Japanese Art Exhibition at the American Art Gallery
The Colonna collection of Japanese paintings, pottery, bronzes, lacquers, prints, and ornaments is on display at Madison Square South attracting collectors. Notable works include Kano Yeitoku influenced pieces, Okumura Masanobu paintings, Tsunemasa silk works, and Hokusai prints. The show runs through Friday the 13th.
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Colonna
American Art Galery
Madison Squares South
Paris
Mr. Bing
South Kensington
Hamburg
Darmstadt
Crefeld
Budapest
Tokio
Harunobu
Shigemasa
Kiyonga
Utamare
Yeishi
Toyokuni
Hokusai
Kano Yeitoku
Hideyoshi
Okumura Masanobu
Masanobu
Cho Shun
Korin
Kurzan
Tsunemasa
Harunobu, Iv
Hiakurin Sori
Toriis
New York Times Early 2008 Price and Circulation Details
The page lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including per week per month and per year pricing. It cites regions served in Greater New York, Jersey City, and Newark and notes international and Sunday pictorial section options. It reflects formatting typical of a newspaper rate card.
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Greater
New York
Jersey City
Newark
Eera
York Times Erekly Financial
Ccesasecceser
Chinese Japan tension over seized vessel sparks limited protest
The piece argues China erred in seizing a Japanese vessel near Macao and urges restraint. It notes Japan may pursue arbitration or force if China refuses apologies and indemnity, while warning against broad war. It also discusses transit route debates in the Bronx and taxes affecting Queens and the Bronx.
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Tao
England
Europe
China
Macao
Japan
Subways Plans Face Finance and Selection Dilemmas
Controller Metz argues for a guiding principle to choose among rival subway schemes amid aggressive local promoters. He notes promoters push plans to boost land values and warns that New York City’s borrowing capacity tops at 33 million dollars, likely limiting choices to one or two blue line proposals. The Bronx supporters remain divided as they press for rapid approvals.
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Metz
Lindenthal
Bronx
Board of Estimate
Weather Bureau cited for accurate forecasts and costs
The Weather Bureau operates with broad utility and low government expense. Prof. Willis L. Moore testifies before Congress that eighty eight forecasts are correct, with storms warnings reaching mariners widely. He calls for government control of wireless messages to prevent interference and improve safety across oceans.
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Bureau
Prof. Moore
Prof
Moore
Weather Bureau
Magdalena Bay
Pensacola
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Dutch poet decries socialists and Communists in Carnegie Hall talk
The Dutch poet Dr Van Eeden claims practical Communism fails to address human needs after hearing a New York workman kill himself and seeing the Statue of Liberty as a cruel mockery. He laments workers' misery aboard a fast ship and contrasts it with others’ merriment.
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van Eeden
William James
van Expmn
New York
Edward T. Devine
Charities
Atlantic
Bridge at Wellesley prompts college reprimand
Miss Howard, professor of rhetoric at Wellesley College, rebuked students who play bridge. The incident, though primarily of concern to college affiliates and families, gained wide publicity after public notice.
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Ard
Wellesley
Howard
Bridge
His Genius Was Unappreciated and Odd Helpers
A semi public with feminine management hires a Deacon as furnace attendant and general worker. He excels at organizing others but earns no pay and is dismissed, amid questions of fairness and utility. The column then comments on Commissioner Bingham and law enforcement, urging measured, effective action. It ends with a note on road funding and federal responsibility for comprehensive highway systems.
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Times
Bingham
New York
Paris
Fresh Air Superstition Letter to the Editor
Nurse argues against open windows in sick rooms and promotes home hygiene education. She cites family fears and doctors who avoid advising ventilation while urging schools to teach children basic health and body awareness for a healthier future. March 7, 1908, New York.
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New York Times
M. Helen. Schloss
New York
Not the Fault of the Passengers Letter to the editor on East Side streetcar filth
Joseph Weinberg of the Cooper Civic Club denounces Mr. Whitridge’s claim that dirt in East Side horse cars stems from riders. He argues cars are old and poorly cleaned, blaming the New York City Railway Company for failing to maintain sanitary conditions and meet public obligations. March 9, 1908, New York.
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New York Times
Cooper Civic Club
The
People’s Institute
Lower East Side
Whitridge
New York City Railway Company
East Side
New York
Joseph Weinberg
Campbell’s New Theology Faces Church Opposition Says Johnston
Charles Johnston of New York writes March 9 2008 arguing the churches resist Campbell’s new theology due to linking it with socialism. He asserts Christ’s divine origin and spiritual mission over social reform and praises Christian influence on personal virtue.
