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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
6
The page lists subscription options and prices for daily and Sunday editions of The New York Times in 1908, with variations by mail, week, month, and year. It mentions foreign rates and additional charges for overseas delivery, along with a financial quotation review offering.
A Pittsburgh focus piece weighs the 1907 stock market slump, municipal bond growth, and a broad reform debate. It notes President Roosevelt’s stance on bucket shops, questions speculation's role, and cites typhoid losses across two wards with a call for a $500000 annual prevention spend to save $708000 in a city-wide projection.
The piece argues the 10 percent freight rate rise rumor is false since freight rates are set by the Interstate Commerce Commission, not the President. It notes Congress delegates rail rate powers to the ICC and warns against overreliance on federal authority, urging individual initiative.
A Pittsburg survey led by Mrs. Russ Lu SAGS analyzes individual study losses from preventable illness totaling seven hundred thousand ninety dollars, emphasizing economic impact and public health costs.
The American battleship fleet and torpedo-boat flotilla reach Magdalena Bay after navigating the Pacific coast without incident. The voyage proves sea-worthiness and discipline, supports a non belligerent mission, and highlights YMCA aid in organizing target practice and crew welfare worldwide.
Admiral Evans sails into Magdalena Bay Mexico on March 11 with sixteen battleships in prime condition. Since leaving Hampton Roads December 16, fears of anarchist bombs and ship disrepair faded as the fleet completed the perilous voyage via the Strait of Magellan without incident under Admiral Smaree and his path finders.
Critics note widespread concern over dangerous schoolhouse conditions after the Collinwood disaster. The piece cites a London report claiming inward opening doors in many County Council schools, while Collinwood doors opened outward, arguing broader safety blame lies with multiple factors.
An essay argues for a Northwestern University chair on cultivating good taste across art and life. It highlights the link between taste and dress, notes regional differences, and cites experts on tailoring and fashion along with warnings against chasing the latest fad.
Secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association in Rio de Janeiro reports on efforts to comfort and please the sailors of the fleet during their recent visit, noting the establishment of four large bureaus to coordinate activities and support.
Georgia intensifies enforcement of the liquor ban with tough penalties for violations. The piece notes that only private interstate imports circumvent the law, and doctors and prescriptions face strict restrictions as Georgia asserts its prohibition regime. It also satirizes the Postal Savings Bank bill and thrift propaganda, contrasting it with harsher realities.
New York Catholic School Board superintendents respond to a letter questioning panic and fire safety. They note fire drills have been standard for over five years, inspections by Building and Fire Departments, and ongoing improvements. They reference monthly required drills, recent fireproof buildings, and a lack of fire incidents under their tenure, urging the critic to report issues.
The New York Y M C A plans a circulating library of modern European works in Chinese and will open a Chinatown branch for exclusive use by Chinese residents. Edwin Gaillard and Dr. F F Tong led meetings at Chatham Square, electing Tong president Pang secretary and Gaillard treasurer. A building search committee reports soon.
A Cortland reader congratulates The Times on reaching a weekly circulation of 1,000,000 and lauds its accuracy, temperance, independence, and fair critique of President Roosevelt. The letter praises the paper’s democratic spirit and typographical quality, dated March 5, 1908.
In a Dorchester letter dated March 11 1908 Alice Stone Blackwell supports a newspaper editorial condemning Prussian efforts to forcefully Polish residents from their homes. She argues the move would intensify Polish resentment and damage Prussia’s standing internationally.
A THH TIMES writer warns that woman suffrage could bring trouble by valuing a candidate's goodness over ability and suggests a twofold strategy. Politicians might seek a smart man for men’s votes and a straight man for women’s to form a first class candidate.
A large Fifth Avenue crowd watched seventy-six paintings sell for 46,240 overall. Troyon’s Return of the Flock Evening led the sales at 7,000 dollars to buyer Alexander Barrie, with other notable prices including Mauve 1,850 and Jerôme Roybet 1,000, among various works by Vose, Dupre, Jongkind, and Law rence, across a diverse lineup from Holland, Scotland, and France.
The graduating class of Stevens Institute about seventy members held a farewell dinner at the Manhattan Hotel. The event opened with an executive session behind closed doors. Class officers and most members delivered speeches and many claimed hats and coats at the checking rack.
A subscriber from Cold SpringonHudson urges the Metropolitan Opera to schedule more German operas at Saturday matinees. He notes only four German performances in seventeen weeks and warns the Ring cycle during Holy Week will limit attendance while Italian opera dominates in florid style. He appeals to boxholders and Directors to consider the preferences of the Saturday matinee subscribers.
In a hometown voice the piece lauds Sidney Nebraska as a county seat with court house jail opry house bank water tank and stores praising its overnight stopping of a famed whizzer round the world. The town cherishes national attention and its unique position on the whizzers route.
NYC Railway Company receivers plan 158 pay-as-you-enter cars on Madison and Fourth Avenue lines to reduce straphanging. Cars feature rear entry, two compartments, automatic doors, electric signals, and night destination lights. Public cooperation urged to speed boarding and disembarking. caps on riders and safety rules outlined.
The American Protective Tariff League conducted a biennial census of newspapers to gauge interest in tariff news. Of 22,000 inquiries, 5,000 replies show 75 percent for the protective tariff, 10 percent against, 5 percent for revision, and 10 percent undecided. Southern sentiment surprised by a sixfold rise in newspaper service demand.
The Will of Right Rev. Dr. Henry Yates Satterlee, Bishop of Washington, filed for probate after his death on February 22 in New York City, leaves $5,000 in personal property and at least $15,000 in real estate to his widow and children. He lent books to his predeceased son Churchbill, leaving 200 volumes to his wife and 200 to his daughter Constance. The widow receives household furniture and personal property except stocks and bonds, with executors William H. Lee, Mrs. Satterlee, and Miss Satterlee overseeing. A $10 trust fund pays income to Constance, with the remainder to the wife for life and then to Constance and the three children of the late Churchbill Satterlee.
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