New York Times Subscription Rates and Notices
The page lists postage and subscription rates for New York Times editions in Greater New York and surrounding areas, including daily and Sunday prices by week month and year, plus rates for mail, Canada, and foreign delivery. It mentions paid weekly, monthly, and yearly options and notes various sections such as the Weekly Financial Quotation Review and Saturday Review with individual pricing.
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NEW York Times Saturday Review
Classifieds Offer Daily Nation Mail Subscription
Announcement for daily and Sunday editions mailed nationwide at 75 cents per month. Orders directed to the Publication Office or newsdealers. Telephone 1000 Bryant provided for inquiries.
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Bryant
Punishing Castro Likely to Follow Dutch Pressure
The piece argues the Netherlands may punish President Castro for his handling of foreign reps. It notes the Monroe Doctrine limits responses, cites Venezuela’s terrain and Castro’s hold on power, and suggests naval action or seizure of custom houses could pressure him. It warns moral legitimacy hampers foreign action amid corrupt dealings.
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Netherlands
Castro
Sesf
la Guayra
Venezuela
Holland
Foreign banking ideas for US
Senator Aldrich announces his Monetary Commission will travel in sections to study foreign banking and currency systems abroad. The effort seeks to debunk the notion of an American finance system and to learn that a well worked bad system can outperform a poorly implemented good one, citing Canada as an example.
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Aldrich
Monetary Commission
Com
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Germany
Japan
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Journal of Commerce
Currency policy critique and trade impacts across nations
The text compares currency systems in Germany and Japan, critiques the Commission’s stance on emergency currency, and highlights the impact of imports on the U.S. balance of trade. It notes raw material shortages, tariff effects on production costs, and industrial lobbying against railway rate hikes while predicting a prolonged procession to September.
Georgia Democrats Split as Bryan Faces Georgia Doubts
The Augusta Chronicle attacks Tom Watson’s appeal to Georgia Democrats warning against giving Georgia to Tarr. It cites historical vote patterns, shifts among white voters, and Georgia’s industrial growth, noting past Bryan tallies and current GOP interest.
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Tom Watson
Georgia
Tarr
Augusta Chronicle
RAILWAY AND TARIFF RATES IN FISCAL YEAR REVIEW
The article argues tariff increases raised production costs and reduced imports of dutiable crude materials for manufactures. It notes foreign hunger kept buying food here while exports of such goods fell, exports of manufactures rose slightly, and customs duties limited arts materials. It cites 1907 figures: $114,000,000 of dutiable crude materials and $150,000,000 of partially manufactured goods imported.
Chauffeurs and the Law in Cunningham Castlo Case
Appellate Division reverses lower court in Cunningham v Castlo, holding the loaned chauffeur not responsible for injuries when the driver had owner permission. Dissent argues chauffeur remains in employer’s business. Calls for clearer chauffeur liability and potential licensing to protect the public.
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Supreme Court
Cunningham
Castlo
Clarke
Ingraham
Scott
HovuGuHu Ton
Hovcuron
Court of Appeals
Bors
Cunningham Castle
The Woman Purser
A discussion of employing women pursers on ocean steamers as a light occupation for gentlewomen. It questions effects on bachelors and argues a female purser would avoid smoking room duties, possibly limit Sunday prayers, and hints at broader progress for women in seafaring roles.
Kamp Kill Kare lodge invites political figures
The piece describes Kamp Kill Kare as a wilderness lodge founded by ex-Lieut. Gov. WoopRurFF with a dubious name. It notes he has invited County Chairmen State Committee members and legislators to visit the refuge, signaling a blend of leisurely setting and political maneuvering.
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Kamp Kill Kare
Wooprurff
Josh Billingsese
Columbia's new School of Domestic Economics notes
The piece surveys Columbia University’s new School of Domestic Economics with a focus on hotel, hospital, and large-house operations. It discusses the rise of domestic science training, its costs, and potential high salaries for graduates, alongside broader reflections on urban growth and urban planning.
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School of Domestic Economics
Times
Incidents of Former Panics in the Aug Forum
A historical reminiscence of 1857 panics recounts bank failures and depositor fears. The narrator recalls taking small sums from a Williamsburg Bank and the Bank of New York, wallet losses, and visitors in Chicago and New York during financial collapse.
Diffusion of City Traffic Letter to the Editor
A letter from E. B. Evergreen argues against extending rapid transit to distant city edges and urges building loops to unify sections. He calls for equal transit and diffusion of traffic, critiquing the Fourth Avenue subway delay and asking Public Service Commission cooperation.
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New York Times
Metz
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Public Service Commission
E. B. Evergreen
Rockefeller Collects Witness Fees in Oil Suit
In New York on July 25 1908 Rockefeller leads in a major Standard Oil case having collected about 150 dollars as witness fees for his attendance and testimony before Judge Landis. The situation draws ironic humor from the high profile defendant.
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New York Times
John D. Rockefeller
United States
Legal Aid Society Seeks Support To Expand Free Help
The Legal Aid Society reports aid to over fifteen thousand this year, up from twelve thousand last year, with twenty attorneys helping the poorest free of charge. Donations to the treasurer LOLIS WINDMUELLER, 20 Reade Street, New York, July 27, 1908, keep offices running and may prevent cuts in staff.
