New York Times style masthead fragment from 1903
An archival New York daily masthead fragment dated Monday June 15 1903 lists multiple office locations in New York Washington Philadelphia and London The brief text notes publication offices and printing arrangements from the era and includes address details and postal the post office entry.
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New York
Publication Office
Welatesell Park
Harlem
West 125Th Street
Washington
Washington Post
Hiladelphia
Sepica Public Ledger
Chestnut Streets
London
the Times
Printing House Square
E.C
Subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions
Rates listed for daily and Sunday newspapers with weekly monthly and yearly options. Postage charges apply for foreign destinations. Additional supplements include a Saturday Review and a financial supplement.
Newspaper Subscriptions Offered Across the Nation
The New York Times announces mail subscriptions for the Daily and Sunday Editions nationwide. Readers may receive either edition at a rate of T0 cents per month. Orders can be sent via newsdealers or directly to the Publication Office.
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Ringre Ewan Hay
NEW York Times
Langdell Critiques Northern Securities Court Decree
Harvard Law Review article by Prof Langdell argues the Circuit Court of Appeals erred in the Northern Securities decision. He contends the Sherman Act does not reach railway traffic and that the decree improperly grants positive relief, risking unjust monopoly control while offering weak public protection.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Harvard Law Review
Gre -Langdell
Vhich
Langdell
Harvard ‘Law
Court of Equity
Supreme Court
Knight
Trans- Missouri Freight Association
Joint Association
Northern Securities Company
Northern Pacific
Great Northern “Railroad
Great Northern Companies
United States
Great Northern
Ijang
Supreme ‘Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
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Shipbuilding Merger Vicissitudes and Public Confidence
A critique of the United States Shipbuilding Company merger notes repeated embarrassments and overstated profits, questioning Nixon's presidency resignation, the Bethlehem steel transfer, and the merger’s reliance on generous stock promises. It argues the plan hid risks, exposes Mr. Nixon's reluctance to stay, and warns of legal trouble and investor loss. The piece links Andrew Carnegie's influence and portrays negotiation tactics as risky banking.
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Senator Conkling
Halcyon
United States Shipbuilding Company
Lewis Nixon
Scuwak
Sens
Bethlehem Steel Company
Nixon
Lusset Vv
Prand
Bogrda
Mit
Andrew Carnegie
Bethlehem
Bridge congestion at Brooklyn Bridge demands action
A Times correspondent urges Commissioner Lindenthal to address chaotic crowding at the New York terminal. The piece warns that neglect could lead to a severe accident and public danger, urging immediate emergency measures and accountability for the official in charge.
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Lindenthal
New York Terminal
Brooklyn Bridge
THE
TIMES
Reames
New York
Lindanthal
Philadelphia Mill Strike Threat Over Five Hour Week
The textile mills in Philadelphia face a clash as employers refuse to cut the workday and wage earners push for a shortened week. Both sides claim higher or equal output would persist, with a 8 to 10 percent output drop predicted by employers. If no agreement, strikes and lockouts loom, making arbitration unnecessary as the dispute remains fundamentally academic.
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Philadelphia
Philadelhia
Fair and businesslike solution to textile work week dispute
The text proposes a compromise in Philadelphia textile mills to reduce the workweek to fifty five hours for three months with arbitration and a potential shift back to sixty hours if output falls. It argues such a plan could ease conflict, improve rest and productivity, and avoid protracted lockouts while preserving employers’ interests and piece rates. It also touches on public health and reservoir projects for flood control and irrigation along the Mississippi Valley.
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Philadelphia
Aid for Kansas Relief Demand Prompt Action
Gov Baier states Kansas needs immediate help for 30000+ homeless and flood victims. He warns local resources cannot cover the scale and urges prompt, well organized assistance by practical men to relieve suffering quickly.
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Baier
Kansas
Sultan’s heart moved by Belgrade killings in dispatch
A Constantinople dispatch says the Belgrade massacre caused the Yildiz palace to falter. Abdul Hamid is portrayed as deeply affected, insisting speakers discuss the Servian king and queen's deaths rather than the assassination, acknowledging a rare human sensitivity amid multitudes killed by his troops.
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Constantinople
Belgrade
Yildiz
Abdul Hamip
Scientists Prefer Night Air for Health Says Sleep Open Windows
Longstanding belief favors night air as healthful and experts have used persuasion to promote sleeping with windows open. Despite some gains in recent years, a large majority remain unconvinced.
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Earth
Chicago Hotel Strikers Refuse Arbitration Tactic
A contemporary critique denounces Chicago hotel workers for refusing arbitration and negotiating only as individuals. The piece argues such tactics mirror capital’s worst practices and reflect a demeaning tip culture. It portrays strikers as lacking intelligence and easily led by de moralizing influences.
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Chicago
Letter Writing Rules Require Name and Address for Publication
The message insists that every letter sent for publication must include the writer’s signature and valid address. It warns against printing anonymous communications and emphasizes proper attribution.
President Roosevelt and the nominating fight at hand
A letter to the editor criticizes President Roosevelt for pressuring the party for his renomination. It argues his frankness harms the Office, cites constitutional concerns, and claims his two months away from Washington weakens national leadership.
Democratic Press and Bipartisan Strikes Critique
Henry Herzberg argues in a June 7 1903 New York letter that Democratic papers fail to oppose the administration and that bi partisan critique is essential to a healthy two party system amid Roosevelt era labor strife and post office scandals.
