New York Times announces daily and Sunday editions rates 1909
The notice lists publication offices in New York Philadelphia London Paris Berlin and Wall Street addresses. It details subscription rates by mail per week month and year for daily and Sunday editions plus foreign postage and special reviews. It notes second class mail status and distribution to Canada and international locations.
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NEW York Times Saturday Review
Jerome Explains His Official Action at Cooper Union
The editorial lauds District Attorney Jerome for a full detailed statement after the Cooper Union meeting. It praises his calm, diligent defense and accountability to law, noting his lack of offensive rhetoric as a merit and the community’s support for his service. It also compares Zeppelin’s 37 hour voyage to advancing aerial navigation while cautioning dirigibles may not replace heavier-than-air craft.
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Cooper Union
TIMES
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Lake Constance
Berlin
Bitterfeld
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Atlantic Ocean
Arundel Holbein and British Budget Battles
The piece discusses the Arundel Holbein sale to the Cotnachis for 305000 and Britain’s reluctance to buy, amid private fundraising doubts. It links this to budget debates in the Commons, Conservative leadership under BALFOUR, and likely resistance to navy and pension cost reductions.
Industrial revival boosts New England mill construction and investments
The American Cotton and Wool Reporter notes an industrial surge with $54,000,000 in New England mill contracts, more old machinery exiting than in a decade, and rising fixed investments. Railways lag as industrials gain age and stability, aided by post embargo growth and less regulation. the piece cites Hershey’s article miscredit.
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American Cotton and Wool Reporter
New England
England
France
British Warn Against American Art Raiders Over Holbein Sale
A period piece condemns two wealthy American buyers as dangerous raiders bent on stripping Britain of cherished art. It mocks their tainted money yet admits American funds thrill Britain when the Holbein sale fetches a high price, hoping the buyers are not duped into overpaying.
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Henry VIII
Great Britain
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London Times
Tariff Debate Masks Shifts in U S Tax Policy
The piece argues that a new tariff on imports with protective aims could replace taxation reform as the Republican program in the next general elections. It warns this would mark a decisive move away from free trade, altering American interests even if later reversed.
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United States
German Chamber Reports on German Manufactures
The document to the State Department from German officials relied largely on Chambers of Commerce reports made at the Imperial Government’s request. Such official sources carry weight and should be treated with respect, not coarse denunciation before their contents are known.
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Preservation of Saratoga springs by legislature and governor
Saratogans rejoice as medicinal springs that made Saratoga famous will be preserved by act of the Legislature and of Gov. Hughes who, more than any other man, destroyed the gambling evil that tainted the village. Commissioners Edward M. Shepard Spencer Trask and Frank
Saratoga Springs Investment Aimed At Revival
N Goorfry is believed qualified to spend the 600000 provided by the enabling bill to restore Saratoga springs. The waters are praised as superior to Europe and the town is urged to implement a patient regimen and promote its scenic and climatic benefits to rivals abroad. Under careful management the state and village could gain prestige and financial returns.
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Saratoga
Europe
Carlsbad
Nauheim
Senator Owen Defends Press While Criticizing Sugar Trust Coverage
In a letter to The Sun, Senator Robt L Owen of Oklahoma accuses critics of injuring civic rights by attacking the press and withholding praise for Sugar Trust supporters. He argues many New York papers failed to reveal monopoly crimes or defend them, urging readers to read actual articles before judging.
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Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
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Sun
Memorial Day in the Subway A tale of courtesy and race
A down town station scene shows a porter offering his chair to an elderly Grand Army veteran and his wife, an act tied to Memorial Day spirit. A Bucks County farmer notes the gesture as humane, while discussing race and memory. The piece also reflects on aging minds and a letter-writer recounting a late-life balance of time and perception. It ends with noting Germany’s auto growth versus U S numbers.