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Legal Aid Society
New York Times
Broadway
Friends of the Society
Lolis Windmueller
New York
Reade Street
Lurid Melodrama of Asphalt Corrected in Letter
Omitted details correct a claim about A L Barber. The writer states Barber was never chairman or director of the Asphalt Company of America or the National Asphalt Company. Barber did not hold office except for a brief offer to presidency on Jan 1 1901, which he declined on Jan 3 1901.
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New York Times
A. L. Barber
Asphalt Company of America
National Asphalt Company
New York
Business interests push reemployment to aid Taft campaign
A Brooklyn letter dated July 25 1908 argues that men with large business ties should secure jobs for those discharged in recent months to sustain Republican power. It claims wages spent to rehire the unemployed will outweigh campaign contributions and undercuts the party by promising continued prosperity without real jobs.
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New York Times
Taft
Republican Party
Repubican Party
Brooklyn
Fate of Park Bank statues by renowned sculptor Laumitz
Inquiries ask about the fate of statues once on the Park Bank facade attributed to Robert E. Laumitz. The writer notes Laumitz as a noted sculptor and asks whether any product of his art remains or has been discarded, citing Appleton's Encyclopedia.
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New York Times
Old Park Bank
Robert E. Laumitz
Appleton
Inquirer
York
Wheels Across Generations From Grandma to Mab
The verse traces three generations around a wheel sparkling with daily labor. Grandma in a linsey gown tends the big wheel in a quiet living room. Mother stitches lawn and lace while the treadle hums. Mab emerges with a new runabout and gloved hands at the wheel.
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Grandma
Mother
Swift
Mab
Ella A. Fanning
Coney Island Fare Debate Delays Public Hearing
The Nickel Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad pace seeks a 10 cent fare for non weekend days but the Public Service Commission hearings are postponed. The company argues five cent fares lose money while operating costs hover near 19 cents per car mile. Officials present figures, but the commission remains unconvinced and may oppose any quick fare change.
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Cdney Island
Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
Public ‘Service Commission
W. Huff
Paper Mills to Shut Down Amid Wage Talks
President Burbank of International Paper Co said wage cuts are still under consideration as slack trade pressures persist. The firm, having cut about $15 000 yearly from admin and supervisory salaries, faces two thirds drop in business and may close several plants next month for repairs if the new wage scale is not finalized.
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Burbank
International Paper Company
Glens Falls
Independent Hides Firms Challenge Duty on American Cattle Hides
Independent dealers including Moore Company Hans Rees Sons and Franken Brothers protest duty on hides at the Board of United States General Appraisers. They seek free entry for hides from American cattle slaughtered abroad returned to the United States claiming Dingley tariff Paragraph 483 supports their case. Protest filed before General Appraiser Fischer. A successful ruling could lower leather and shoe prices for consumers.
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Beef Trust
United States General Appraisers
Lk. (. Moore Company
Hans Rees Sons
Is. Buschoft
Franken Brothers
United States
Birkenhead
Deptford
England
Fischer
Two Tubes in Next Subway Plan Presented
Henry B. Seaman, engineer for the Public Service Commission, outlines Manhattan subway plans before Appellate Division commissioners. He notes lower costs with split walls between tracks, reinforced concrete pillars where needed, reduced derailment risk, and less surface disruption during construction. He says cars will be higher and wider, using the same gauge as trunk line coaches.
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Broadway
Lexington Avenue
Henry B. Seaman
Public Service Commission
Manhattan
Seaman
Jerome and Reardon in clash over raids and arrest
Detective Edward Reardon arrives at the District Attorney’s office denying resignation rumors. Jerome rejects comment as an investigation continues into a prior arrest and seized tools, with Reardon facing oppression charges in General Sessions.
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Edward Reardon
Jerome
Special Sessions
District Attorney's Office
Long Branch
Reardon
Art
Kernochan
Erie Hints at Improving Railroad Business
Erie Railroad officials announced signs of gradual improvement in business with rising demand ahead. They noted increased staffing and busy shops, better rolling stock readiness, large Northwest crops, and growing confidence among businessmen nationwide.
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Erie Railroad
Peat Urged to Restore Central Park Fertility
Hal B. Fullerton, Long Island Railroad agricultural agent, argues peat can restore Central Park soil lost to years of cultivation. He says chemicals fail, peat provides decaying vegetation matter, supplies nitrogen and potash, holds moisture, and would cost less than chemicals. He cautions against removing park debris and notes feasibility limits in dense urban areas.
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Hal B. Fullerton
Long Island Railroad
Central Park
New Jersey
America
Europe
Huntington
Lorg Island
Fullerton
Mr. Fullerton
Public notice of Y M C A dormitory access difficulties
Residents report weekend closures of Y M C A offices and locked safes at the West Twenty third Street Branch. A resident found a registered letter delayed thirty six hours due to staff absence and a desk clerk lacking access to the safe combination. The letter contained silk socks from a family.
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Christian Associa#tion
Association
West Twenty-third Street
Court Clerks Reclassified by City Magistrates
The Board of City Magistrates First Division held its monthly meeting at West Side Court. Three women probationary officers were appointed at $900 each: Henrietta L. Smith, Mary A. Skelly, and Minnie De Chard. A new plan assigns Assistant Clerks by squads of three with one multilingual member, rotating monthly across courts starting Oct 1.
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Board of City Magistrates
West Side Court
Henrietta L. Smith
Mary A. Skelly
Minnie de Chard
Barlow
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