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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
6
The page lists subscription prices for daily and weekly editions, market sections, and foreign rates. It notes delivery areas in New York and Jersey City and provides per week per month and per year costs, including special Sunday and pictorial sections. Public offices and printing locations are also shown.
The New York Times announces mail subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions available nationwide. Daily Edition costs 50 cents per month while the Sunday edition and both editions together are 75 cents per month. Orders may be placed via newsdealers or the Publication Office at 1000 Bryant Street by telephone.
The piece argues Bryan should rally on a single radical platform to win the West and South, while avoiding mixed conservatism. It dismisses dual platforms as deceitful and insists a consistent radical Bryanite document best serves the nation, with the East left to its own choice. It claims Bryan has little Electoral hope and stresses principle over pragmatism.
Borough President Ahearn faced removal by the Governor for neglect and misconduct. The Manhattan Aldermen elected a successor, while Supreme Court Justice McCain rules that Ahearn’s removal is valid, affecting the law on removals. The decision implies the expulsion may be permanent through the elected term.
The report notes that the construction as intended must align with the Constitution, raising questions about pending and future actions against unworthy Borough Presidents and the hope of their removal. Justice McCAai’s ruling awaits appeal to higher courts.
The National Liberal Immigration League pushes restrictive planks in Denver citing May figures showing first half arrivals at 186 030 versus 139 748 in 1907 and departures at 177 664 against 155 702. Editors argue distribution of labor matters more than exclusion.
The Lincoln Memorial Commission’s two year study proposes a seventy two mile highway from Washington through Maryland to Gettysburg as a national monument to Lincoln. Critics argue roads are best built by states and question national funding and appeal across states. Washington DC should host the memorial with broad national support and funding.
The Memorial Commission should announce approved plans for a Lincoln memorial at the centenary celebration next February. The commission, including Senator Wetmore, Secretary Root, Secretary Wilson, Rep McCay, ex-Rep James Richardson, and James T. McCuneary, aims to complete preliminaries in six to seven months with capable architects and available funds from the people.
The piece argues US ambassadors lack authority to act as social arbiters abroad. It notes only recently have some taken on social leadership roles, risking government trouble when their influence stems from rank alone. It cites Adams Irving Motley Lowell Hay Bigelow Morris Porter and others as examples who mingled with society without social disputes.
Washington told the National Education Association that Northern white students receive about 50 per year for schooling while Southern colored children get roughly 50 cents. He cited 1906 census data showing 1.4 million colored children of school age not enrolled and argued that education as uplift remains untried.
The article reflects on Robert E Peary choosing a life of polar exploration as a form of self condemned confinement. It argues explorers are drawn to the Unknown and the arctic’s lure endures beyond conquest, framing the pole as a deep human impulse rather than mere aim at fame. It contrasts Biographical focus with Roosevelt’s African expedition and shifting public interest in hunting.
The piece rebuts claims that sun exposure and bare heads improve health and fitness for hot climates. It cites Roosevelt era attitudes, observes racial perspectives, and argues that tan does not equal health while noting practical dress choices of Arabs and Eastern rulers. It warns against overconfident autobiographical sensationalism.
Letter from Frederick W. Seward shows Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission approval of preserving the Highlands of the Hudson River. Albert of New York urges a specific protection plan for the tercentennial, honoring Henry Hudson and offering lasting public benefit for current and future generations.
A New York reader criticizes a Times editorial on Charleston's sanitation and Adams's remarks in the July Measures. He argues Adams overstated conditions, notes Market Street scraps instead of carrion, and questions claims of widespread violence while urging substantiation of such charges.
A Sumter letter from Richard S. Manning dated June 27, 1903 argues that Taft should publish campaign expenses to prove sincerity. He predicts a corresponding statement from Bryan after nomination by the Democrats. The message calls for full disclosure of funds used to win the Republican nomination.