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Seventy-ninth Street
Pegro
New York
Bucks County
Georgia Railroad strike linked to race and union rivalries
W. W. Ball argues that the Georgia Railroad strike reflects a clash between white and black workers within unions, noting how the wage undercutting by black firemen would threaten Northern whites and urging debate on whether to unionize or exclude black labor. He situates the issue in broader labor and racial dynamics across the country, calling for frank discussion of Southern race prejudice and northern influence.
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TIMES
Georgia
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Pacific
Brotherhood of Firemen
Montana
America
Texas
New Hampshire
New York
White Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Printers’ Union
Iever
Georgia Railroad
W. W. Ball
Charleston
Tension in Europe letters to the editor 1909
Alfred Mosely of New York argues that European naval rivalry between England and Germany could threaten the United States. He cites Monroe Doctrine tensions, warns of a potential clash, and urges steps to ease European public opinion and reduce danger while noting no immediate threat.
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Alfred Mosely
New York
German motor vehicle use and accident rates in 1908
The article notes Germany counted 5 069 accidents in the year to September 1908 with 5 312 vehicles. Despite a 15.8 percent rise in vehicles from 1907 the accident rate fell relatively. Injured totaled 2 630 with 188 chauffeurs 431 passengers and 2011 third persons. Fourteen four killed included 12 chauffeurs 22 passengers and 107 third persons. Damages reached $193 238 and most incidents were deemed preventable.
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Germany
Empire
Railroads and Unionism Put Public in Charge
A 1909 Commerce piece argues the public bears responsibility for railroad worker brutality and impoliteness and suggests transportation firms deserve special labor rules. It contends strikes empower unions, hindering discipline, and stresses railroads as arteries of commerce that must run uninterrupted.
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Joy Riding and Blame in Early Auto Scandals
A letter from Stewart Browne in New York on July 27 1900 argues that both chauffeurs and bosses often take cars for joy rides with friends and drink revelry. When accidents happen the car bears blame but the owner is also at fault.
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New York Times
Stewart Browne
New York
Mothers for Suffrage Letters Highlight Enduring Maternal Influence
Alice Stone Blackwell from Dorchester argues that suffragist mothers show virtue in self sacrifice and strong guidance. She cites Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Harriet Beecher Stowe as models, praising mothers who balance family devotion with public advocacy.
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Margaret Doane Gardiner
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Miss Gardiner
Mrs. Stanton
Laura E. Richards
Doill
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Medical Society
Stokes Rouses Whitmanites At Fifteenth Fellowship Meet
J G Phelps Stokes challenged the Walt Whitman Fellowship urging militancy not mere poetry and warned against a pleasure loving group. Speakers included Rose Pastor Stokes Emma Goman Belle Wilkins and others at the Whitman gathering in Hotel Brevoort with a Ninety dinner following.
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America
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Stokes
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Grace Potter
John H. Johnston
Leonard Abbott
George Sylvester Viereck
Alexander Irvine
The thrice-ringed guascutus circus tale
A reader recalls a tramp circus in a wild Western town of the late 1960s and a side show featuring a fabled animal called the thrice-ringed guascutus. The letter asks what the creature is and whether Roosevelt has secured one.
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Africa
New England Farms Languish Amid Prosperous Cities
Henry Baldwin of South Canterbury Connecticut writes that rural Connecticut lags while New York prospers. He notes two farms thriving reduced to one in six towns under mill districts and argues insurance costs are higher on farms than village properties, suggesting fear of fires to profit insurers.
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New York State
Henry Baldwin
South Canterbury
Conn
Hampton’s Problem Editorial Praised by Reader
A Hampton Va reader thanks the editor for the May 26 1909 editorial Mr. Taft's New Trust praising Hampton Institute. The writer commends the bolic spirit broad intelligence and uncommon sanity, hoping such views could help resolve the race problem.
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Mr. Taft
New Trust
Hampton Institute
William S. Dodd
Hampton, Va
Columbus Day Holidays Spread Across States
Letters to the editor discuss Columbus Day becoming legal in New York Pennsylvania Colorado California Montana Illinois and New Jersey. Readers question newspaper stance while others critique magistrates and public order amid the Loeb probe commentary.
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