New York Times Ad Prices and Locations 1908
A display of subscription rates and newspaper offices for the New York Times dated March 8 1908. It lists daily and Sunday rates by mail including Canada and foreign charges, plus office addresses in New York Washington Philadelphia London Paris and other cities. Also mentions the Weekly Financial Review and Saturday issue pricing.
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York Times
Taft tariff revision gains momentum amid business pressure
The Taft platform signals a likely extra session to revise tariffs if Taft or a Republican wins. Manufacturers fear higher costs, and a rational revision could lower import duties. A looming Treasury deficit may boost calls for liberal tariff changes supported by the Manufacturers' Association and BevERIDGE supporters. Taft’s stance favors reducing trade barriers and may push the policy if elected.
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Congress
Taft
Tarr
Manufacturers’ Association
Beveridge
Commission
Ohio
Mr. Taft
Philippines
Prussia Targets Polish Landowners in Drive to Germanize Province
A Prussian bill to expropriate Polish land passes the Landtag as expected. The policy aims to Germanize Poles by limiting Polish language use in courts offices schools and religious instruction and by buying Polish estates for German colonists. Despite funds of about 90 million dollars and shifting ownership, Poles resist, creating tensions and a growing middle class in towns.
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Prince Buetow
Landtag
Foresen
Land Commission
Mammoth and Motor Cars Converge in Arctic Meeting
The piece notes a New York to Paris endurance contest. An expedition from the St Petersburg Academy of Science aims to unearth a mammoth near Santauriak on or near the Lena River. Motorists and scientists expect a meeting as they push toward Nome and along the Lena.
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New York
Paris
Siberia
Santauriak
Lena River
Irkutsk
St. Petersburg Academy of Science
Lena
Iberia
Russian Academy of Sciences
A Defense of Sunnyside and Southern Plantations
A Mississippi spokesman Mr. Humphreys made a spirited defense of Sunnyards plantation owners amid calls for investigating peonage in Southern states. The article cites statements that touch on ownership and related charges.
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Humphreys
Mississippi
Sunnyards
Italian colony labor conditions debated on Mississippi plantation
A Mississippi plantation along the river hosts an Italian colony and reports of fair treatment are questioned. Testimony cites Albert Bushnell Hart and Roosevelt era inquiries, noting contracts, housing, and cash status, with Italian earnings shown higher than black workers by margins.
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Mississippi
Speaking Evil of Magistrates Charged in Church Fact Debate
The Rev. George A. Cooke accuses Rev. Dr. James R. Day of Syracuse University of speaking evil of magistrates and ministers. Day criticized the President in A Raid on Prosperity, sparking debate on academic freedom versus church discipline.
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George A. Cooke
New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
James R. Day
Syracuse University
Day
Methodist Church
Prussian policy on Polish lands sparks backlash
The article argues the new bill condemns land at fixed prices, provoking Polish discontent rather than converting sentiment toward Prussians. It suggests relocation of Poles to make room for settlers, notes Germans are less prosperous than Poles, and questions whether a kinder policy could avoid failure and backlash.
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Washington
Robert Elsmere and Modernism in the Vatican Era
The piece argues that Mrs. Ward's Robert Elsmere helped popularize modernist ideas in the English speaking world yet did not spark Modernism’s rise in France or Italy. It notes Modernism as a broader protest by modern democracy against church authority and highlights the Vatican’s unwavering stance since the Council of Trent.
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Paul Sabatier
London
Passmore Edwards Settlement
Humphry Ward
Pope
M. Sabatier
Robert Elsmere
Warp
France
Italy
Trent
Piet
Unclear fragment hints at animal rule theme
Incomplete text discusses a comparatively insignificant animal as ruler of the earth, focusing on development and perspective without clear context or supporting details.
Banking guarantees and their wisdom across oceans
The article contrasts Chinese and American banking reforms from Peking and Washington. It argues that deposit guarantees rely on bankers' integrity and prudent practice, not legal mandates. It contends that character and honesty, not genius, sustain banks and protect depositors.
Bread line debates spark reform call and hospital fare critique
The essay collection condemns bread line almsgiving as perpetuating crime and poverty and urges state farms and targeted relief. The Medical Record notes hospital food commonly provokes complaints with several tales of kitchen and interne upheavals illustrating failures in hospital cuisine.
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Interfes
Bowery robbery scene shocks crowd and police action
A Bowery assault on an engineer drew a large crowd that watched as thieves robbed him and fled. Spectators did not intervene, and police arrival prompted the escape, prompting questions about crowd indifference and public safety in a troubled area.
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Bowery
Fireproofing schools and state inspection urged after North Collinwood blaze
Architect Frank E. Perkins argues that many districts still rely on non fireproof construction. He notes wooden floors over furnace rooms and stair closets as risk factors and says only strict state inspection and enforced building laws can prevent similar disasters, despite local poverty.
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New York Times
North Collinwood
North
Collinwood
Frank E. Perkins
New York
Fewer Appraisers Sought for U S Customs Board
Legislation in Congress aims to cut the Board of United States General Appraisers from nine to five as part of cost cutting amid a widening deficit. Treasury Secretary Cortelyou cites about 50 000 protests filed last year and supports a $5 fee to deter frivolous filings. The current members listed include Marion De Vries as president and others such as Henderson Somerville I F Fischer W B Howell Byron S Waite W F Lunt Eugene G Hay T S Sharretts and Charles P McClelland.
