New York Times Adverts and Rates Summary
The page lists daily newspaper rates and editions for The New York Times dated July 31 1908. It details pricing for New York and outlying areas, various combinations such as Daily, Daily and Sunday, and Sunday with pictorial sections, plus weekly financial quotation and Saturday Review subscriptions. It notes offices in New York Washington Philadelphia and international postings.
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New York
Times Square Publication
Spruce Street
Wall Street
Washington
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Public Ledger
London
Fleet St
Rue du Sender
Paris
NEW York Times Weekly Financial Quotation Review
Eeeet Eneerereee
Canada
NEW York Times Saturday Review
Times Subscription Rates and Mail Distribution Note
The notice advertises daily and Sunday editions mailed nationwide with monthly rates. It lists 50 cents per day and mentions orders via newsdealers or the Publication Office, with telephone contact 1000 Bryant.
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Bryant
Misbehavior of money and postal savings banks plan
Opinion piece critiques Taft and Republican push for postal savings banks arguing they would keep deposits in local areas, require government guarantees and careful investments by postmasters, warn of risks to depositors and question feasibility of local funding and state tax offsets.
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Tart
Oklahoma
Taft
Congress
Blaine
Northwest
Postal Savings Bank
New York
The
Stock Exchange
Postal Savings Banks
Arkansas
Mississippi
Montana
Idaho
New England
West
New Jersey
Connecticut
Texas
Cleveland
Union
Speeding deaths prompt call to safe driving
An editorial warns car owners and chauffeurs about fatal crashes caused by high speed. It cites the deaths of Winthrop Sans and Alfred Lauterbach, argues speed on main roads endangers occupants and the public, and urges moderate speeds and caution as a preventive measure.
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Winthrop Sanps
Alfred Lauterbach
France
Sanps
Lauterbach
Westchester Village
Sanos
Money flow to New York drives national wealth
The piece argues that large capital concentrates in New York to fuel national wealth and big enterprises. It notes money moves from the West to the South and to build railroads and mines, with New York providing the machinery for national employment. Proponents of postal savings banks seek to keep money where it is gathered, an intriguing experiment.
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New York
Postal Savings Banks
Doing Business by Law and the Rise of Regulated Trade
The piece argues that old profit-driven, unregulated commerce collapsed under strict rate rules. It credits the Inter State Commerce Commission with regulating rather than creating trade. It notes Pacific Orient and Atlantic routes shift toward regulated flows via New York, amid broad continental change.
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Orient
Inter-State Commerce Commission
New York
Asia
America
Atlantic
West seeks formal rule change on through rates and consuls
An editorial urges Congress to make Executive orders on port through rates and consular appointments permanent law. It argues that separating railway and steamship charges will end unfair domestic-export price gaps and protect foreign trade, urging coordinated merchant and importer action ahead of the next session.
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American Railways
Commission
Issue Laden Campaign As Parties Define Choices
After seven conventions the nation faces a fragmented ballot with many rejected issues. Republicans, Democrats, Independents and others offered varied priorities, while a convicted murderer has been nominated in a historical anomaly. The upcoming campaign will pivot on personified issues rather than a unified platform.
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United States
France
Consular Service Reform Affirms Career Path Under Roosevelt
The article praises U S consular reforms under Roosevelt, noting better personnel and higher standards. It credits Root and Loomis for salary-based grading and an 1906 reform, reinforced by executive exam requirements to ensure qualified appointments and promotions. It warns the order could be reversed by a future president, mentioning Bryan as a potential factor.
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United States
Roosevelt
Root
Senator Lopes
Tart
Bryan
Streets Voices Against Dog Killing Order
A public protest denounces Health Department rules allowing police to shoot unmuzzled or unleashed dogs on sight. The piece argues discretion is needed, noting the dog days claim is superstition and that many dogs are killed despite owners’ efforts to redeem them.
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Health Department
Walter Bensel
Christendom
Three Phases of Transit and a Costly School of Domes
The piece argues transit reforms in New York City from ferries to the first subway, urging a uniform system while noting the impracticalities ahead. It also profiles Columbia University’s costly new School of Domestic Economics, funded by tuition and aimed at trained housekeepers to manage large urban households.
