New York Times 1909 Daily and Sunday Rates
The page lists subscription prices for the New York Times in 1909, detailing daily and Sunday editions, monthly and yearly rates, and postage charges for domestic and foreign destinations. It provides pricing for Greater New York, Jersey City, Newark, and other areas with per week and per month figures.
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NEW York Times Company
Times ‘Square
New York City
Greater
New York
Jersey City
Newark
New York Times
Frick report on Equitable critique urges reform and independence
The Frick committee's inquiry into the Equitable Life Assurance Society is praised for candor and clarity. It condemns directors for self serving deals, stresses fiduciary duties, and urges reform, rebuild efforts, and a non Wall Street controlled future to restore public confidence.
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Frick
Equitable Life: Assurance Society
Uts
Equitable
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Wall Street
Financial Centre
Equitable Society
President’s direct diplomacy signals unusual peace push
The President spoke with Count Cassini about an early peace in the Far East and the potential impact of Russia seeking a decisive victory or peace. He voiced that continued war would harm Russia and that European powers may reassess their stance, signaling a notable shift in U.S. neutral diplomacy amid the war.
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Russia
Count Cassitt
Far East
Japan
Korean Strait
Pacific
Cassini Nee
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Amoor
United States
Europe
European Emigration Controls and American Immigration
A 1905 view argues Europe hardens emigration to the United States, noting Italy Austria Hungary and Russia curb departures while England accepts many. It cites 1904 immigration fell by 50 000, Naples rejected 10 000 applicants, and forecasts a continued influx of Hungarians Italians and Russians via assisted immigration with calls for stricter enforcement and better distribution to agricultural areas.
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Europe
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Russia
J. D. Whelpley
North American Review
England
America
London
Naples
Hungary
Austria
Should Nebogatoff Be Hanged for Surrendering?
The piece weighs whether Admiral Nebogatoff deserves execution for surrendering his fleet to the Japanese, arguing circumstances like mutiny, command loss, or doomed crews could justify his decision. It calls for widespread public hangings in Russia, shifting blame to imperial and ring leaders while exonerating the admiral as humane.
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Nerogatoff
Nebogatoff
Russia
Grand Ducal Syndicate
Ring
St. Petersburg
The Evolution of Agility in Modern Travel
Grant Allen argues a long contest between nuts and squirrels reflects adaptation. The article traces pedestrian and vehicle evolution from horses and cable cars to electric cars and automobiles, noting faster transport reshapes how people dodge traffic and stay safe.
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Grant Allen
Tellus
Speed and Agility Rise in City Streets
The essay argues that rapid transit and fast travel have transformed street life. Pedestrians become more agile, drivers push faster, and street accidents may decline as people adapt to the volume and pace of modern mobility. The author likens city evolution to natural selection, favoring quicker, more capable urban dwellers.
Sub Calibre Practice Misunderstood in naval dispute
Tuy Ties hosted a discussion that drew naval officers’ ire after a story claimed a Chinese Admiral exposed a supposed Japanese scheme of sub calibre target practice. The article notes sub calibre firing has American origins under Admiral Sampson, later expanded with the Morris tube, used by the U.S. Navy before and during the Spanish-American War.
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Tuy
Navy Department
Admiral Sampson
Bureau of Ordnance
Spain
American Marquis Ousted From Papal Court
The London Chronicle reports Francis MacNutt, American Papal Marquis and Private Chamberlain, ordered by Pius X to resign and surrender all pontifical honors within 24 hours amid grave pending charges. He funded Vatican diplomacy, hosted Vatican and Quirinal society, and was influential in Roman circles.
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London Chronicle
Rome
Francis MacNutt
Cape and Sword
Palazzo Doria Pamphili
Pius X
Questura
Merry de Val
Santelli
Vincenzo Vannutelli
Vatican
Quirinal
Papal
Eternal City
Bernard Shaw and American pronunciation debate
Byron G. Stephenson argues in a New York letter that Bernard Shaw errs about Americans placing the h before w in wh words. He claims the ancestral Anglo Saxon spellings thwa hwat hwen align with American and Scotch usage, supporting current pronunciation.
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New York Times
Bernard Shaw
Ireland
Hwat
Skylarks Liberated In Brooklyn Named After Local Minister
In a letter to the editor J Yates Peer recalls Rev John McKillop, a Brooklyn Methodist preacher, who brought skylarks to Flatbush and released them. He suggests recording the event with a tablet at Prospect Park and notes McKillop's leadership role among local preachers. The piece dates to May 30, 1805.