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New York Times
London
R. J. Campbell
Campbell
Christ
Mr. Campbell
Charles Johnston
New York
Easy to Get Trees In the Streets In 1908
John Y. Culver argues Berlin’s trees are city property but current conditions force private planting. The Park Board under Chapter 253 of the Lawn of 1908 may assess and plant, with Joseph I. Berry awarding about 2 000 street trees last Fall. Albert E. Davis notes potential in Manhattan and other boroughs. Ex teacher from Lakewood suggests sliding schoolhouse doors for security and accessibility.
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New York Times
John Y. Culver
Berlin
Joseph I. Berry
Bronx
Manhattan
Albert E. Davis
Borough
The
Americans as Reincarnated Spartans in New York Speech
A letter to the editor reports Jinarajadasa of Ceylon lecturing at Genealogical Hall on reincarnation. He claimed Americans are reincarnated Spartans who see stealing as improper only if caught. Dated New York March 9, 1008. A. N. Peters.
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New York Times
Jinarajadasa
Ceylon
New York
A. N. Peters
Nast Pict ures Auction Opens in New York Gallery
The Anderson Auction Company opens a sale of oil paintings and drawings by Thomas Nast and contemporaries in the Howard Building on Fifth Avenue. The auction includes Civil War canvases among twenty seven oils and numerous watercolors and drawings by Moran Crapsey Blakelock Etty Marny Delaroche and others.
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Thomas Nast
Nast
Anderson Auction Company
Howard Building
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Gen
Lee
Shakespeare
Henry Irving
William Winter
Staten Island
Stratford-on-Avon
Thomas Moran
J. F. Crapsey
R. A. Blakelock
William Etty
Paul Marny
Paul Delaroche
Moran
Mr. Nast
J. M.W. Turner
London
Turner
Ww.alexander
F. S. Church
E. A. Abbey
Howard Pyle
Dan Beard
Eastman Johnson
John Henry Hill
A. B. Wenzell
Hughes Bids to Ease New York Congestion
Gov. Hughes addressed a sociologists’ conference at the American Museum of Natural History after visiting crowded East Side streets and tenement interiors. He urged rapid transit expansion and government action to curb city congestion and poverty while praising citizen efforts and future improvements. The governor planned to speak in Boston that night.
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Gov. Hughes
American Museum of Natural History
City of
New York
East 104Th Street
Little Italy
Elizabeth
Mulberry
East Side
Baron Mayor Des Plarches
Italan
Count Massiglia
Boston
American torpedo boat flotilla sails for Panama
After an eight days visit the American torpedo boat flotilla departed Callao at 2 PM for Panama. Officials said the group left in better condition than when they left the United States, and no man was left behind.
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Lima
Panama
Callao
United States
Letter of praise to New York to Paris car contest coverage
A letter from a Tus Times reader commends the paper for its engaging reports on the New York to Paris automobile contest. The writer highlights the contestants hardships and host communities as described, and praises M. St Cheffray and foreign drivers. Wishes success and safety to all involved.
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New York Times
Tus Times
New York
Paris
M. St. Cheffray
How to Write Fiction by R C Pitzer
A verse urging aspiring writers to explore dramatic paths from crime to marriage and prison, then end with a cautionary note as author R C Pitzer claims the craft of fiction. The lines mix sensational topics with a satirical call to literary risk.
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R. C. Pitzer
Banquet Honors Takahira at New York Hotel Astor
The Japan Society hosts a dinner at the Hotel Astor with Baron Takahira as guest of honor. President Finley presides. speakers include Gov. Fort, Senator Depew, Sethlow, and Rev. Dr. Burrell. Distinguished guests listed include Gen.Grant, Admiral Coghlan, Prof. Dewey, and many notable figures.
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Baron Kogoro Takahira
Japan
Hotel Astor
Japan Society
John H. Finley
The
College of the City of New York
Gov. Fort
New Jersey
Depew, Sethlow
John D. Burrell
Astor
Frederick D. Grant
Charles H. Coghlan
John H. Dewey
William R. Willcox
Goodrich
John J. McCook
Takamine
Tanaka
Takeuchi
Takahashi
Isidor Straus
Louis L. Seaman
Stewart L. Woodford
Metz
Sybil Kent Kane
Otto H. Kahn
Adolph Leo
William C. Muschenheim
Rs. Howard Mansfield
James W. Pinchot
Frank &. Witherbee
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Adolph S. Ochs
Prest&Tr
B.C. Franck
Lecy
Més Square
New York City
Lephone
Bryant
New York Post Office
Downown
Hiladelphia
Aeeseres Pigu
Times Square
Spruce Street
Broadway
Washington Post
Public Ledger
Fleet St
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Rue du Sentier Fe
Queens
Stokers
Athens
Pericles
Rome
Cato
Free Republic
the Weather Bureau
Topics OF the Times
Lakewood
N. J
Sale OF Nast Pictures
Hughes
Raw
Takahira
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