law. It traces progress from Hayes through Garfield Grant McKinley to Roosevelt, showing reduced partisan control and improved efficiency. It likens merit-based selection to modern organizational needs.
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Roosevelt
Low
Civil Service
Republic
Jefferson
Hayes
Department of the Interior
Custom House
New York
House
Senate
United States
Grant
Congress
Garfield
League
Massachusetts
McKinley
Baer speech on liberty frames debate over Pennsylvania authority
President Baer at the Pennsylvania Society dinner defends state sovereignty against federal overreach, criticizes reformers and Governor Stone, and calls for constitutional fidelity. The piece notes coal shortages, price spikes, and potential public charity measures to help urban workers during a harsh winter.
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Baer
Pennsylvania Society
Mr. Baer
David B. Hitt
Pennsylvania
President Baer
New York
Mr. Bakr
Barr
Roosevilt
Low
The
Republic
Altar of Liberty
Hitt
Gov. Stone
Coal for the Poor of New York
The coal famine grows acute with threatened cold weather. Tenement dwellers must buy fuel in small quantities at up to 15 dollars per net ton, risking continued hardship and possible extraordinary relief measures.
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New York
Precept and Practice in Hip Pophagy
A Berlin division of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals faces a moral choice as a circular promotes horse flesh as food to spare aged work horses and ease drivers. The proposal argues humane ends through meat consumption, aided by butchers.
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Place de Résistance
Berlin
Sia
Society For the Prevention
Topics of the Times on education and geopolitics
The article criticizes the bob tailed curriculum and favors strenuous learning over easy electives, questioning liberal culture in higher education. It notes German crown prince travel, British Venezuela policy, and a New York Marine Journal report about an uncharted rock in the North Atlantic.
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Butler
Conservatory of Music
Reef at 47 North 37 West Threatens Atlantic Navigation
The Marine Journal questions a supposed submerged reef in mid Atlantic at 47°N 37°W, a likely danger to northern Queenstown routes. Secretary Nash says the reef was long known and reported 1849 to 1855, then removed from maps as unfindable. The journal urges surveying ships to confirm existence to warn navigators and possibly explain ship losses like the Naronic.
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Midocean
Queenstown
Marine Journal
D. A. Nash
Board of Pilot Commissioners
Nasu
The
United States
Atlantic
Naronic
Plan to Simplify the Voting System
Henry T. Blake argues against the blanket Australian ballot and endorses voting by envelope as used in Connecticut. He cites electio n errors in New York and contends that envelope voting preserves independence, privacy, and efficiency while avoiding ballot confusion. He notes Connecticut’s twelve years of success.
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New York Times
New York
Supreme Court
Connecticut
Henry T. Blake
New Haven
Double Decked Street Cars Proposal in City Transport
A writer argues for double decked surface cars to boost capacity and efficiency. He notes current heights of surface and elevated cars, tunnel clearances, and past experiments from Gravesend to Coney Island showing potential gains in seating and overall weight.
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New York Times
Fifth Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Gravesend
Coney Island
Car carries two billion riders with elevated car design
William Blairie argues for a wide 9 foot elevated car on a bicycle road with an overhead rail, praising its efficiency after riding with the Colorado Midland president and Huntington’s engineer. He claims it could double passenger capacity without heavy street disruption at low cost.
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The
Colorado Midland
C. P. Huntington
William Blairie
New York
Third Rail Improvement Suggestion for Elevated Railways
Fritz L. Schmidt Jr proposes altering third rails to face sideways and be covered, with horizontal shoe contact via springs, so rails and shoes stay protected from rain snow and ice. He endorses lighter rails and urges engineers to apply the idea to improve reliability. Dec 13, 1902, New York.
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New York Times
New York Times Today
New York
England's Mixture Defends Half-and-Half Drink Lore
G H Rosenfeld replies to Mr Aplin defending the English half-and-half as a beer and porter mix drawn from the cask. He argues the American term arf and arf is wrong and that beer with ginger ale, known as shandy gatt, is the correct nationwide name in the British Isles.