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New York Times
Flatbush
Brooklyn
John McKillop
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bedford
Prospect Park
Long Island Historical Society
Willink
McKillop
Preachers’ Association
J. Yates Peer
The Evangelistic Campaign Press Letter
A reader criticizes the city evangelistic campaign led by Dr. MacArthur, denouncing the Rockefeller religion and urging a united Jewish Catholic Protestant effort to revive practical obedience to the Ten Commandments for moral reform. The letter appeals to God fearing citizens to support root remedies for social ills.
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New York Times
Dr. MacArthur
Rockefeller
the Times
New York
Gregorian Chant Praised as True Church Music
Cantatokr of Brooklyn argues Gregorian chant is essentially ecclesiastical not merely ancient. He cites Halévy and Spohr praising its beauty and questions why Catholic priests tolerate modern church music. He says organists fear Gregorian tones due to lack of proper exposure to authentic renditions. June 1, 1914.
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New York Times
Halévy
Louis Spohr
Brooklyn
Pushcart Men Protest Rights Before Broad Street Building
A corporate representative complains to police after pushcart vendors crowd the frontage of a Broad Street building. He says repeated visits failed to curb the noise and disruption, citing alleged legal protections for vendors and criticizing Magistrate Finn’s ruling granting them a limited standing area.
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The
New York Times
Broad Street
Finn
New York
Forget-me-nots for Union Square Gardens Protest
A letter from Union Square criticizes the park that the flowers fade quickly and suggests French gardeners plant forget-me-nots to bloom after tulips. The writer notes the neglect will hide battered remains from public eye and requests change.
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The
New York Times
Union Square
Lince
Park Commission
Submarine fears in naval controversy near Santiago
In 1905 reports in New York discuss a shift from the man behind the gun to the man beneath the waves. The question of Spanish submarines at Santiago looms, suggesting the Sampson Schley dispute might have resolved differently and fate could have met the admirals like Rojestvensky.
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Tea
New York Times
Santiago
Sampson
Schley
Rojestvensky
New York
A Close Shave
The Pall Mall Gazette reports the Liverpool Corporation seeks fresh water use for each shave and strict cleaning rules for razors towels and brushes. The National Guild opposed the rules before a House of Commons committee, arguing the standards insult the barber trade and dignity.
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Liverpool Corporation
National Guild
House of Commons
Russia's Salty Defeat Signals New Russian Age
In a 1905 dispatch from New York, the writer argues the Korean Strait battle marks Russia's birth rather than its death, predicting a transformed port at Petropavlovsk and a future of peaceful railways, with U.S. proximity and a reoriented global trade center from London to San Francisco.
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New York Times
Korean Straits
Russia
Vladivostok
Petropavlovski
Pacific
United States
Straits of Bering
Paris
London
San Francisco
New York
W. M
Alfonso's London Programme for Spanish King Visit
The British Lord Chamberlain outlines Alfonso XIII visit to London from Monday afternoon June D to Saturday June 10. The King will stay at Buckingham Palace with royal engagements across London and Aldershot including a state banquet, lunches, a review, and addresses. A gala Royal Opera performance is set for Thursday June 8.
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Alfonso Mit
Spain
Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Lower Grosvenor Place
London
Landsdowne House
Guildhall
Aldershot
Prince and Princess of Wales
Marlborough House
Duke
Duchess of
Paddington
Windsor
Marlborough Gate
Pallmall
Waterloo Place
Regent Street
Oxford Street
Holborn
Newgate Street
Cheap
Royal Opera
Covent Garden
Tombing The Abbey A Lad Seeks Westminster Visits
A Boston Herald note describes a boy learning English history from his English father and proposing tombing in Westminster Abbey during a London trip. The mother wonders about the idea and the act of tombing as sightseeing, shopping, or slumming.
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Boston Herald
England
Westminster Abbey
London
Jonah's Resolve in a Chicago News Comic Bit
The Chicago News presents a humorous exchange where a whale calls Jonah asking his status and Jonah replies he is secure. The whale jokes about undigested securities. Jonah plans to launch a comic paper after escaping.
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The
Chicago News
Jonah
Why She Bounced Out
The photographer directs Essy to pose with a smile for a moment then resume a natural look as the scene unfolds.
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The
Chicago News
Essy
A Wonderous Journey to Lap-land Poem by Edgerton
A lullaby style poem invites a child to sleep aboard a magical reindeer drawn sled to Lap-land and Nap-land. The narrator describes a comforting journey through night and dream, with imagery of stars, bells, and a silver roadway. James Arthur Edgerton is credited.
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James Arthur Edgerton
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