The New York Times front matter from 1908 publication
The page shows the New York Times masthead and publication details dated Thursday June 4, 1908, listing offices in New York Park Row Harlem West 125th Street, Washington DC Public Ledger Philadelphia locations, and printing references to The Times London.
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New York
Park Row
Harlam
West 125Th Street
Washington
Washington Post
Hiladelphia
Beers
Recce
Public Ledger
Chestnut Streets
Oni
London
the Times
Printing House Square
E.C
Subscription Rates for Daily and Sunday Editions
The notice outlines postage paid rates for daily and Sunday editions by mail. It lists weekly and monthly prices for domestic and foreign delivery, including a foreign surcharge of 1.10 dollars per month for daily and Sunday editions. The text references the New York Times Saturday Review as part of the subscription offers.
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Weetanensseees RO
Tetas Eeske
NEW York ‘Times
Ss.e Ases
Newspaper delivery options and pricing noted
A fragmented note from The New York Times lists sixteen pages and mentions mailing possibilities for daily and Sunday editions nationwide. It states delivery at 7 cents per month and orders by newsdealers or directly to the Publication Office.
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New York Times
Debating Trade Barriers Across the Empire and US Contrast
The piece argues against a British imperial customs union, contrasting internal US and empire trade. It cites population, geography, rail networks, and resource diversity to show internal trade would dominate compared with colonial barriers. Data on wheat exports, car usage, lake freights, and canal tonnage illustrate vast domestic trade versus foreign commerce.
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Chamberlain
Great Britain
United States
United Kingdom
British Isles
Car Service
Sault Ste. Marie
Portage
Impressive Trade Figures Across Our Internal Markets
The article notes large gains in internal trade and a rise in Pacific Coast salmon packs from 1.5 million to over 2 million cases by 1901. It emphasizes domestic commerce as key to prosperity and contrasts it with Mr. Chamberlain’s limited promise to Britain if taxes curb foreign trade.
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Pacific Coast
Chamberlain
Race and family size in American public thought
The North American essayist known as Paterfamilias argues that smaller American families are not harmful but largely beneficial. He contrasts past patriarchal households with modern trends, asserts fertility signals prudence, and questions the urging to multiply as a civic and religious duty, noting economic and moral implications.
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King Lear
Frederick the Great
NaApPo- Leon Bonaparte
Hell
Hill
United States
Monks Seek Refuge in Presbyterian Scotland from France
The piece notes Catholic Carthusian monks expelled from France may settle on land sold by Duke of Argyll in Scotland. It contrasts climate between Grande Chartreuse and Caledonian shores and recalls Sr Columba’s mission to Scotland, highlighting historical church divisions and cross religious migration.
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Scotland
Duke of Argyll
France
Grande Chartreuse
Caledonia
Europe
Columba
Island
A Vision of Monastic Crafting on a Frozen Isle
The piece imagines monks finding livelihoods on a half frozen island to craft sacred distillations or join whisky brands, while invoking Samuel Johnson and Iona. It critiques municipal art commissions and urges public discussion of Hall of Records sculptures, proposing plaster models, cross-disciplinary input, and timeful trials to ensure lasting value.
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Scotland
Ireland
Norway
Samuel Johnson
Progressive injunctions and the danger of misuse in court
The piece critiques expanding injunctions from labor disputes to landlord tenant cases citing Judge Baxter and other decisions. It argues injunctions reflect discretionary power, warns of legal overreach, and urges legislatures to limit contempt penalties unless court actions are justifiable. It questions where the trend leads if unchecked and notes practical consequences for tenants and landlords.
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Omaha
Muncer
United States Circuit Court For
Nebraska
Dickinson
District Court
Baxterr
Baxter
Hall of Records sculpture and city art commissions debate
A fragmentary column discusses the New York Art Commission the Municipal Art Society the Fine Arts Federation and its Sculpture Society. It notes public haziness over each body’s role and criticizes the commission for exercising veto over city statuary and art work.
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Municipal Art Society
Sculpture Society
Hall of Records
John. R. Thomas
The
New York Art Commission
Thomas
Society of Mural Painters
Arts Club
Paris
Fine Arts Federation
GorrHe
Left handed streetcars and derelict ships threaten progress
The article argues for running streetcars on the left to reduce accidents and urges shipping nations to destroy derelicts at sea. It notes the cultural inertia of American right handed traffic and calls for coordinated international action to secure safer navigation and transit.
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New York
Coastward Duty to Clear Derelicts Aboard Ships
The piece urges a long overdue coastwise program to remove derelicts using explosives when safe, noting dangers to future voyagers and the impracticality for merchant vessels to tackle wrecks. It questions a prior dispatch about a trolley car halted by mosquitos between Bound Brook and Dunellen, suggesting hawks might have been the culprits.
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Bound Brook
Dunellen
Jersey
Pelota vs Baseball Rowdyism Debate Contrasts Gentle Sport
Letter to the editor argues against Mr. Strauss's praise of pelota noting cricket also lacks rowdyism and mocking pelota’s gentleness. Grahame suggests marbles or croquet as milder alternatives and questions national fitness if pelota’s gambling and vigor are seen as positives.
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The
New York Times
Strauss
H. F. Grahame
New York
Ball-Capped Railing at Bowling Green Questioned
J N Perkins asks for evidence to settle whether Bowling Green’s iron railing in pre revolutionary days was capped with round balls rather than crowns and if a dated print or picture exists in the Historical Library to confirm the claim.
