New York Times Masthead and publication details
The page shows the New York Times masthead from January 28, 1908, listing editorial leadership Adolph Ochs as President and Treasurer B C Franck as Secretary, with Times Square address and contact details. It notes editions and postage rates for Greater New York and other regions, plus office locations in major cities.
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Times Square
New York City
Bryant
Banks Struggle to Align Note Issuance with Demand
The article argues banks must issue currency only when needed and withdraw excess notes. It notes Treasury offers favorable terms to retire notes, with Aldrich and Cannon resisting new legislation this session. The piece highlights the tension between bond markets and real demand for bank notes.
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Washington
Aldrich
Prosperity by Resolution and a Baltimore Convention
A skeptical editorial argues that a prosperity convention by the Travelers and Merchants' Association of Baltimore offers little more than optimistic talk. It notes public doubt about restoring prosperity via resolutions and urges practical action by workers and businesses to revive trade.
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Travelers and Merchants’ Association of Baltimore
Baltimore
Scoffers
End of panic ushers in probable prosperity, says convention
The speaker argues the country avoids long misery as business recovers pace and profits rise. Credit and confidence were damaged, but the real trade health remains intact, and a brief credit panic is unlikely to persist after the 1907 crop yield and high exports.
Swamping the Civil Service
The Civil Service Commission reports against amending the constitution to give Spanish American War veterans preference in appointments. It argues such a change would repeal open competition, strip appointing officers, impair equal rights, and demoralize state, county, and city service by filling offices with veterans and others.
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State Civil Service Commission
United States
Philippines
Civil Service Commission
Free trade with the Philippines and U S policy
A Van Norden magazine essay questions if free trade would bind the Philippines to the United States. It argues ongoing American commitment to keeping the islands until independence is chosen and notes profits and burdens tied to current tariff relations and capital investment.
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Philippines
W. R. Honister
van Norden
Congress
Tar
Assemblyman Greenberg proposes steam heated flats law
Assemblyman Greenberg introduces a bill to regulate steam heating in first class cities. If enacted the law would require steam heat in flats with steam apparatus whenever outside temps drop to 60 degrees or lower. Landlords must maintain a specified coal supply for boilers. sahis isell as far as It goes. It is
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Greenberg
Sahis Isell
Assemblyman Greenberg
Landlord Heat Law Proposed to Punish Chill Flats
In a discussion of a measure by Assemblyman Greenberg the writer argues the law should mandate harsher penalties for landlords. The piece ridicules over heating as a social cause and suggests extreme penalties for chilly flats and even heat excessive heat against mild weather.
Ouida the Romance Writer Dies in Florence in Poverty
Louise de la Ramee known as Ouida dies in Florence aged, renowned for sensational novels such as Strathmore Chandos Moths. She refused help, claimed writing was for the pleasure of seeing herself in print. Critics note her extraordinary descriptive power and uncompromising moral stance. Her death renews interest in her works and their complex blend of frankness and sentiment.
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Louise DE LA Ramee
Ouida
Florence
Strathmore
Thomas Browne
Charles Lamb
Flesh Eating and Disease in City Immigrants
The Medical Record notes death rates among foreigners linked to meat-heavy diets, citing cancer heart disease and Bright's disease as rising. Guilfoy discusses mortality comparisons with low meat nations and suggests auto intoxication from excess food and drink may drive organic disease.
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Willliam H. Guilroy
M. D
Health Department
Bright
Packlingtown
Gurur
GuilFrey
Robert Bel
London
Topics of the Times Charity Debate Revisited
An official at the Hebrew Free Loan Association faces renewed criticism that organized charity wastes funds on overhead while giving only small aid. The article notes this old complaint has been answered many times but persists among well intentioned observers.
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Hebrew Free Loan Association
Charity Reform Favors Prevention Over Direct Alms
A editorial argues that modern charitable work should prioritize preventing poverty over simply distributing aid. It cites the Charities Organization Society's role, praises administrative expense when it reduces need, and compares preventive charity to preventive medicine. It notes paid agents improve effectiveness and envisions a future with little or no giving as need diminishes.