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Democratic
Roosevelt
Cnim
Payne
Enry Herzberg
New York
Night sidewalk cleaning sparks city protest
A public benefactor who cleans sidewalks at night is praised for serving fruit and vegetables to early risers, but police arrest workers for midnight sidewalk openings under a city ordinance. The writer urges repeal to protect the public interest and city reputation.
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New York Times
Harlem
Hobooken
Jersey City
Staten Island
Brooklyn
Toronto Homecoming Invitation For Canadian-born Americans
The Board of Trade of Toronto invites Canadian-born residents in the United States to visit Toronto from July 1 to 4 for an open-house hospitality event. Secretary Stewart Houston of Toronto coordinates the effort, aimed at welcoming natives from across the U S to enjoy celebrations and Canadian provisions during a united flag period.
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New York Times
Board of Trade of
Toronto
Canada
United States
THE
Times
Stewart Houston
SL Victoria Street
Board of Trade
William Henry Haworth
New York
Massacre at Belgrade obituary and royal succession protests
A June 12 1908 New York letter condemns the Belgrade royal murder, labels conspirators as tools of a pretender, and warns the throne's successor faces lifelong peril while invoking humanist mottoes. It reflects tense international reaction to the assassination and calls for accountability over the royal tragedy.
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New York Times
Belgrade
Servia
Rudolph H. Trebitsch
New York
He Made No Bones Danish Legend Explains Phrase
An 1903 New York dispatch recounts a Danish legend about a giant and a challenger in a bone crunching eating contest. The challenger eats flesh and bones, while the giant leaves no bones and proclaims I am the god of fire.
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New York Times
R. C.E
New York
Merely tetanus and the Pasteur legend
A letter to the editor discusses the phrase merely tetanus, comparing news controversy to a scorpion sting and arguing hydrophobia might be a specific disease. The writer asserts tetanus as a virulent poison and mentions Pasteur as a great figure whose name won’t be forgotten.
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New York Times
Pasteur the Great
Death and disease notes from 1903 New York letter
The letter by Frederic Griffith from New York dated June 10, 1903 discusses deaths from hydrophobia and mentions laboratory experiments on attenuated spinal cords for rabies. It frames hydrophobia as a seasonal standby and reflects concerns about public health and medical science.
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France
Frederic Griffith
New York
Moral tone of the country questioned over business bribery
An Observer letter questions the morality of business leaders paying bribes to walking delegates exposed by District Attorney Jerome. It argues for higher ethics among merchants and manufacturers, urges a citizen awakening, and notes hope for an honest future, dated New York June 12 1903.
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New York Times
Jerome
Grasse's Services in the Revolution
A letter from New York discusses a proposed historical register from France listing ten thousand soldiers and sailors under Rochambeau and De Grasse who aided American independence. It notes French troops at Newport and Grasse's fleet blocking British relief, contributing to Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown.
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New York Times
United States
Loubet
Rochambeau
de Grasse
Newport
Clinton
Graves
Chesapeake
Lord Cornwallis
Gen. Washington
Yorktown
Docks at Battery Sea Wall Spark Public Question
A New Yorker letter questions docking privileges for excursion boats at the Battery sea wall. The writer notes one dock already exists while another is being built and asks if the wall will be fully docked, seeks origins of the privileges, and argues the bay should remain unobstructed by docks or nuisances with water ample on other rivers.
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The
New York Times
Battery Sea Wall
NEW Yorker
New York
Temple of Humanity Proposed for Orlando in 1903 Letter
Henry Benedict of Orlando Florida urges creation of a public institution named Temple of Humanity to aid the poor and middle class. He argues it would rival hospitals in service and asks for widespread donations to fund such sacral community support.
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Temple
New York
Henry Benedict
Orlando
Fla
Busby Snubs Visitor Amid Time Wasted Exchange
Borem greets Busby with a playful insult about killing time as he enters Busby’s office. Busby responds that he has no time to spare and wishes him a good morning in a brisk Chicago News tone.
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Jold
Borem
Busby
Chicago News
Johnnie's Speech Earns a Dollar in Atlanta
A boy named Johnnie refuses to speak unless paid, as his mother urges him to recite for a gentleman. The gentleman has already given Johnnie a dollar to remain quiet in Atlanta.
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Johnnie
Atlanta Constitution
Irish and Frenchmen Signal as Steamer Departures
An Irishman on the wharf waves to a friend as he shouts “reservoir” while the Frenchman salutes and replies “Tanks” in a playful maritime scene noted in the Boston Christian Register.
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Boston Christian Register
Conversational Exchange Over Mother's Welcome
A terse dialogue sketches a domestic tiff with a witty retort about returning home. The man questions his partner about her mother’s reaction while she wryly implies she’ll hear the familiar sentiment I told you so.
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New York Weekly
Sparrow’s Defiant End Becomes Menu Note in Cincinnati
A comic tale recalls a brave reedbird hunter scene as a sparrow faces a hunter and muses that dying game is enough. The next day the bird allegedly appears on menus in Cincinnati, attributed to the Commercial Tribune.
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Reedbird
Cincinnati
The Generation's Debt Poem From Newark Evening News
Poem recounting a mountain ascent where a fallen elder inspired the younger to press on. The aged figure urges the son to pursue victory for the sake of those unknown and dead who preceded him. The piece contrasts the climb toward fame with duty to others.
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Newark Evening News
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