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Bowling Green
New York Times
Benjamin Lander
Times
Historical Library
J. N. Perkins
New York
Letters oppose Grant Lee statues honor
A New York correspondent argues against raising equestrian statues of Grant and Lee. He says honoring both would insult the South and desecrate a noble American, arguing Lee’s surrender at Appomattox reflected necessary conditions and should not be humiliated.
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Grant-Lee
The
New York Times
Henry Becker
Grant
Lee
Appomattox
South
New York
Ir. Ee
Old City Hall Park dispute letter to editor
A June 2 1903 letter from a New Yorker recalls a triangular indentation in City Hall Park on Park Row opposite the Tribune and World buildings. The author notes a claimed propriety in the indentation, the city offered 3000 dollars, which was refused, and the ground remained outside the stone coping.
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City Hall Park
New York Times
Times
Park Row
Tribune
World Buildings
New York
Oldest Person Claim Noted by New York Reader
J D Earle of Brooklyn writes to The Times referencing Vincent de la vae Montagne born April 22 1657 baptized in 1658 married March 5 1684 to Arientje Jans and died May 26 1773 aged 116 per Dutch church records in New Amsterdam. He cites Valentine's Manual 1862 for references.
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New York Times
Times
Vincent de la Vae
Montagne
Arientje Jans
New Amsterdam
J. D. Earle
Brooklyn
The Man Who Is Frank
A Baltimore American nugget notes that a man who boasts of frankness often bears a brutal reputation, using a sharp line on honesty and character.
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Man
Is Frank
Baltimore American
Knows Its Value in a Political Secret Trade
In Yonkers Statesman, Swifter claims Hobbs will not reveal a close political secret, but may sell it to the opposition. The message implies a frame of political intrigue and potential betrayal amid competing factions.
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Gildeck
Hobbs
Yonkers
Trade Stalls Draw Crowded Women Shoppers Says Merchant
A Syracuse Herald quote reports the merchant noting consistent daily crowds of lady shoppers at his store. The remark suggests brisk trade and strong female consumer interest in his goods.
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Syracuse Herald
Legal Satisfaction and Damages Cited in Plain Dealer Quip
A Cleveland Plain Dealer remark quotes a lawyerly exchange on a legal victory and damages. The speaker says I won it and that damages are nearly enough to pay the lawyer, highlighting a smug posttrial sentiment and practical costs of litigation.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Disillusionment in a Chicago Daily News poem fragment
A lyrical fragment from The Chicago Daily News describes a delicate, shy woman admired for purity and sentiment. The speaker recalls lingering images of her melancholy stare, compassionate nature, and idealized devotion, culminating in a perplexing scene at a meal that unsettles the narrator.
Monument for Syracuses Exempt Firemen Honoring Heroic Fireman
Syracuse plans a park monument to Hamilton White, hero of city fires and nephew of Ambassador Andrew H. White. Miss Gai Sherman of Syracuse crafts a central bust and two subsidiary figures for an exedra , set among trees near the western park border, with a detailed sculptural program by Henry Bownard Bronge Company.
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Association of Exempt Firemen
New York
Syracuse
Hamilton White
Andrew H. White
Germany
Asrafi
White
Gai Sherman
Saint Gaudens
Society of American Artists
Cooper Studios
Shale
Herlittle
Miss Sherman
Syracase
Henry Bownard Bronge Company
Sculptures pared for Mines and Metallurgy front
Change in sculpture orders for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition reduces a four relief commission by Theodore Baur to a single repeated panel along the Mines and Metallurgy facade. The long 30 by 10 foot panel centers Abundance with metal origins, flanked by Genius of Labor and Warrior King figures, Luxury, and a Woman at her Toilet, designed for detachable sections to fit the evolving front.
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Mir
Baur
Michael Angelo
Theodore Baur
Neahim
Bain
Righ
Woma
Bids for New Battleships Show Narrow Range
Washington June 3 five bidders challenged the government with bids for three 16000 ton battleships. The lowest bid came from Newport News Company at 4110000 and the highest from Eastern Shipbuilding Company at 4192000. Other bids ranged from 4165000 to 4191000 with Cramp a strong participant.
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Nw York Times
Washington
Newport News Company
Eastern Shipbuilding Company
New London
Conn
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Fore. River Company
Massachusetts
Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
Fore River Company
Navy Department
Newport News
Fore River
Oaward
New York Company
Bray: &Sons
Bright outlook for canal negotiations in Colombia
Washington reports the State Department will pause canal talks until the Colombian Congress meets June 20 and shows signs of support for the treaty. Consul Malmros says Colombia’s best elements back ratification through an educational campaign. In Panama Obaldia declares readiness to travel to Bogota, praised for patriotism.
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Washington
State Department
Marroquin
Colombian Congress
Malmros
Colon
Colombia
Panama
Obaldia
Senate
Bogota
Sefior Obaldia
Court finds no jurisdiction for habeas corpus in Guam case
Washington June 3 The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia ruled it has no authority to issue a writ of habeas corpus to compel the Navy to produce Edward Johnson imprisoned on Guam. The court held it lacks jurisdiction and that the President, not the Secretary, has power to remove a prisoner in such cases.
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Washington
Edward Johnson
Guam
Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Secretary of ‘the Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Hobart Statue Unveiled in Paterson New Jersey
The bronze Garrett A. Hobart statue was unveiled on Paterson’s City Hall plaza. Mrs Hobart and her son Garret attended with Gov. Murphy and U S Senators Kean and Dryden. Phorston Bell pulled the rope. John W Clare spoke on the late Vice President’s career. funding came from national subscriptions including former President McKinley.
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John W. Clare
United States
Pres Eer McKinley
Vicesident
Hobart
Amon
Presiden McKinley
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District of Columbia Court of Appeal
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