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Charities Organization Society
Public Service Reform and Air for Tuberculous Children
A discussion urges the Public Service Commission to require trains to halt at every station to avoid annoyance. It argues occasional skipping preserves overall timetable regularity for many riders. The piece also advocates better indoor ventilation and the value of fresh air for invalids and tuberculous children, contrasting open windows with closed rooms.
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Central Federated Union
Public Service Commission
Cape Horn
Tierra del Fuego
Slocum Disaster and Fire Equipment Call for Action
A letter to the editor criticizes inadequate water supply and old hose pressure during the Parker fire and links rotten life preservers to passenger drownings on the Slocum. The writer urges a modern fire department and a nonpolitical commissioner to end unsafe sweatshop-like conditions.
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The
New York Times
East River
Poe
Uss Windmuller
New York
Strong Measures for the Black Hand Call for Bail Reform
A reader argues bail should be tightened in Black Hand cases after arrests at 405 East Twenty-ninth Street. They cite a release on bail enabling threats to tenants and extortion, noting witnesses fear testifying once suspects are free. The letter is dated January 26, 1908.
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New York Times
East Twenty-ninth Street
East Twenty-ninth
Black Hand
New York
Tesla warns against compulsory wireless message exchange
Nikola Tesla argues in a New York letter that 1908 wireless rules should reflect existing Hertzian and undamped transmissions. He cites 1899 tests, notes energy transmission could exceed cable precision, and warns of trampling pioneers, urging lawful, practical international standards aligned with Anglo-Saxon interests.
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New York Times
Hales
France
United States Senate
TIMES
Nikola Tesla
New York
Opposition to Prussia’s Posen land bill targets Polish owners
J. M. from Brooklyn condemns a Berlin dispatch detailing a Prussian plan to use a 100 million dollar fund to displace Polish landowners in Posen and reallocate estates to Germans. He argues no rebellion exists and calls the bill barbaric and unconstitutional under current Prussian law.
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New York Times
Berlin
Prussia
Posen
J. M
Brooklyn
Why Men Are Not More Chivalrous
A TIMEs frame correspondence argues modern chivalry mutates with motive and notes that many men and boys yield seats reluctantly. It claims women often crowd spaces in cars, causing discomfort and shaming seated men, while some women stand and glare until seating is ceded. The writer likens women to chickens to question motives.
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New York Times
Framea
Times
G. BP
New York
The Blizzard by Lurana W. Sheldon
A dramatic verse depiction of a powerful blizzard sweeping across land and nature. The piece portrays the sky’s lowering mood, roaring wind, drifting snow, and the forest’s trembling as the storm rages from north to south and east to west.
Will Fight Tuberculosis In New York State
Gov Hughes and other officials spoke in Albany urging tuberculosis suppression. Prominent attendees included Lieut Gov Chanler, Joseph Choate, Health Commissioner Porter, Prof William Welch, and a Roosevelt letter expressing support and interest in local preventive efforts outside New York City.
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Albany
Hughes
Chanler
Joseph H. Choate
E. H. Porter
State Charities Aid Association
State Health Department
William H. Welch
Johns Hopkins University
Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research
Homer Halks
Roosevelt
New York
New York City
Barage Canal Finish Urged by Buffalo Delegation
A Buffalo Niagara Falls and Tonawanda business delegation met Governor Hughes to press for completing the barge canal as planned. They protested a State Works official's report implying possible curtailment and urged Federal help for a deeper water channel. The governor echoed the demand to finish the work swiftly and efficiently.
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Albany
WN. Y
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Tonawanda
Gov. Hughes
Stevens
State Department of Public Works
New York Seeks Massachusetts Ballot Change in Election Law
Gov Hughes urged ballot reform and Assemblyman Warren I. Lee introduced a bill to adopt the Massachusetts ballot in New York. It would list candidates alphabetically under each office with party emblems preceding each name. Senate leader Raines and Speaker Wadsworth oppose the change.
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New York Times
Albany
Massachusetts
Wadsworth
Assembly
Aldridge in Albany as Anti Barnes Campaign Looms
George W. Aldridge Republican leader in Monroe County travels to Albany en route to New York to press a local antiBarnes effort. Ex-Gov Black and Ex-Senator Brackett met him as talk of appointing John Sleicher to lead the campaign circulates amid a Water Commission reappointment at $5,000 salary.
