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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1908
Page
6
The page presents the New York Times imprint with editors Adolph Ochs and B C Franck. It lists circulation details, pricing for New York and outer regions, and publication date March 28, 1908.
A noisy listing shows various New York newspapers and press buildings with subscription rates. It includes The New York Times publications and the Times Square area offices plus postal rates for daily and Sunday issues, weekly financial review, and Saturday Review access with foreign rates.
Widespread opposition from New York New England New Jersey Pennsylvania and other states signals a strong anti Bryan coalition. Rhode Island and North Carolina shift opinions while Georgia Alabama and Minnesota lean against Bryan and Massachusetts New England States trend against instructing delegates.
The piece, quoting Dr Alder man of Virginia, defines the scientific minded South ern leader as patient and rational, reverent of the past yet forward looking. It traces stages from National South to the Growing South and notes education, industry, and landholding gains, while urging training for African Americans to ensure broader American citizenship and national welfare.
Rumors of a coming political trouble in England center on a new party led by two young figures, Winston Spencer Churchill and David Lloyd George, heirs to political legacies, backed by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's government.
Gov Hudnes vetoed the equal pay for women teachers bill last year, and supporters hope to revive it in the present session. Officials urge smoothing salaries to attract capable teachers while warning that many Brooklyn schools need massive repairs, with estimates of 1.5 million yearly for upkeep and 10 million over a decade.
The national bank system reports a $118 million drop in loans and $182 million rise in reserves, indicating strengthening through resources rather than lower requirements. Liquidity grew as funds idle from slowed business flowed into banks, with liquidation concentrated in the local securities market while cotton and farm land holders stay cash rich.
A Mississippi man’s scheme to breed titled husbands for rich American girls in the Philippines is criticized as impractical. The Philippines, a republic without titles, cannot compete with Europe where noble titles have been cultivated for centuries and are readily available.
The piece argues that importing noble titles would not improve American heiress marriages, noting that even if titles were legal abroad, they carry no glamour here. It suggests tariffs on such titles would fall on heiresses and asserts that most brides who married European nobles faced no great misfortune, while the search for a truly good husband demands judgment.
A study of how press access has transformed legislatures worldwide. Reporters demand apologies for interruptions and insist speeches be printed. Legislators acknowledge that eloquence now targets the public through newspapers rather than just fellow lawmakers.
A satirical column notes a reported attack by fifty timber wolves on a stalled car near Spring Valley Wyoming. It argues the tale may be exaggerated yet cites wolf behavior and rancher hunts for wolf pelts as supporting details while critiquing sensational reporting. It also questions food adulteration claims and cites a Was letterhead expert defending spice safety and maple syrup.
A letter notes that common spices were adulterated to boost profits, claiming experts reveal the practice aimed at protecting customers’ stomachs. It mocks the notion as a benevolent motive and suggests the trade encouraged the habit for its supposed health effects.
Annie Nathan Meyer argues that suffragists claim superiority while anti suffragists trust men to act rightly. She contends both genders should contribute in distinct but equal roles and rejects claims that women lack political capability. New York, March 20, 1908.
A reader argues that European opinion of Americans is shaped by ancestral views and cites England as a key focus of ridicule toward traveling Americans. The letter worries about vulgar nouveau riche behavior affecting Anglo continental relations and urges better manners in Europe during the season.
A reader argues that in the area between Eightieth and 125th Streets east of Third Avenue there are over 6,000 vacant three and four room flats with modern plumbing renting at 3 dollars to 3.25 dollars per month. They note empty new First Avenue houses and blame tunnels bridges and subways taxed on owners for the vacancy. March 18, 1908.
A 1908 letter from Brooklyn argues church attendance declines as houses of worship become too costly and elaborate. The writer cites readers who say nothing is too good for God and that grandeur alienates common worshippers.
The poem attributes celestial and earthly exchanges in a playful personification. The earth borrows Luna's light to shade the night, while the sea and sky exchange hues and cloud forms. It ends with the assertion that the moon bears the image of a man, a reflection of terrestrial amusement.
Public School 110 at Broome and Cannon Streets tests a relay based fire drill devised by Principal Miss Adeline E. Simpson. The system replaces ringing gongs with pupil relays and passwords two gongs three gongs and four gongs. The new method saves about a minute in evacuating the building and offers flexibility as any teacher can start the drill locally without a central bell or telephone links.
Florists report ample Easter lilies and a plentiful range of spring flowers. Retail lily prices are expected at 15 to 25 cents, down from last year’s 20 to 50 cents, as Bermuda varieties arrive from the South and shipments to retailers continue.
Final arrangements completed for a Seaman's Church Institute to rise at South Street and Coenties Slip New York port. Cost about 600000 dollars. Architect Warren and Wetmore. Twelve story brick and limestone building with lantern tower signals visible offshore. Main floor shipping bureau exchanges berths. basement kitchens. first floor recreation rooms. Upper floors provide sleeping quarters for 400 sailors and 100 officers.
Milvnia and Middle Village residents vow to stop Lutheran Cemetery from using Way Avenue for burials. They claim the 50 foot wide, mile long highway has existed since 1844 and value as real estate. A public hearing is set for April 9 at Borough Hall Long Island City to hear the cemetery’s side.
Six thousand people visited the American Museum of Natural History to view the congestion exhibit yesterday and last night. Crowds were so large in the west wing that entries were issued in sections and the display served as a living illustration of overcrowding. Visitors included many from the east side, with wealthy and poor alike assisting and observing together. Japanese and Hindu students were notably present. The exhibit runs through the week with daily programs planned.
John J. Farrell of 501 West Fifty-second Street ex Alderman and former Republican district leader was held in $500 bail in West Side Court for examination tomorrow on a simple assault charge brought by Frederic Johnston and others from Eleventh Avenue who said Farrell struck Johnston in the eye during a saloon melee Saturday night.
The Greeters club of hotel clerks grows to four members and will move into its new clubhouse at 1146 Broadway on March 27. Tonight the first annual theatre party is held at Herald Square Theatre to foster a social space for off duty clerks with card rooms billiards dining and reading rooms in mission style.
Senator Guggenheim of Colorado foresees a new era of prosperity for the American people after the recent panic. He says prosperity will come and stay, with the stock market reflecting real values and confidence restored gradually after the conventions determine platforms and candidates. He notes improved business since March 1, rising exports, credit access, and cautious manufacturing, warning against extravagance as a national danger.
The Evening Sun celebrated its 21st founding anniversary with a dinner at Healey's on Sixty sixth Street and Columbus Avenue. Over 100 current and former staff members attended, with editors W C McCloy and E P Mitchell among speakers and guests including R H Elder now assisting Kings County prosecutors. William M Laffan, founder and publisher, attended as guest of honor, remaining until the doxology near sunrise.
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