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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
6
The fragment presents the New York Times masthead from March 1 1908 with publication details. It lists editorial leadership Adolph Ochs as president and treasurer B C Franck secretary, and notes postal handling and pricing for New York and surrounding areas.
List of New York media office addresses and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. Includes prices for weekly financial review and Saturday review, plus international rate adjustments and mail options.
Secretary Taft links the negro question to the Philippines, urging industrial training as essential in both regions. He argues Hampton and Tuskegee illustrate a path toward labor value and reduced race friction, while noting unresolved political rights issues and doubts about long term outcomes. The City Club discussion praises informed public opinion amid transit reform debates.
Controller Metz endorses the Bureau of Municipal Research report on Finance Department organization and accounting. He plans a broad reorganization to be completed before his departure, citing the report’s sound recommendations and his role as a key administrator and legislator in the Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
A writer reflects on Dr. van Eeden’s message to American business leaders, praising philanthropy while questioning its fruit for wealth creation. The piece cites Kentucky tobacco farmers, cattle poisoners, and Paterson reds as contrasting examples, urging benevolence to aid common good.
The text argues that improving industrial efficiency among African Americans is the best path to securing political rights. It warns against politicians who try to distract or derail this aim, calling such actions a grave disservice to the negro population.
The debate centers on a through highway bill opposed by Senator Allups and championed by Mr Skene. The proposal shifts costs to counties and towns, claiming better coordination and lower long term haul costs. Supporters cite bond funds from 1904 as sufficient for building a centralized trunk boulevard system.
The article argues the Controller must ensure proper funds, prompt disbursement, and valid claims while managing city indebtedness. It endorses the Bureau of Municipal Research report proposing separate heads for each finance function, with records and control centralized under the department head. It likens the Controller to a vice president of a large firm. It warns against extremist ideas and notes reform is not limited to wealthy malefactors.
The Superintendent of Banks notes savings banks paying 4 percent rose from seventy six to ninety seven amid the panic, while many depositors profit from higher rates. The piece contrasts cheap bread, cheap consols, and cheap investments with the cost to those shaken out, warning that gains come with losses.
The article surveys a sale of autographs featuring private letters from living figures and the ethics of owning and disclosing such correspondence. It notes the lack of a universal rule and questions about the President’s public remarks being treated as curiosities, while contrasting views on letters of the dead and the propriety of displaying a modern grave versus ancient artifacts.
The piece argues contempt for outsiders stems from deep ancestral instincts, not specific traits. It notes that while personal friendships can form, collective dislike persists due to language, customs, and inherited animosity. As global contact grows, this bias should fade, though it still shapes relations today.
Senator Clay proposes adding a clause to the Ocean Mail bill to bar intoxicants entering dry states but acknowledges no current chance of success. Dry state advocates press for a total prohibition while lamenting their inability to stop inter state liquor traffic despite measures that curb shipments and sharing.
A March 17 1908 letter to the editor complains about women’s extravagant jewelry visible in public and in churches. The writer urges more modesty in public spaces while acknowledging fashion tastes, arguing decorum would strengthen moral tone.
A reader in 1908 thanks The Times for a copy sent to a business friend in England. The correspondent notes surprise at receiving a sixteen page journal with a supplement for a modest cent from Co. W. New York.
The Aldermen, after a mayoral request, voted to honor the late Fire Commissioner Hugh Bonner with resolutions aimed at the family. They also approved a Water Department appropriation of 1,768,243 and endorsed equal pay for male and female school teachers.
A historical sketch recounts the Prince of Wales and Duke of York during McKinley’s funeral era. Delays, bad weather, and mixed authority strained relations between Lord Minto and Quebec officials as plans for garden parties and ceremonies shifted amid royal duties.
Fletcher Du Bois of New York praises Hoboken’s electric destination signs for Lackawanna ferries lines. He cites legible one foot high letters showing Grove Summit Union Hill Five Corners to help riders choose correct Jersey City routes, urging New York City Railway to adopt the method.
An advertisement invites a travel companion to share a freight car for the first week of April to St Louis. The writer promises roomy quarters, meals at houses along the way, a fireplace on the floor, and a breezy journey, asking for a partner to start for St Louis on April first. Signed BW. P.
City College trustees led by Edward M. Shepard push unification with the Normal College to a single head as a mayoral commission drafts sweeping reforms. Meanwhile the Normal College Executive Committee considers a permanent head, with Prof. James M. Kieran as a leading candidate amid other contenders.
News from Zurich reports the death of Gregory Gerschunin known as Grisha leader of the Fighting Group of the Russian Socialist Revolutionary Party. He escaped Siberian mines in a sauerkraut barrel in 1906 and later helped form the New Terrorist Party.
A premier postage stamp collection tops New York sales this season with a five night auction at the Collectors' Club on West Twenty sixth Street. Catalogued at $30,000, the sale features Canadian 12 pence black 1851, St Louis 1840 Provisional issues, U S three cent pink 1861, Confederate Baton Rouge five cent, British Guiana 4 cent 1856, Panama Canal Zone errors, Gold Coast 20 shilling 1889, Mauritius one penny 1848, Newfoundland 1857 issues, Moldavia 1854 27 pa value, St Vincent four pence or one shilling, Spain 2 real 1852, Geneva 10c yellow-green, Swiss 1849 Federal Administration 46 red and black.
Edgar Clarkson secretary to Representative Hobson of Alabama will be first witness when the Submarine Investigating Committee resumes. He is expected to contradict Lawrence Y. Spear of Electric Boat Company who denied Hobson’s claim that the firm sought Speaker Cannon’s influence to aid Hobson’s Naval Committee assignment.
The United States launched the derelict destroyer Seneca in Newport News Virginia. Edith Hepburn, granddaughter of Congressman W. P. Hepburn of Iowa, christened the ship, marking it as the first craft of its kind. Its mission is to patrol the North Atlantic coast and destroy wreckage using high explosive magazines.
Congress will adjourn between May 15 and June 1 with no expected extension into June. Officials note reluctance to discuss potential bills and the White House says no further presidential message will be sent unless extraordinary circumstances arise.
The Navy Department announced that the old warship Monongahela was burned to the water’s edge at her Guantanamo Bay station. No lives were lost. Built in Philadelphia during the Civil War, she served as a station and store ship.
A loan exhibition at the Engineers Club 82 West Fortieth Street features American and European paintings by Monet, Sisley, Pissarro, Degas, and more. Notable works include Rob inson, Twachtman, Rouland portraits, and Millet to Delacroix. A private etching collection with Rembrandt Whistler and Meryon sells tonight and tomorrow at 264 Fifth Avenue via Anderson Auction Company.
The government of Liberia has appealed to the United States to protect its territorial integrity from France. A Liberian delegation is en route to Washington to meet the President and Secretary Root to urge restraint against French seizure of border areas with French West Africa.
The House Judiciary sub committee investigating Judge Lebbeus R. Wilfley for alleged misconduct in the Shanghai court has reported that the charges should be dismissed. The March 18 release notes the panel found no evidence to sustain the allegations, exonerating Wilfley.
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