The New York Times Rates and Publication Office Notice
The excerpt lists subscription rates for Daily, Sunday, and combined editions, with prices per week month and year. It also notes foreign and Canadian address pricing and mailing options for readers nationwide. The notice dates to June 22, 1911 and lists multiple international offices and mailing details.
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NEW York Times Book Review
Canada
Times Weekly Financial Review
New York Times
Rapid Transit Progress Inspires City Pride and Concern
The piece lauds Mr McAneny and the conferrees for a bold rapid transit report, praising cooperation and public support while warning that financing remains unresolved. It notes mayoral acceptance, possible city-led construction, and the risk of bankers’ reaction to bids as the project’s next hurdle.
Injurious nostrums target public health in urgent call for action
President Taft urges Congress to amend the 1906 Food and Drugs Act after the Supreme Court ruling that it fails to curb interstate sale of misbranded nostrums. He cites arsenic and strychnine products and a dyspepsia and nervous system tonic as frauds profiting from the uninformed, urging swift enforcement.
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Federal Supreme Court
Taft
Congress
Federal District Court
United States
Supreme Court
O. A. Johnson
Tariff Shift Sparks Republican Split Over Wool Duties
The piece argues a revolt in tariff policy as Kansas Republicans back a Democratic measure cutting wool duties in half. It lauds the House for passing the Underwood bill with only 26 Republicans voting yes, credits Democrats for honoring 1908 pledges, and predicts Senate passage of reciprocity while warning a Republican Senate against opposing the House and country.
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Kansas
New York
Root
Republican Party
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Interborough and BRT need cooperation not punishment
The piece warns that bankers' decision on a city sub way financing will shape a dire outlook for municipal operation. It argues private capital declined to fund the route, making municipal construction risky and potentially near bankruptcy without collaboration with the Interborough and Brooklyn Rapid Transit Companies.
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Triborough
City Subway
Interborough
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
McAneny
The Night Courts Debate and City Justice Claims
Mayor Gaynor argues against Night Courts saying they release arrestees and harm magistrates. He notes nearly a thousand discharges monthly and questions the courts convenience while acknowledging thousands of innocents face night in cells. He also recalls the bondsmen issue the Night Courts aimed to curb.
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Gaynor
Mayor Gaynor vows veto of Stilwell bill to protect home rule
The mayor declares he will veto the Stilwell bill which would compel the city to build a courthouse in City Hall Park. He warns the measure would force mandatory action on the city and cites potential orders from Supreme Court justices to file plans and bids with the Sinking Fund. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment would also be required to appropriate funds to cover costs, reinforcing his opposition to the bill.
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Gaynor
City Hall Park
Supreme Court
First Judicial District
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
City of
New York
Gov Dix and the Gamblers A Race Track Fallout
Gambing interests press Gov. Dix to reveal stance on the Gittins Race Track bills as upstate lawmakers warn that approval or veto could sway reputations and the future of horse racing with bookmakers and pool rooms poised to profit.
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Gov. Dix
The Small Collector's Chance in Art Prices
The article urges the modest buyer to acquire pictures amid inflation in art values driven by American wealth. It notes George Morland landscapes remain affordable within three figures, while Turners and Constables exceed reach, and suggests watching for opportunities in eighteenth century French works such as refined watercolors.
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George Morland
France
Collectors urged to seek quality art beyond famed masters
The author counsels buyers to favor authentic quality from lesser-known French and American works over inflated auction favorites. He argues that affordable, tasteful pieces await in exhibitions, studios, and salesrooms, offering value if the buyer knows what they like and resists market hype.
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Boucuzer
Fragonard
Gainsborough
Romney
TOPICS OF THE TIMES: Modern sailors rise in strike
The essay argues that today’s sailors, many trained in nontraditional roles, have shown intelligence and organization in a successful strike for higher pay and better living conditions. It notes a shift from the old sailor ideal and credits the crew with moderate, focused demands against powerful interests.
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England
Even Bandits Have Their Uses in Mexican Politics
The piece argues Gen Madero’s appointment of a reformed bandit to a key command may reflect wartime necessity. It compares Zapata’s unlikely heroism and vigor to other famed rebels, noting context can justify acts usually deemed criminal. It recalls Moragan’s piracy and Jamaica’s governance as precedent for pragmatic leadership.
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Madero
Zapata
Moragan
Mappro
Jamaica
Letter to Gov Wilson praises Times scoops
A New York reader compliments The New York Times on itsWIRE reports from distant places and urges Gov Wilson to consider a dispatch from the bleak shores of Tartarus quoted on the editorial page.
