New York Times Rates and Editions 1906 Publication Details
The notice lists the New York Times standard publication details for June 26, 1906, including prices for daily and Sunday editions, post office mailing classifications, subscription rates by mail and per period, and foreign postage supplements. It also notes the presence of a pictorial Sunday section and companion publications such as the Saturday Review of Books and Financial Quotation Review.
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NEW York Times Weekly Financial
THE
NEW York Times Saturday Review OF Books
New York Times Daily and Sunday Editions Mail Order Offer
Readers may receive the Daily and Sunday Editions by mail anywhere in the country for Ti per month. Orders can be sent through newsdealers or directly to the Publication Office.
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New York Times
Publiation
Public Accountability and Law Enforcement Critique
A lengthy editorial argues that if top executives like Cassatt and Wilson must face penalties for illicit practices, then higher officials must be held to account too. It condemns widespread failures to enforce anti trust and consumer protection laws while noting humble gains from isolated prosecutions and urging continued, broader enforcement.
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Cassatt
Wilson
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Justice
Congress
Executive Department
Toledo
Evening Post
Public virtues urged after general confessions
A reformist note argues that widespread admissions of fault and collective repentance followed by firm vows would promote the public welfare and strengthen civic virtue. The statement emphasizes moral accountability and reform as essential for society.
Public opposition to Interborough third tracks in NYC
The city opposes adding third tracks on Second and Third Avenue lines and expanding Third Avenue capacity to City Hall. Mayor and Rapid Transit Commission back public view and will likely deny the Interborough application. The hearing is next Thursday at 2 PM, with public sentiment expected to sustain a denial.
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Interborough Company
Third Avenue
Chatham Square
City Hall
Rapid Transit Commission
Interborough
New York
New York City
President to Panama Rasining Privacy and Policy Questions
The piece argues the President may visit Panama with a cautious view of the Canal Zone and international implications. It notes there is no constitutional barrier to travel but that such a trip would not be abroad in a strict sense. The analysis emphasizes a potential gain in understanding canal construction and national interests upon return.
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Panama
Washington
United States
Arthur
Canada
Canal Zone
Republic of Panama
American tailors clash over new US Army uniform input
The piece notes American tailors’ anger at a British military tailor being officially consulted on US Army dress. It argues US uniforms are ill dressed while British attire is stylish, and pokes fun at the idea of an artist’s soul being poured into military fabric.
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United States Army
Hudson and
Schuylkill
America
British
Jordan
Artemus Ward
War Department
Schuylkill Arsenal
National
Thomas Atkins
London
Thomas
Uniforms and morals in early American discourse
The piece attacks U S Army full dress as ill fitting and mockery, praises British and French styles, laments American tailors and calls for reform. It also notes auto theft prevention schemes, and critiques Senator Beveridge on commercialism, morals, and a rising Pure Food bill amid powerful lobbies.
Lincoln Democratic League embraces self rule in work terms
A political platform statement asserts that those employed through their accredited representatives should set rules. It claims no other authority should be recognized, framing the idea as a Great Truth and summarizing it with a sharp quip that “It takes one to make a bar gain.”
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Abraham Lincoln Democratic League
What's in a name Dolly Spanker is not a mare
A humorous note questions a horse named Dolly Spanker confusing gender, referencing Adolphus Spanker, Esq. The Sun muses on names and animal gender in a witty aside.
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Dolly Spanker
Adolphus Spanker
TOPICS OF THE TIMES Automobilists Chasing Automobilists
The piece critiques using motorists to catch speeding drivers as police in effect chase thieves who become accomplices. It recalls Sunday events where fast police cars pursued speeding motorists, noting danger and questionable ethics. The author questions the legality and risk of such unofficial enforcement and the slippery line between officer action and crime.
What the President Eats
The Washington Post reports the President disputes a syndicate tale on White House meals. He says breakfasts are simple with bread and coffee, lunches vary with leftovers and tea, and dinners are usually two or three courses. He notes asparagus comes from Oyster Bay and Pinckney handles buying.