The National Aniline and Chemical Company president reports a spring surge as May and June orders reach 109000 and 124000 dollars. Philadelphia and Newark orders rebound, railroads return as Lowe Brothers and Devoe & Raynolds note renewed demand. The revival contrasts with earlier panic, showing improved textile and paint sectors.
In a 1908 view, ERSKINE N. WHITE notes well bred dogs distinguish good from bad visitors. Pleasant, confident approach yields friendly bark and wagging tail, while vague or hesitant entry prompts warning, menacing barking, and growls.
A 19 year old girl from New York writes for help finding any job. Her father died about a year ago and she has struggled to support herself. She can do general office work and sewing, seeks any position, and asks readers to assist.
A poem shows a couple strolling hand in hand until she abruptly leaves him. He reads the weather and resolves to photograph his true sweetheart before day ends, revealing a calm planned betrayal rather than a sudden storm.
The report details a clash at Pine Camp with units including the First New Jersey Twenty fourth Infantry Essex Troop Eleventh Cavalry Battery D and Browns/First New Hampshire First Vermont Thirteenth and Fifteenth Cavalry Battery E. Updates mention Reichman leading Blues and anticipated fire fights, with cavalry guarding the Kine Wagon train and ad hoc visitors such as adjutants generals arriving for maneuvers around Black River Town.
Kermit Roosevelt son of the President is the guest of Major Wadsworth at Genesee New York. He arrived today and will compete in the July 4 equestrian contest that gathers New York State’s top horsemen. The Roosevelts and Major Wadsworth share close friendship and Kermit had a strong showing last year.
In municipal court Justice Young presided over the action of Minnie Weiller and Emanuel Weil against former Metropolitan Street Railway directors. The trial featured constant objections over the real plaintiffs, with King committee documents debated but not admitted. Isaac Blum testified for two hours with objections, and briefs were set for August 10.
The Public Service Commission announced it rejected the Brooklyn transit group proposal to form the Ashland Place loop with four extra tracks on Flatbush Avenue. The Ashland Place route would have run from Fulton Street and Flatbush Avenue to Ashland Place then along Fourth Avenue crossing under the current subway. The plan would cost about 7 million dollars and require real estate purchases. Under four additional tracks the tube would run too deep under the East River and would need underpinning of Fulton Street and Fifth Avenue elevated lines, creating excessive costs.
Dr. George W. Endicott chief of Muhlenberg Hospital agrees to sail to Berlin for a consult with Dr. August Bier after deeming a $6,000 fee prohibitive. A young American art student in Germany seeks Bier’s help for a poisoned left foot, with Endicott’s consent needed for amputation. He will charge $200 a day plus expenses during a month away from practice.
Moritz Rosenthal the Standard senior counsel says the company will prove it did not monopolize trade under Sherman law. He and Frank Crawfard assert they will defeat government claims of arbitrary pricing and unfair competition as hearings pause to resume September 1, with sessions possibly in Chicago or the current city.
The Bar Association leases two adjoining town houses at 32 and 34 West Forty-fourth Street to Phi Gamma Delta Club for ten years at 75100 dollars. The club will merge the houses into a single clubhouse with extensive alterations designed by Washington Hull and scheduled to start soon.
The Manhattan fire system tested last Sunday will start Monday at a set time. Deputy Commissioners Loughman and Whitney and Chief Engineers Da Varona and Croker led the conference. The Department of Water Supply controls maintenance while the Fire Department issues start and pressure orders. The northern district runs Houston to Twenty third Street and the southern from Houston to Chambers Street. Each station houses five pumps delivering at least 3,900 gpm, totaling no less than 15,000 gpm or about 45,200 gallons daily.
The Prospect Park Hotel in Catskill New York has been purchased by Rev. Father Sextus Lagorio, a Franciscan priest from Pittsburgh. He will convert the resort into a seminary to train young men for the priesthood. The hotel had previously operated as a holiness institute but did not last.
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