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The
New York Times
Aplin
Dickens
Tharkeray
G. H. Rosenfeld
Pp. S
N. B
British Isles
New York
Half and half a true Irish drink not English
Correspondents miss the fact that half and half is an Irish beverage not English. The writer notes that a man seeking mixed porter and ale in England would be disappointed, while any Irish inn would satisfy him. Dec. 12, 1902. F. W. 5.
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The
New York Timers
Ireland
England
Emerald Isle
New York
Paintings for the Public at Union League Club
A reader urges broader access to a Union League Club exhibition of American masters. The writer cites works by George Inness and Winslow Homer and argues a limited showing should become a charitable public opportunity.
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The
New York Times
the Times
Union League Club
George Inness
Winslow Homer
M. B
New York
Coal of the Churches Letter to the Editor
A New York reader urges that during the coal famine churches close their buildings and donate their coal to the poor. The writer argues this act of charity would aid religion and moral behavior more than church services. The letter is dated December 11.
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New York Times
E. Y
New York
Why Swedes Turn Left and Danes Turn Right
A reader questions the difference in driving rules between Sweden and Denmark. The note cites observations in Topics of the Times and asks why Sweden favors left turns while Denmark uses right turns.
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Sweden
Denmark
The
New York Times
Times
Jersey
Reversa
New York
Local quip on profession cited in town humor
A short Town and Country exchange critiques a professional life with a playful jab. Ola Emdee responds about liking the profession while noting the ongoing debate about its nature.
Wedding Bid Turns To Regret In Philadelphia Press
A brief quip from the Philadelphia Press notes a bride’s formal bid to a wedding and a responding debtor's plan to send regrets rather than money, framing the scene as a light, ironic social moment about debts and etiquette.
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Philadelphia Press
Christmas Gift Thought Delights Miss Cayenne
Miss Cayenne notes the value lies in the effort and care behind a gift not its price. She recalls a friend braving holiday crowds for her. The Washington Star quote highlights thoughtfulness over intrinsic value in giving.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington
Star
Brooklyn Life Dialogue Sparks Relationship Worries
A Brooklyn Life excerpt presents a dialogue where Jack questions whether a girl will be hurt if a beautiful artistic gesture is ruined or neglected by Tom. The exchange frames concerns about sensitivity to feelings in romantic communication.
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Jack
Tom
Brooklyn
Elliott Fisher in Chicago Post Dinner Lament
A narrator describes lingering at the office and facing a cold, flavorless dinner at a solitary table in Chicago. He notes a poised silence from a welcoming silence and tensions over his absence while the coffee cools and the steak grows cold. He chooses quiet endurance over criticism.
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Elliott Fisher
Chicago Post
Senator Gallinger Denies Keen on Vivisection and Misrepresentation
In a Washington letter Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire rejects Dr. Keen’s claims about vivisection in the Aiken case. He accuses Keen of misrepresentation and defends humane regulation of vivisection, arguing brain localization in humans cannot be inferred from animal tests and condemns barbarous experiments.
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Washington
Gallinger
New Hampshire
W. W. Keen
Philadelphia
United States
Aiken
Senate
District of Columbia
Tney
Herve
Committee On the District of Columbia Fed
Congress
Siaime
Ferrier
Lawson Tait
Benjamin Ward
Richardson
J. H
Christmas Tide Organ Concert by William Carl
William Carl presents the annual Christmas-tide organ concert tomorrow evening at 8 15 at First Presbyterian Church Fifth Avenue and Twelfth Street with the church choir of sixteen voices. The performance is free to the public no tickets needed. Carl plays a new Christmas organ concerto by Carl Auguste Fischer for organ soprano solo and chorus and the programme features Christmas season selections. The recital closes the Fall season.
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William
Carl
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue
Twelfth Street
Carl Auguste Fischer
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Keen
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