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New York Times
Tom Times
Dan
Beersheba
Greenland
Afric
New Jersey
Stygian
Tartarus
F. J. Root
New York
Defiant Junk Dealers In New York City
A two year old ordinance aimed at junk dealers proved ineffective as junk men now roam city streets with bells from 7 am all day. The public protests that the bustling procession disrupts daily life and infringes on the rights of nonparticipants in the industry.
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New York Times
New York
H. Ward
Poem by the Mikado on coronation published abroad
The Emperor of Japan authored a coronation poem. Reproduced in The Japan Financial and Economic Months of Tokio, it presents English and Japanese readings. Baron Seifu Takasaki is cited as the translator in the note.
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Japan
Tokio
Seifu Takasaki
Bureau of Poetry
Department of the Imperial Household
Open Warfare Against the Police and Senatorial Folly Culminates
An interested citizen endorses two Topics of The Times. Open warfare against police is blamed on city gangs resisting public conveyance rules despite the Police Commissioner’s stance. The second Topic questions a State Senator’s duty and tolerance for signed editorials, arguing newspapers serve the people more than legislators do.
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New York Times
Times
City Hall Park a Target for Court House Plan
Louis S. Rappaport from New York argues against the bill to seize City Hall Park for a new courthouse. He recalls past park grabs and urges the mayor and legislature to protect park lands, suggesting alternative sites in Greater New York. He cites home rule policy and past actions by Mayor McClellan. June 20, 1911.
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New York
City Hall Park
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Rappaport
Aqueduct Leak Wastes Water in Van Cortlandt Park
A large leak from the aqueduct in Van Cortlandt Park drains thousands of gallons daily. An open pipe and wooden basin near the easterly golf drive overlook feed into a basin that overflows to Van Cortlandt Lake, with a small tributary running downslope. Water appears drawn directly from the aqueduct amid cold temperatures.
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Golf Inks
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Broadway
van Cortlandt Lake
New York
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Crown plans hinge on few noisy tourists, says Plain Briton
The Plain Briton argues that a handful of American tourists will not derail King George V’s coronation and ridicules panic in London. It contends only profiteering speculators in English and American ventures will suffer from this alleged “American plan” hotel boom.
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New York Times
George V
London
New York
Brooklyn Bridge Entrance Crowd Safety Call
A letter from New York on June 21 1911 urges railroad officials to improve crowd control at the Brooklyn Bridge entrance at Park Row saying current handling endangers women alighting from Brooklyn surface cars.
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Brooklyn Bridge
New York Times
Park Row
Brooklynew York
Murray Hill Covenant Inference Debated By Letter to Times
George F. Ungar argues in a letter that the referee’s ruling in the Murray Hill milk nuisance case does not undermine the Cameron Building precedent on restrictive covenants. He contends the matter hinges on neighborhood character and that the milk business in a residential area remains a nuisance despite the covenant.
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New York Times
the Times
Leventritt
White Cross Milk Company
Murray Hill
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Cameron
Madison Avenue
Thirtyfourth Street
George F. Ungar
New York
Save City Hall Park Preserve New York Landmark
John Winfield Scott appeals to readers to save New York City Hall and its park from destruction under the Stilwell bill. He notes past petitions that led to the bill’s repeal and urges postal cards and associations to press Albany for preservation, praising the landmark as a memorial and national hearthstone.
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New York Times
New York
City Hall
Albany
America
New World’s
Old City Hall
John Winfield Scott
New York City Hall
Taft Urges Law Change to Stop Drug Fraud and False Cures
President Taft, addressing Congress in a special message, urges immediate amendments to the Pure Food and Drugs Act to curb mislabeling and false cure claims. He cites enforcement history, Supreme Court limits, and the public health danger from nostrums and deceptive labels.
Call for Whipping Post to Curb Gangs
A reader urges a legislator to reestablish the whipping post as punishment for gang violence. The letter argues only corporal punishment can deter rowdyism and supports passing such a bill.
Where are your American men in a crowd’s grim night
An English reader laments a crowd at 118th Street and Seventh Avenue as Policeman Vecchis and Mr Gust near murder by a gang of toughs and a woman Mrs Irvine is ignored by about 1000 bystanders. He urges public cooperation with police to rid streets of crime.
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Vecchis
Gust
118Th Street
Seventh Avenue
Irvine
Nesta
New York
Whistling In Public Library Sparks Student Inquiry
A reader complains of relentless whistling by uniformed staff near the reading room and hall ends of the new library. He suggests a forbidden stacks area is used by rowdies, likening it to an athletic field, and asks if a escape route exists. John L. White signs the letter.
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New York Times
Sightseera
John L. White
New York
Pussy's Plea From Henry Coyle’s Lament
Poem recounts a hungry cat lamenting discontent as summer appeals to nature and a mistress’s neglect. contrasts with a poodle enjoying a hotel veranda while the cat suffers. The speaker pleads for help to ease the cat’s ill treatment.
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