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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1908
Page
6
The document is the front page of the New York Times dated Monday June 16 1908. It lists publication details, pricing by region, and mailing information for New York City and surrounding areas.
The page lists newspaper offices in New York Philadelphia London and Paris and gives subscription rates for Daily and Sunday issues by mail including yearly and foreign rates. Rates vary by edition with options for pictorial sections and weekly reviews.
The New York Times advertises home delivery by mail with Daily and Sunday editions available nationwide. Rates are 75 cents per month for Daily and 50 cents per month for Sunday. Orders may be placed via dealers or at the Publication Office in Telephone 1000 Bryant.
A nostalgic critique argues allies in Chicago are weak against Roosevelt's dominating control at the convention. It warns the platform risks becoming a mere reflection of speeches, urging wise counsels to avoid overbearing policies that could alienate voters and erode party independence.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Paris plans a Fourth of July banquet with U S tariff study commission as guests. The article contrasts early American trade advocacy under Franklin Jefferson and Gouverneur Morris with today’s harsh fiscal system and Britain’s mercantile approach, noting most hosts are American importers unaware of foreign competition tax burdens.
The article argues for freeing trade and removing market restrictions to expand U S exports. It calls for mutual price stability across rail and steel sectors, criticizes cutthroat competition, and warns against destructive monopolies like the Carnegie Steel era while urging alignment with modern economic standards and allied manufacturers.
A French squadron will anchor in the St. Lawrence during Quebec's ter centenary next month. The mission, led by the admiral, will represent France in ceremonies that praise British success in Canada. The event highlights Anglo-French entente and the Plains of Abraham dedication presided by the Prince of Wales.
The article contrasts steel and cotton trades after price cuts. Cotton demand reacts to consumer needs for garments, while steel relies on profit prospects and investment, with railroads and housing built for profit rather than immediate shelter. It notes skepticism over wage cuts and the bottoming out.
Lord Cromer succeeds the late Duke of Devonshire as President of the Unionist Free Trade Club and leader of the free trade wing of the Liberal Unionists. He brings a respected record of public service and aims to organize opposition to protectionist taxation, aligning with a broader liberal focus on free trade. The move mirrors a public-spirited role seen in similar reform-minded leaders.
A plaintiff who won 5 cents in a fare dispute and paid when a transfer was refused lost his appeal for larger damages. The Court of Appeals ruled he cannot seek a transfer on a transfer and bears all costs. The decision critiques abuse of transfer practices, noting transfers rose to 55.13 percent of revenue passengers over a decade and fares dropped by 3.16 cents.
Discussion in Brooklyn highlights a 55.6 percent transfer rate and that 150000 daily riders are needed to cover taxes. Officials claim surface roads lose money while elevated lines profit, arguing dissolution of the monopoly will trigger a new fare with each car change and potential double fare extortion.
The passage of the Agnew-Hart anti-gambling laws spurs a promise of a New Saratoga. Locals recall Saratoga's climate waters and medicinal springs, with renewal due to a law blocking natural gas drainage. A wealthy citizen group announced a spa with baths and parks to surpass European spas, a welcome project after the town’s moral decline.
A NY Times style column argues conductors face tough conditions and sympathy from overstretched officials. It notes visitors’ impressions of rudeness are debated and praises patience amid crowded transit. It also discusses an $8,000 anonymous conscience fund gift that brings total restitution to $40,000, debating morality and public acknowledgment.
A reflective piece contrasts baseball and horse racing, noting large crowds at baseball games without betting, while turf events attract fewer spectators. It argues that baseball provides healthful, communal entertainment focused on score and sport rather than monetary gain. The essay questions betting as a prerequisite for racing success.
Jefferson M. Levy writes to The New York Times arguing no political motive guides the Fourth Avenue subway injunction. He urges focus on debt limits and city credit, contending the project would aid future growth and denounces using politics to influence transit funding. Dated New York June 14, 1908.