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Justice Scudder
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
New York
Lindenthal
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Quebec Bridge
van Cortlandt Park
Ninety-sixth Street
Will
Columbia
Columbia School of Institutional Economics
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Times
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Reader Corrects Ethnicity Claim in Times Armenian Note
Said Kirreh requests correction for The New York Times today, stating Said Kirreh is not Armenian. He notes Armenian massacres prompted some to claim Armenian identity for sympathy, and he describes Armenian Americans as artisans, farmers, and merchants with professionals among them.
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New York Times
Autos At Crossings Highlight Train Danger
Editorial urges pedestrians and drivers to stop and look for approaching trains before crossing. It argues passenger schedules do not warn against freight, construction, or excursion trains and cites recurring near misses and risky behavior by motorists and pedestrians.
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The
New York Times
Long Island
Fae
New York
Debate on American Olympic Wins at Shepherds Bush
A July 28 1908 letter from Easton argues the American Olympic success at Shepherds Bush merits tempered pride. It notes Britain leads overall and many American victories came from foreign born athletes or those with foreign ancestry, citing Irish American clubs and athletes like Sheridan Flanagan and Daniels. The author urges considering representation, age, and bloodlines in evaluating 1908 results.
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The
New York Times
Shepherd's Bush
Great Britain
New York
Sheridan
Flanagan
Ditto
Hayes
Daniels
England
Shrubb Claims World Long-Distance Title
A letter to the Times from A Walker of New York argues Alfred Shrubb of England holds the world champion long-distance title, noting Shrubb’s world records and victories across Europe, America, and Australia, surpassing John J. Hayes in the marathon win of 1908.
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New York Times
the Times
Europe
America
Australia
A. Walker
New York
Hazing at West Point Provokes Editor Letter
A reader from New York dated July 29 1908 condemns hazing at West Point. The letter argues cruelty by officers breeds misconduct among soldiers and suggests harsh, ring style punishment as a deterrent for the eight hazed cadets.
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N Times
Ferri
West Point
Theodore Imperator
Kitty Montrose
New York
Hazing at West Point Draws Reader Letter From Diana Belais
A reader from New York dated July 27, 1908 thanks the editor and condemns hazing at West Point. She argues that if the offense is tolerated it will persist and blames the institution's authorities for allowing the practice to continue.
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New York Times
West Point
Diana Belais
New York
Public Employment Plea for City Improvements
Edmond Picton of New York writes on July 28, 1908, praising Schiff's request to Metz for employing unemployed men on stalled public works, noting money already allocated to advance projects and citing John Jay Park at Seventy-Sixth Street and East River as a three year example without progress.
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New York Times
Schiff
Metz
John Jay Park
Seventy-sixth Street
East River
Edmond Picton
New York
Roosevelt Thirteen Times and Taft’s Recital
In a July 29 1908 New York dispatch, Taft is mocked for reciting Theodore Roosevelt’s name thirteen times in a colossal speech. The writer portrays Taft as playing second fiddle to Roosevelt as he faces the Mississippi Valley.
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New York Times
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Mississippi Valley
New York
Hoodlum Vote and Magistrates
Halperane regrets that some New York magistrates oppose enforcing decency and quietness laws. He notes the Hoodlum vote could gain power in certain districts and criticizes courts for not supporting suppression of noise and disorder. Campbell.
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The
New York Times
Halperane
New York
Campbell
Letter Writers Defend Bryan and Question Park Concerts
A July 28 1908 letter from W Litchfield of Unionport NY laments journalistic prejudice against Mr Bryan questioning why a candidate twice for the presidency should face attacks. A second letter from Adolph Kraus agrees with I H Twamley that public park concerts fail to educate musical taste.
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The
New York Times
Bryan
W. Litchfield
Unionport
N. Y
I. H. Twamley
Adolph Kraus
New York
Hindu criticizes Kipling in college lecture
Teja Singh a Sikh scholar from the University of the Punjab spoke to two hundred Columbia Summer School girls in Teachers College. He argued Kipling ignores the rising Sikh reform movement and outlined India’s evolving social and religious history from the fourteenth century to today. He said a new India is forming through reformers who travel villages and preach universal brotherhood. His next talk at Whitier Hall at 4:51 this afternoon will cover The Present Situation in India.
