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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1908
Page
6
The page lists publication identifiers and rates for The New York Times in 1908. It includes office locations in New York and other cities, postage and circulation notes, and subscription prices for daily, Sunday, and weekly editions as printed on a June 8 1908 issue page. It also notes international and Canada rates and distribution details.
The notice outlines subscription details for The New York Times including seventeen pages per issue and Sunday editions mailed to subscribers in SC, monthly rates, and a 60 cent daily edition. It provides ordering options through dealers or direct via Publication Telephone 1000 Bryant.
The piece analyzes Taft's stance on government power, antitrust policy, and federal licensing amid Roosevelt’s influence. It critiques centralized regulation, supports limiting executive overreach, and argues Taft should shape the Chicago platform to reflect his views. It notes Tart as the likely candidate and emphasizes education and self‑support themes.
The piece lauds Protestant Episcopal Bishop Brent of the Philippines for declining the Washington bishopric left vacant by Batterler. It highlights his unwillingness to seek personal gain and praises his martyrdom in choosing hard, dangerous work for the church abroad over a shining Washington appointment.
The article cites President MacCRACKEN of New York University and President BuTLER of Columbia University noting that students can earn part of their expenses during their courses. It highlights varied jobs, city advantages, and the role of college authorities and committees in securing suitable employment while emphasizing character and sustained work effort.
A London clubman argues that King Edward's influence on Britain's foreign policy is not fully shared by business leaders who fear German antipathy. The piece notes past provocations from the Kaiser, Tangier and Algeciras events, and Britain’s alliances with France Spain Italy and Russia as counterweights to Germany’s maritime ambitions.
The Paris actor M. EpMonp De Max plans to come to the United States to stage his French tragedy conceptions of King Lear. He predicts American audiences will welcome a novelty and hopes to earn enough to return to France, where tragedy remains more alive than in the U S.
A Dooley essay on diplomacy questions whether republics are ungrateful and traces how nations reward service. The piece argues republics pay servants with a living wage and sparse posthumous praise, highlighting the need for conscientious riders to pay fares and fair conduct in public transit amid debates on honesty.
A New York discussion centers on using Boxer indemnity funds returned by the United States to finance Chinese students in American schools. Proponents argue the plan trains future leaders who will promote peace and friendship, while emphasizing Confucian ethics as a foundation before Western study.
Nikola Tesla argues that aviation advances come from broader engineering progress and industry rather than a lone inventor. He critiques early heavier than air machines, praises dirigibles and Count Zeppelin, and predicts wireless power as the key to practical flight while noting air viscosity limits. He notes his own efforts to build a reliable design.
A June 2 board discussion revisits voting machines noting flaws. A reader from New York argues for a punch and envelope system to ensure uniform marks and simplify counting.
A witty quip by LA TOUCHE HANCOCK drifts through seasonal chatter about friends and foes saying they are off to Europe. The speaker bones about the familiar travel excuse while joking about being away from home and facing creditors.
The Rev Dr Charles F Aked at Fifth Avenue Baptist preached amid thinning summer attendance that he will deliver a closing pre summer sermon on June 21 and urged members to show Christian living daily. He recounted a young man seeking aid to renounce Christianity and said Christ asks followers who are ready to lose all.
More than 1,000 people attended the unveiling of a bronze tablet in memory of Charles H. Knox at Knox Memorial Chapel on West Forty‑first Street near Ninth Avenue. Speakers included Mrs. Charles H. Knox, Rev. L T Chamberlain, ex Mayor George Viehmann, and Samuel Huntington. Knox was a prominent lawyer and longtime Bible class leader with 2,000 members at his death.
The cornerstone for the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Stapleton S I was laid with Mgr Lavelle presiding. Over 100 church members and several Manhattan priests attended as a children’s choir sang. The brick church, costing $75,000, will feature Indiana limestone.
A United States planned project at Fort Wood involves extending a dock on the northeast side and constructing a new wharf on the opposite side to cost about $70,100. The work, overseen by Quartermaster General, will modify the depot facilities and improve harbor access for Signal Corps operations.
DWG New York writes of a restless night scene in the city as cats, milk wagons, ash-cans, rugs beatings, and late pedestrians disturb sleep. The writer notes noisy vendors, studious trash and garbage collection, and miscellaneous street sounds from around 4 to 6 AM, concluding with a wry reflection on urban life.
In 1908 New York dispatch discusses baseball clubs, noting Giants leadership contemplates reshaping the roster by dismissing underperforming players and acquiring proven talent. The plan risks eroding team identity and harming smaller clubs, turning contests into a grab for star power.
A private collection of about eighty prints from Henry Quick on loan to the Brooklyn Museum showcases Whistler and Seymour Haden alongside Rembrandt, Buhot, and Durer. The tour emphasizes Whistler’s distinctive etching style across twenty five years, with notable pieces like Garden, Two Doorways, and Nocturne Venice, and highlights Haden, Buhot, and Durer works for comparison.
The coast artillery drills in New York Harbor will involve all regular coast artillery units and National Guard regiments from the Eighth Ninth Thirteenth Forty-seventh and Seventy-first. The Thirteenth goes to Fort Hamilton the Ninth to Fort Wadsworth the Forty-seventh to Fort Totten and Fort Schuyler and the Seventy-first split between Fort Totten and Fort Schuyler. This year’s maneuvers will include more Guardsmen than ever and cover every aspect of coast artillery defense.
A reflective piece quotes John Kendrick Bangs and Minerva fair, praising modern children’s knowledge. The text urges parents to value youth wisdom when adults feel challenged.
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