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Congress
Board of
United States General Appraisers
Lower
Customs Tribunal
Supreme Court of the United States
George Bb. Cortelyou
Cortelyou
Marion de Vries
Henderson M. Somerville
I. F. Fischer
W. B. Howell
Byron S. Waite
Eugene G. Hay
T. S. Sharretts
Charles P. McClelland
Race to Build Warships in 1910s America
A naval construction race unfolds between Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock and Fore River Shipbuilding Company over the 20,000-ton dreadnoughts Delaware and North Dakota. Fore River leads in completion percentage, with keel layings in December and August for the respective ships.
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Newport News
Louisiana
Connecticut
Delaware
North Dakota
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy Mass
Fore River Company
Virginia
Newport News Company
Massachusetts
Conditions of the New York Paris Race Clarified
A reader from New York asks which prize regime governs the New York to Paris race of 1908. The note states the cup goes to the car that reaches Paris first along the prescribed route. if Paris is not reached within one year, the award goes to the furthest mileage covered under its own power.
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New York Times
New York
Paris
Co. Rollenhagen
Jewish Seminary Aids Sought at NYC Meeting
The New York branch of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America met at 531 West 123rd Street. Members voiced pessimism over fundraising with Julius J. Dukas saying contributions are discouraged and Edgar J. Nathan noting six month gains of only $375. Delegates chosen for the biennial in New York March 28 include Nathan, Dukas, Weil, Samuel Wilner, and A. S. Subarsky.
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New York
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
West 123d Street
Julius J. Dukas
Edgar J. Nathan
Jonas Weil
Lebanon Hospital
Samuel Wilner
A. S. Subarsky
A Suggestion to Reorder Months for Uniform 30-Day Quarters
A reader from New York proposes a calendar reform to set January February and March at thirty days each, with leap year adding the extra day to January. The plan seeks uniform lengths for the first four months, claiming benefits for business and scheduling.
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The
New York Times
M. F. Bauer
New York
Kosher Kitchen Opens On Clinton Street
The Kosher Kitchen at 200 Clinton Street near East Broadway opens to serve kosher meals for 7 cents each. It aims to help Jewish poor by offering boiled soup entrees meat bread and tea or coffee. Directors and officers sampled fare while plans call for two daily meals from 10 30 AM to 1 PM and 5 PM to 7 30 PM with strict rules including no smoking.
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Clinton Street
East Broadway
East Side
N. Lamport
A. Cooper
I. Sapirstein
Henry Ginsberg
Hospital Wing Dedicatory Draws 8000 In Long Island City
More than 8,000 attendees including military and civil groups witnessed the blessing of St. John's Hospital new 250000 wing in Jackson Avenue Long Island City. Vicar General McNamara led the ceremony with clergy from St. Patrick's Dutch Kills and St. Mary's Hunter's Point. Leaders present included President McGowan and District Attorney Ira G. Darrin. The six story brick wing measures 725 feet by 60 feet and houses 200 patients.
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St. John's Hospital
Jackson Avenue
Long Island City
McNamara
Father Hannigan
St. Patrick's Church
Dutch Kills
Father Murray
St. Mary’s Church
Hunter's Point
Father Smith
McGowan
Board of Aldermen
John J. Whalen
Joseph Bermell
Queens
Matthew J. Smith
James P. Hicks
James J. Conway
Whalen
Smith
Ira G. Darrin
Queens County
Westminster Church Ends After Sexton Resigns
Seventy worshippers met in the lecture room of Westminster Presbyterian Church in West Twenty third Street after the sexton quit. No one volunteered to tend the fire in the furnace and the congregation accepted the dissolution with muted indifference. A larger Presbyterian church may take over the building as an auxiliary congregation.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
West Twenty-third Street
Seventh Avenue
Horace C. Mendenhall
Westminster
The Critic by John Kendrick Bangs
A poetic critique reflecting on the critic as an ineffectual observer who belittles others while lacking creation, likened to a humorless insect that attacks what it cannot build. Written in a sharp, satirical tone.
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John Kendrick Bangs
The Riddle of a Man Who Cares for Days
A riddle-like meditation on a man who values purpose and meaning, questioning who would tend days lacking why and wherefore. The passage hints at a blessing found in inquiry and reflection rather than simple routine.
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John Kendrick
Attack on Judge Pritchard Shocks Asheville Court
The attack by Attorney General Lyon in Augusta on Judge Pritchard over permanent receivers for the South Carolina Dispensary Fund caused a sensation in Asheville. Suitors may seek contempt proceedings, claiming Lyon urged commissioners to ignore court orders directing the fund’s delivery. Judge Pritchard offered no comment.
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N. C
Pritchard
GeneralyZyon
Augusta
South Carolina
Lyon
Rabbi Blames Landlords and Calls for Tenement Reform
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Silverman urged limits on building height and occupancy to ease New York tenement congestion. He blamed landlords and factory owners for overcrowding, urged remedial legislation, broader urban renewal, and a campaign across schools, churches, and press to improve living conditions and reduce disease and danger.
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Joseph Silverman
Temple Emanu-El
Silverman
Fourteenth Street
Bronx
Manhattan
Actor Otis Skinner Sermon at Mount Vernon Church
Otis Skinner spoke at Mount Vernon Universalist Church sharing a lineage of three generations of pastors. He explored the ethics of drama, arguing art mirrors human nature and should not be judged solely by moral standards.
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Mount Vernon Universalist Church
Otis Skinner
Mr. Skinner
Grancler
Universalist Church
Clarence R. Skinner
Mount Vernon
Church Uplifts Negroes in Address at Union Theological
Booker T. Washington spoke at Adams Memorial Chapel urging continuation of white church led educational work in the South. He cited growth of black population to 10 million and $356 million in capital, taxes paid on $18.5 million in Georgia property, and black progress in rural farming, drug stores, and banks including a Mississippi bank run by a former slave of Jefferson Davis.
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Union Theological Seminary
Park Avenues
Booker T.washington
South
America
Georgia
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
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