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Columbia
Teja Singh
University of the Punjab
Oxford University
Teachers College
MacMechten
Kipling
Dr. Singh
India
Soor. C
Gotoma
Buddha
Punjab
Whittier Hall
Loan Officials To Repay Loaned Funds In Brief
Col Edward F Britton and Frederick H Schroeder ex President and ex Vice President of the Eagle Savings and Loan Company of Brooklyn were jailed on a charge of larceny for 44000 dollars they allegedly misappropriated. They claimed to have loaned the money to themselves and expect to restore it soon. They will plead not guilty before County Judge Dike. Friends offered aid at the loan office. Timothy L Woodruff denied ties to the Homestake South Extension Mining Company stock.
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Edward F. Britton
Frederick H. Schroeder
Eagle Savings and Loan Company of
Brooklyn
Dike
Col. Britton
Timothy L. Woodruff
Britton and Schrodler
Homestake South Extension Mining Company
Mr. Woodruff
Public Service Commission to inspect noise complaints
The Public Service Commission released a sample of daily noise complaints from citizens. The speaker urges visiting 125 Street and Broadway to hear line after line of Amsterdam and Broadway streetcars and a trestle subway, claiming the noise could drive the vicinity to an asylum. an inspection by the commission will be conducted.
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Public Service Commission
125 Street
Broadway
Amsterdam
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
W6th Street
242D Street
Eliminate War Call Prompts Nationwide Arbitration
Mortimer Tilomson of New York argues that Roosevelt’s arbitration plan could end war if adopted by all nations. He cites his 1900 satire Divine Comedy of Patriotism and warns Germany, especially its Exsuperor, as the main obstacle to treaty enforcement.
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The
New York Times
Roosevelt
New York
London
United States
Germany
Mortimer Tilomson
Protest Over Smoking Automobiles In Central Park
A Times reader complains about smoking cars in Central Park intruding on visitors and patients, saying the thick fumes spoil the air and harm those enjoying the park on July 27. The letter cites a recent encounter with a car emitting dense smoke while the writer was with a nurse and a patient.
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The
New York Times
TIMES
Central Park
Amy
New York
I. Krasnow
Farmers urged to subscribe and fight predatory wealth
J. W. Foley writes in a homespun voice urging farmers to subscribe to the Daily Times and manage finances amid hard times. He references checks, land deeds, seed grinding, and plowing while noting family moves to the mountains and support from friends.
Crosstown Lines Back to Old Hands and Changes Ahead
The Metropolitan will drop the Central Park North East River lines next Thursday. Crosstown and Belt car routes shift as Central Park prepares to resume independent operation with cars, power, and crews from the Metropolitan. Transfers end except at designated points. A hearing on Fifty-ninth Street transfers will occur Saturday. The Coney Island rate case and a special subway preview are also noted.
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Central Park, North & East River Commpany
Metropolitan
Fifty-ninth Street
Crosstown Ion
Central Park Company
United States Circuit Court For
Southern District of New York
Metropeditan Street Railway Company
Central Park, Neath & East Hiver Railroad Company
Tenth Avenue
West Street
Fifty-fourth Street
South Ferry
East Belt Horse Car Line
First ,Avenue
Fourteenth Street
South Street
Metropolitan Street Railway
Metropolits 1
Bell Line
Stratier
Thirty-fourth Street
Cvs
Issmé
North Hount
Forty-second Street
Central Park
Metropolitum
Fifty-third Street
Fittyhinth Street
Sixth Avenue
First Avenue
Wilaise Rive
125Th Street
Pifty-ninth Street
Pitty-third Street
Seventh Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Fitts -Thint Street
Sixth Avene
120Th Street
Pitty-ninth Street
Houston
Washington Streets
Desbresses Street
Washington and
Watts Street
Greenwich Street
Chartlten Street
Wastin
Avenue A
Amd
Central Park, North and
East River Company
Hts
George W. Lynch
Dry Dock
East Broadway and Hattery Company
United States Casualty Conpeny
Henry Thompson
Tamsel
STS S
Cental’ Park
Meteropollitan Street Railway Company
Public Service Commission
Commiscian
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the Consular Service
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Mother
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Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad Company
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