New York Times Masthead Note
The document records the Times masthead with publication details and leadership names Adolph Ochs and B C Franck. It lists address, phone, and publishing information as standard newspaper boilerplate. The text reflects historical formatting for Times Square headquarters in New York City.
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NEW York Times Copany
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Ochs
Pres
T & Tr
B. C
Franck
Lecy
NEW YORK_TIMES
Times Square
New York City
Bryant
Rates and postage notices in The New York Times catalog
The fragment lists mail and newspaper pricing for daily and Sunday editions, with rates per week month and year and options including pictorial sections and foreign subscriptions. It mentions Newark Jersey City and New York post office handling and a price point of one cent in renter NJ.
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THE
NEW YORK _ TIMES
Canada
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NEW York Times Satuday Review
Publication rates listed for daily and Sunday editions
Fourteen pages. Daily and Sunday editions mailed to any part of the country at 5 cents per month. Daily edition 50 cents per month. Orders may be sent through newsdealers or directly to the publication office. Telephone 1000 Bryent.
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Publtication
Bryent
Court of Appeals Reverses Judge in Standard Oil Case
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals reverses Judge Lanpis in the Standard Oil fine case and orders a new trial. It criticizes the lower ruling as an overreach and warns against treating the judge as above the law while emphasizing that corporations and stockholders should be treated according to proper legal responsibility. The decision doubts the finality of the previous penalties and outlines grounds for retrial and evidence on rates.
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Great
Standard Office
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Lanpis
Circuit Court of Appeals
Lanois
Standard “11 Company
Court of Appeals
Lanors
Chicago & Alton
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
New Jersey
Times
Lawnpis
Standard Ofl
Roosevelt the forceful speaker and Taft’s independence
An editorial argues President Roosevelt embodies forceful expression, praises Taft’s fidelity and judge of law, and urges Taft to speak with his own voice. It notes muckraker campaigns faded as magazines pivot away from sensational exposes, leaving room for independent messaging.
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Rooservelt
Tarr
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Mr. Tarr
Mr. Cleveland
Mr. Tart
Oyster Bay
Committee of Notification
Sagamore Hill
Taft
Sir Oliver LonGs on Communing with Spirits in Harper's
In Harper's August issue Sir Oliver LonGs discusses possible communication with dead spirits. He frames this as motor automatism or telergy where a medium’s body is entered by a departed intelligence directing hands and voice, seeking identity to observers. He questions why the Society for Psychical Research pursues rare possession cases.
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Curver LonGs
Harper’s Magazine
Oliver
Society For Psychical Research
Prohibition Debate and Economic Wages Highlight Topics
A McClure’s August feature presents Prof. Münsterberg arguing for cautious temperance and inward discipline over Prohibition. The piece also cites wage and price studies from the Federal Board of Labor and notes on citrus and fruit advertising in California and Bristol England.
Retrial urged as Standard Oil Indiana faces conviction
The case argues the sole defendant, Standard Oil Company of Indiana, violated the law and should be found guilty and fined. It notes the court’s action was reversed not to shield the company but to challenge attempts to place the judge above the law.
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Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Standard Oil Company
Aldrich Commission May Review Banknote Currency Trends
The Aldrich Monetary Commission should study why banknote currency remains large in a weak money market, why currency rose this month amid gold exports and secure sales abroad, and how the Treasury’s cash and silver redemptions affect the currency. It should assess risks of issuing $500 million in emergency currency and the impact on Treasury burdens during a period of gold movements.
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Aldrich Monetary Commission
United States
Commission
Treasury
Change in magazine tone and reader tastes noted
The article argues that cheap magazines are shifting toward quiet patterns and away from muckraking. It cites wide circulation mostly from western States and notes proprietors adapt patterns to public taste, comparing to textile patterns and forcing expression.
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Alleghantes
Debt and Taxes Increase Hit City Budget
The city faces a 1.61 tax rate, the highest since 1908, with bills rising for many taxpayers as debt balloons. Floating loans near a hundred million and spending outpacing income threaten fiscal health, urging public pressure to curb spending and fund only essential needs.
Times commended for courtesy over China France dispute
M Evoeno Lautier lauds The Times in Le Figaro for withholding a telegram that could provoke France. The Times printed it later after a Paris paper’s correspondent shared proofs. The act is praised as loyal to the entente cordiale over professional interest.
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M. Evoeno Lautier
le Figaro
London Times
Times
Morrison
China
France
Paris
Treaties With Japan on Patents Designs and Trademarks
The published treaties with Japan this spring cover mutual protection of inventions designs trade marks and copyrights for American citizens and Japanese subjects. They apply to China and Korea with rights enforced by registry and by courts. All items sold in violation must be withdrawn within a year. trade mark goods must be removed or marks canceled within six months. Korea residents gain rights in the United States. Enforcement aims to ease two years of frequent complaints.
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Japan
China
Korea
United States
Fruit posters boost sales of oranges and apples in valley
The article notes brightened windows with lithograph fruit posters from Jamaica Valencia Canada and California. A California seedless orange placard labeled The Aristocrat of the Orange World nearly doubles sales. In late April Oregon apples sold quickly at high prices, suggesting illustrated placards could reinforce awareness of origins and prices for buyers.
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Dows
Jamaica
Valencia
Canada
California
Orange World
Oregon
Imperial Valley
Boots and Bias in Olympic Tug of War Controversy
Letter to the editor defends the Liverpool policemen team in the tug of war at the 1908 Olympics. It clarifies they wore standard boots with iron heel bands that did not affect performance, noting the American protest was overruled and other teams faced no complaints. It emphasizes fairness across eighteen nations.