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New York Times
Albany
N. Y
George W. Aldridge
Monroe County
Hughes State League
New York
Black
Edgar T. Brackett
Aldridge
John Sleicher
Barnes
State Water Commission
Hughes Considers Liberalized Sunday Plan From German American Group
Gov. Hughes told a German American Federation committee he would give careful consideration to any plan for liberalizing Sunday laws. Theodore Sutro criticized existing statutes as confusing and corrupt, while the governor declined to offer opinions, saying the issue belongs to legislative action after a broader opinion focus.
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New York Times
Albany
Gov. Hughes
Theodore Sutro
New York
Ate
Banking Acts Introduced In Albany Sessions
Albany January 27 brief sessions saw Assemblyman Palmer minority leader introduce a concurrent resolution for a legislative investigation of the State Banking Department and to revise banking laws. Senator Saxe introduced two bills to insure the separation of interests among savings banks and trust companies.
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New York Times
Albany
Assemblyman Palmer
State Banking Department
Senate
Saxe
New York
Archdiocese letter on Catholic Oratorio Society
By order of Archbishop Farley Vicar General Lavelle issues a letter to clergy and laity of the Archdiocese of New York about the Catholic Oratorio Society its purpose and work. The society now numbers members and will present The Nativity by H J Stewart on Sunday Feb 16 with Arch bishop Farley’s earnest support.
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Farley
Lavelle
Archy
New York
Catholic Oratorio Society
H. J. Stewart
Push for Later Free Reading Rooms in New York City
A letter from W. D. Grantwood of New Jersey, dated January 24 1908, argues for extending hours of free reading rooms in New York City. He notes libraries close early while theatres, saloons, and hotels stay open late, urging more late night reading spaces for those lacking other entertainments and affordable options.
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The
New York Times
Imperial City
New York
W. D. Grantwood
N. J
Magistrates Condemn Droege Over Night Court Bribery Claim
The Board of City Magistrates met at the West Side Court and adopted an amended resolution condemning Magistrate Droege for offering $250 to a newspaper reporter to suppress a story about his judicial acts. Droege defended himself saying he courts every proper investigation and awaits due process.
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Board of City Magistrates
West Side Court
Droege
Butts
Cornell
Mayor McClellan Moves to Probe Night Court
Mayor McClellan orders investigation of the Night Court and directs Corporation Counsel Pendleton to prepare charges against City Magistrate Otto H. Droege after he refused to resign. The plan targets the Appellate Division with DA and Bar cooperation. Droege admitted paying a reporter £250 to sway coverage.
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McClellan
Commissioners of Accounts
Corporation
Pendleton
Otto H. Droege
Supreme Court
Bar Association
Drdege
Magistrate Attacks Police Over Excise Cases in Morrisania
Magistrate Frederick B House, president of the Board of Magistrates, condemned the Police Department and Commissioner Bingham during excise case hearings in Morrisania Court. He discharged two accused by police, claimed graft possible in nearly every liquor violation, and discharged five men while holding two charged with selling liquor.
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Frederick B. House
Boardof Magistrates
Police Department
Bingham
Morrisania Court
Sone
Maclan
Ministers Endorse Hughes Over Race Track Gambling
Presbyterian leaders at 156 Fifth Avenue form a report urging support for Gov. Hughes and his race track policies to be adopted next Monday. Baptist ministers pass resolutions backing the Governor. Dr. Wilbur Crafts credits Hughes alongside Roosevelt in the anti opium and gambling fights.
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Gov. Hughes
Presbyterian Ministers
Fifth Avenue
Wilbur T. Crafts
International Reform Bureau of
Washington
D. C
Roosevelt
Charles E. Hughes
Move to Unseat McCarren in Brooklyn Prepares Rally
With spring primaries near, a semi annual anti McCarren alliance in Brooklyn aims to defeat the Senator. Tammany Hall is said to be inciting insurrection to cross the bridge to the Tiger Charles Murphy. The plan allegedly uses Willoughby Street and James Shevlin to unite factions led by John H. Delaney M J Flaherty and the Municipal Ownershipers followers.
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MccCarren
Brooklyn
Tammany Hall
Charles F. Murphy
Manhattan
Willoughby Street
James Shevlin
McCarren
John H. Delaney
M. J. Flaherty
Bow
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