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Washington Post
Post
Executive Mansion
White House
Roosevelt
Pinckney
Oyster Bay
Quentin
Price Values as Index of Production Letter
A. C. Pleydell argues that comparing production by price values misstates national output when prices rise uniformly. He warns that price-only comparisons overestimate production, while declining markets understate tangible output, urging caution in price-based assessments. Dated New York June 28 1906.
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The
New York Times
A. C. Pleydell
New York
Parental Protest Over Liquor-Backed Parade Signs
Rev G Blomgren of New York laments a June 24 1906 incident at 184th Street and Madison Avenue where children marching in a park procession received signs and portraits of candidates backed by liquor dealers and brewers, saying such display corrupts the beauty of childhood and respectable civic life.
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New York Times
184Th Street
Madison Avenue
Rev
G. Blomgren
New York
Jack Spratt and the lean fat meat reports
A playful old couple theme riffs on meat reports with a light rhythmic moral about balancing appetite and waste. The couple figures contrast as diners, linking to kitchen counts and table discipline in a nursery rhyme style.
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Jack Spratt
A coat that fits many and the stock market
A letter to the editor by A. B. New York dated June 25 1906 blames his own speculative actions for the stock market slump. He claims selling his 100 shares would trigger a sharp rally and offers to let someone buy at his purchase price to lift markets.
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The
New York Times
California
London
Europe
San Francisco
New York
Whistlers Falling Rocket label error corrected
Sidney Starr complains about misattribution of Whistler’s nocturne known as The Falling Rocket now shown at the Metropolitan Museum. He notes the label misleads the public, suggests alternatives like Night Scene Cremorne Gardens, and mentions other nocturnes such as The Fire Wheel and an issue from Ruskin trial.
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The
New York Times
Whistler
Metropolitan Museum
National Gallery
South Kensington Museum
Cremorne
Cremorne Gardens
Studd
England
Rodin
John the Baptist
Sidney Starr
New York
Tillman Attacks Oil Influence in Senate Rate Bill Debate
Washington June 25 Senator Tillman denounces a conference report on the Rate bill branding supporters of its oil provisions as influenced by the Standard Oil Company. He cites suspicions of hidden motives as he and other senators clash over railroads pipelines and passes amid a lengthy afternoon of debate with representatives Sibley Garber and Lodge weighing in on the commodity amendment.
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Washington
Conferrees
Tillman
South Carolina
Senate
Standard Oil Company
S. O
Senator Lodge
Standard Oil
Bailey
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Garber
Ohio
Standard
Lodge
With All Our Faults He Loves Us Still
Constant Reader praises readers for fairness and humor while criticizing metropolitan press for constant denunciation. It argues Tax Times offers optimism and balanced critique, contrasting with headlines without relaxing in issues. Publication date noted as June 23, 1908 from New York.
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The
New York Times
Tax Times
New York
Chicago Society Item at Banquet Sparks Meat Debate
The Chicago Tribune notes a banter between Mr. Makinbrakes and beef magnates at a banquet. He offers a muddled reassurance about meat fears, claiming he used to be a vegetarian and jokes about meat industry anxieties while checking his watch as it runs down.
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Mr. Muchblud
Mr Bryan of Lincoln Shrinks Democrats Boom in Lincoln
From The Philadelphia Press a playful verse mocks William Jennings Bryan and the Lincoln boom. The poet jokes that the Hearst faction lacks space and the Bryan breeze fails to grow, shrinking instead of expanding the party.