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New York Times
Liverpool
Bobby
Sweden
London
TRUTH
New York
Prohibition Editorial Attacks Chapin and Party Aims
The writer argues Prohibitionists seek control of government to enforce laws, criticizes Mr. E W Chapin as a figurehead, and contends prohibition already reduces liquor consumption as liquor interests fund opposition. Hudson New York letter dated July 19 2008 cites party failure and calls for stricter enforcement.
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New York Times
E. ‘W. Chapin
James McNeile
Hudson, N. Y
Feed Bags and Humane Reform for Horses
J W Edmonds of New York argues against harsh penalization of horses by overly tight feed bags and calls for humane corrective action. He recalls past attempts at humane bags failing commercially and urges public watchfulness to relieve horses in distress promptly.
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New York Times
G. M. Douglass
J. W. Edmonds
Critique of Latin teaching licensure in New York 1908
A letter urges the Board of Examiners of the City Educational Department to require rigorous Latin testing for high school licenses. The writer condemns weak prompts and advocates a substantial excerpt from Carlyle or Macaulay or a 1530-word Latin essay, arguing current tests mock scholarship.
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The
New York Times
Board of Examiners
City Educational Department
Carlyle
Macaulay
Board of Education
Legati Infectare
Bentley
Gildersleeve
Praeceptor
New York
How Start the Sons
A father of four asks the editor how to start his sons in business without being ruined by trusts. He questions Taft’s backing by trust combinations and seeks guidance on his political and economic position as a middle-class voter.
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New York Times
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
New York
In Defense of the Top Mat from Paris Journal des Debats
The article argues the top hat remains a valued item of masculine attire. It counters doom predictions and praises its distinctive qualities. It notes care required and contrasts with the soft hat which lacks personal control. It honors a few reflections as safeguards of individual energy in civilized states.
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Paris Journal Des Debats
What is Bookmaking in the Collins v. McEaughlin Case
The court notes Section 351 bans bookmaking and poolselling in all forms, but not ordinary betting. It distinguishes bettors from bookmakers, who accept bets on every horse except one chosen by the bettor. The priested issue is whether one bet constitutes bookmaking and harmful morals, even if only one gambler is present, with the record-keeping aspect not changing the criminality. Herman Glasser.
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New York Times
Justice Bischoff
Melville Collins
Willaim McEaughlin
Kings County
John Ball
John Rall
New York
Herman Glasser
Uncle Sam Offender in New Hudson Terminal Blockade
A letter from Frank B. Jewett in New York dated July 18, 1908 criticizes the opening of the Hudson Terminal postal station. The south sidewalk on Dey Street west of Church Street and part of the street are clogged by wagons and stalls, forcing pedestrians into the road and guiding traffic in one direction. The writer questions why the street designated to handle crowds is brickblocked by the builders.
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The
New York Times
New York
Uncle Sam
Hudson Terminal
Dey Street
Church Street
Frank B. Jewett
The Death Grip
Franklin denounces mortgage holders in New York who use foreclosures over minor tax slips and rack up interest and disbursements during hard times. He accuses lenders of refusing to take back funds when owners seek refinancing, delaying relief as long as possible.
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The
New York Times
New York
Frank M. Franklin
The Law on Yowling Cats Proposal
A Times correspondent suggests owners of noisy cats be fined and possibly imprisoned. The Sanitary Code already labels keeping such animals a misdemeanor if Bia noise harms health, with a note from Forks dated July 20, 1908.
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The
New York Times
the Times
Forks
Rail franchises at risk as PSC hearings begin
The Public Service Commission opened an investigation into the New York and Port Chester Railroad and the New York Westchester and Boston Railway, with potential forfeiture of their franchises. Testimony showed New Haven control, planned parallel tracks, route changes, and possible abandonment of one line as litigation continues. President Mace Moulton of Port Chester described proposed two-track development and connections to New Haven lines and subways.
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Public Service Commission
New York &Port Chester Railroad Company
New York, Westchester & Boston Railway Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Westchester
Port Chester
New Haven
A. H. Walker
Eustis
Mace Moulton
Portchester
Millbrook Company
Bronx
174Th Street
Moulton
Jia Mount
The
Westchester Road
Mellen
Oppose New Name for Road by Bronx Trolley Firm
Minority stockholders of the New York City Interborough Railway hire John C Tomlinson to oppose the Interborough Rapid Transit Company's plan to rename the line the Bronx Cross town Railway. They fear a name change signals receivership and aims to sever Interborough from any such proceedings.
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New York City
Interborough Railway
Bronx
John C. Tomlinson
Wall Street
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Rooseveltian Sense as Bryan Support Encouraged
The letter from Detroit dated July 17 1903 urges readers to back William Jennings Bryan as a man with Rooseveltian sense. Signatory F Cc R Gaston endorses Bryan citing his growth from youth to steady judgment and prudence.
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The
New York Times
Bryan
Cc. R. Gaston
Detroit
Mich
English Woman of Fashion in The London Truth
A feature profile from The London Truth describes the stylish Englishwoman of the day with a compromising smile and alert eyes resembling a court figure, noting a fashionable costume and public perception in society pages.
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London Truth
Dont Do That Dear A Century of A Mother’s Warning
A poem by J. W. Foley recalls a mother's relentless refrain dont do that dear echoed as a child grows. The piece portrays daily admonitions from porch to roof and the tedium of constant correction shaping behavior and memory.
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