Reader notes the Post Office Department removed the practice of stamping receipt dates and times at the New York Post Office. Questions whether this saves time and concerns lawyers relying on official stamps for proving receipt times. Seeks editor and public opinion. June 11, 1908.
A letter to the editor argues that glorifying criminals after death undermines law enforcement. The writer says society should favor aversion and ostracism over mechanical penalties, teaching the vicious to dread contempt. Dated New York June 12, 1908.
A New York worker argues against Miss Richman’s plan to provide meals to hungry district children. The Emanuel Sisterhood already runs hot lunches and milk for about one hundred students daily within its service area. She urges seeking guidance from existing societies rather than duplicating aid efforts. May 1908.
To the editor Jerome Avenue, Gerard Avenue, and cross streets from East to West are torn up. 165th Street has had sewers under construction since last October and 161st Street is rough and worn. New York June 11 1904.
The battleship New Hampshire is rapidly nearing completion at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for a Saturday departure to Quebec. Captain Camberon McR. Winslow will command on its first ocean voyage to honor the Prince of Wales visit to Canada. Secretary Taft will join as Roosevelt’s representative amid planned entertainments for American naval officers.
Tonight a special Board of Education committee will hear the campaign for higher salaries for women teachers. The committee includes R L Harrison chair and George W Wingate John Greene Hugo Katzler C J Sullivan Abraham Stern and N S Jonas. The Interborough Association forms to support the effort with Grace C Strachan chosen as speaker.
Coroners' Physician Dr Philip F O Hanlon is confined to his home at 121 West Ninety fifth Street suffering from blood poisoning after an autopsy at Gouverneur Hospital on an Italian man shot in the head. His right hand swelled and bled slightly when removing a lead bullet with forceps. Two physicians are treating him and the wound is being cared for to prevent the poison from spreading.
In a letter to the editor, W. Rankin of Roselle Park, New Jersey, lauds a Bryn Mawr exhibit of photographs of old master works and urges U.S. museums to collaborate with private collectors to loan photographic material to libraries nationwide. He argues such organized illustration could illuminate European painting from the 13th to the 17th century and improve public access and understanding without compromising collectors’ treasures.
S G Lindholm argues in a letter to the editor that public attention should focus on health authorities and practical sanitation over rural universities. He urges teachers colleges to teach sanitation and demands rigorous school child care tenement mother instruction and inspection of food and water to remove contamination. The Greenwich Village Improvement Association president signs the letter from New York dated June 10 1908.
A verse piece by Walter B. Verley Crane lampoons the fashion craze of crinolines and extreme thinness. It contrasts Lesbia’s svelte figure with the era's obsession, calling for a revival of the Directoire silhouette while mocking the "living skeleton" image.
City Superintendent Dr. W H Maxwell, a Committee of Ten member, argues trade or vocational schools will complement high schools not replace them. He cites Stuyvesant High as model and warns against punitive calls to abandon broader education for cheaper labor pathways.
Lawrenceville New Jersey June 14 Special to The New York Times the twenty fifth annual commencement opened in Memorial Chapel before one of the largest crowds. Dr Simon J McPherson headmaster preached the baccalaureate sermon stressing friendships and integrity. Prof Harry A Garfield Princeton addressed on The Things Worth While. Athletic games and prize declamation follow. future speakers include Dr William M Sloane and Brig Gen Alfred O Woodhull.
Frederick Weiss of 202 Rivington Street presides over a Free Kitchen Society kitchen opened yesterday on Pitt Street. It will feed about four people daily with salt herring soup meat bread and water while limiting to fifty at a time in relays. About 200 were fed yesterday and the effort aims to help the unemployed and their children until conditions improve.
The eleventh Summer term of the New York School of Philanthropy starts with a meeting at Assembly Hall on 105 East Twenty-second Street. Robert W. de Fernest of the Charity Organization Society will preside and Dr. Lee K. Frankel of the Sage Foundation will speak on Constructive Philanthropy, followed by a reception for new students.
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