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Philadelphia
Mr. Bryan
Lincoln
Willie Hearst
Shrincoln
Overboard Joker Tells Survival Tale in Public Ledger
The Philadelphia Public Ledger recounts a jocular survivor who, after nearly going overboard, answers reporters with a wry line about feeling “all in” as he gasps and laughs through the incident, offering a colorful personal reaction rather than a formal report.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Senate Backs ICC Suit List On Anti Trust Laws
Washington June 25 The Senate adopted a resolution by Senator Long requesting the Interstate Commerce Commission to provide information on suits under the Interstate Commerce and Sherman anti trust laws. An amendment by Senator Foraker covering Elkins and Bacon acts and the use of a $500000 appropriation for prosecutions was accepted.
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Washington
Senate
Long
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Senator Foraker
Bacon
Powder Trust Prosecution Planned In Chicago
Special to The New York Times reports that within ten days to two weeks a Sherman Anti Trust case will start in Chicago against the Powder Trust the E R Du Pont Company of New York valued at fifty million dollars. District Attorney Morrison will lead the case with Kellogg as assistant. A special Grand Jury to focus on railroad and corporation cases is to be convened in late July or early August.
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New York Times
Chicago
E. R. du Pont Company
New York
C. B. Morrison
Senate Committee
Congress
United States Army
Roosevelt
Moody
Col
H. A. du Pont
United States Senate
Delaware
Frank B. Kellogg
St. Paul
Morrison
Washington
Question of Poetic Morals in a Globe Trotting Claim
W Foley questions a poetess’s poetic license in a verse about distant places and feats. He argues she has never left home and warns readers these grand boasts clash with her evident honesty in daily life.
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Euphrates
India
Africa
Rome
W. Foley
Yale Class of ’56 Holds Noted Day with Justice Brewer Address
New Haven June 25 Yale’s fiftieth reunion for the class of ’56 featured Justice David J. Brewer of the U S Supreme Court delivering a fearless defense of constitutional interpretation amid talk of commissions and legislation. Fellow alumni Thomas Thacher and Frederick M Judson warned against paternalism and commercialism in law as Victor Metcalf spoke on the lawyer’s influence in national affairs.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
David J. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Brewer
New York
John Marshall
Thomas Thacher
Missouri
Times
Victor H. Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
Hadley
Chauncey M. Depew
Justice Brewer
Joseph E. French
Timothy Dwight
Dwight
Tim
No Federal Insurance Law Opinion From Senate Judiciary
Washington June 25 Congress has no right to regulate insurance says Senate Judiciary Committee in a unanimous report on a resolution to inquire about congressional authority The committee states Congress lacks authority to supervise marine fire and life insurance except in the District of Columbia territories and insular possessions The House Judiciary Committee had reached the same conclusions earlier and will publish its reasons later.
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Congress
Senate Committee On the Judiciary
Spooner
Committee On the Judiciary
Bey
District of Columbia
Territories
Insular
United States
House Committee On Judiciary
Ripley Appointed Special Panama Canal Lock Engineer
Chief Engineer Stevens selects Joseph W Ripley General Superintendent of Sault Ste Marie locks as special engineer for design and construction of Panama canal locks. Ripley to accompany Canal Commission to Panama Thursday and begin design work immediately. Ernest Howe of the Geological Survey named geological engineer for Canal Zone work and will sail for Panama July 18.
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Washington
Stevens
Joseph W. Ripley
Sault Ste. Marie
Panama Canal
Canal Commission
Panama
Ernest Howe
United States Geological Survey
Canal Zone
Quiet at Panama as Marines Stay During Election
June 25 reports from Panama indicate measures by Secretary Aries restored calm. American marines remain in the Canal Zone and no disturbances are seen. In Washington officials say July 1 election for National Assembly will proceed, with Marblehead and Columbia kept at Panama and Colon to cover the vote.
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Panama
Aries
Canal Zone
Republic
Washington
National Assembly
Marblehead
Columbia
Colon
Bahamas Laborers Seek Pay as Governor Probes Canal
Bahamian negro laborers on the canal report they were unpaid and accuse mismanagement. Governor travels from Nassau to the Isthmus of Panama to investigate after many complaints, with Ward liner Niagara passengers confirming details from the Bahamas.
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Panama
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Nassau
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