New York Times Adopts New Rates and Publications
The notice lists daily and weekly editions with varied rates for locations including Greater New York, Jersey City, Newark, and foreign countries. It details prices for daily, Sunday, and combined bundles, with special mentions for the Saturday Review and Canada subscriptions.
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New York
Jersey City
Newark
Petes Ae
Eas Fi
NEW York Times Weekly
Financial
Review Section Takes Sixteen Pages in Paper
The newspaper dedicates sixteen pages to book reviews across a special literature section. Critics weigh new releases, classics, and author profiles, offering varied perspectives and reader guidance on recent titles. The feature highlights prominent authors and evolving trends in contemporary reading.
Embassy at Berlin shows peril of indiscretions in appointing ambassador
The piece urges restraint in public debate over Dr. HrLu’s proposed Berlin post. It defends qualified diplomats like HrIntu, warns against personal indiscretions affecting U S diplomacy, and calls for channeling communications through the State Department to preserve friendly ties with Germany.
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David Jayne Hsuu
Berlin
Washington
State Department
Germany
Hiru
Pr. Hintu
Hitch
Foreign Office
HrLu
Licensing Unlawful Acts and Federal Preemption Debate
The editorial contrasts state opt law licensing for railways with federal action, citing Alabama as example where Southern Railway faced heavy fines and threatened license cancellation for court challenges. It notes compromise occurred, with further cases to be tested on merits after Supreme Court criticism.
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Supreme Court
Alabama
Southern Railway
Courts bar unreasonable inter State license schemes
The article condemns a proposed inter state business license as a judicially issued constraint on commerce. It argues Congress may regulate trade but cannot deny lawful commerce nor grant exemptions via special privileges. It decries political rhetoric about Negro voters and defends basic constitutional rights to trade.
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Washington
Congress
Ivins Proposes City Build and Run Transit Lines
Special PSC counsel William M. Ivins argues in New York that the city must construct and equip its transit lines, renting operation to a private company that would share profits with the city after a 5 percent commission on unwatered working capital. He cites physical and psychological obstacles, noting jammed streets reduce efficiency and prompt loss, and urges municipal ownership as the only workable solution.
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William M. Ivins
Public Service Commission
Ivins
Resumption of Borough Bank Brooklyn Receivership Approved
Application to discharge borough bank receivers will be made after an appraisal shows a 55 674 difference between book and appraised assets on four million in business. Unindorsed loans fared better than secured paper thanks to a restitution fund.
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Manhattan
Borough Bank of
Brooklyn
Republicans and Negroes at a heated meeting
A Thursday evening gathering of Black attendees aimed to sway the Republican Party in the upcoming campaign, with claims of exaggeration noted as a fault not restricted to any race.
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United States
Roosevelt
Republican Party
South
Mr. Bryan
Prayer Controversy Sparks Critics Over Illinois Convention
The Rev. J. S. Francis opened the Illinois Republican State Convention with a colloquial prayer praising “Uncle Joe.” Critics warn such language risks blasphemy and departs from the King James tradition, fearing it undermines reverence and suggests political bias.
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J. S. Francis
Springfield
Illinois
Jor
Francis
Grace
Jesus
Cannon
Opera Houses Rise in Several Cities
Philadelphia gains a handsome new opera house with Hammerstein artists staging annual winter dramas. Brooklyn opens a grand opera venue. New York, Boston and Boston’s Back Bay prepare additional houses. Boston’s project envisions sixty performances yearly directed by Espen D. Jordan. Wheelwright and Haven to design.
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Henry Russell
San Carlo Opera Company
Opera
Boston
Hammerstein
Philadelphia
Central Park West
Espen D. Jordan
Messrs. Wheelwright and Haven
Boston Opera Company
Scarlet Fever Misread as Candy Poisoning Alarm
Letter to the editor argues the first page article about candy poisoning misattributes deaths to sweets. Dr P T Leyendecker suggests malignant scarlet fever caused by common infections, noting prostration and vomiting precede scarlatin rash and urging caution against post hoc attributions.
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New York Times
New York City
P. T. Leyendecker
M. D
New York
The Easter Lily Misread in Matthew’s Text
Joel Benton of Poughkeepsie argues in a letter that the familiar phrase Consider the lilies of the field refers not to Common lilies but to a large ornate anemone common in Palestine. He notes the flower’s rich velvet petals and asserts Solomon’s glory surpassed by this plant. The letter is dated March 27, 1908.
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The
New York Times
Palestine
Solomon
Joel Benton
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Pessimistic views recalled by J J Hill
G R Cooke reflects on prior Northern Pacific stock predictions about crop failures and potential dividend suspensions. He recalls a later dramatic rise in common stock from 40 to 1,000, noting Hill and associates benefited and expressing lingering skepticism.
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The
New York Times
J. J. Hill
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Railway
Public service jurisdiction inquiry response from Albany
Letter from E C B of New York urges readers to consider extending the public service powers over telephone, transportation, gas, electric, and other utility firms. He asks why such authority is withheld and stresses the public should know the reasons behind the present limits.
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New York Times
Albany
E. c. B. New York
Meaning of "her ilk" in Meys reply to Mrs Catt
In a 1908 St Louis letter L L explains that "ilk" refers to places, not people, as in Scottish usage Calhoun of Calhoun. The question argues Meys use targets Mrs Catt and her circle, but the term denotes location-based lineage rather than individuals.
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New York Times
Annie Nathan Mey
Calhoun
Scotland
Not by Brower but by Mary A W Brower Big Sister idea begins
A court or editorial note clarifies that the suggestion for a Big Sister movement was attributed to Mary A W Brower, not to another version of her name. The statement comes from New York dated March 27, 1908.
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The
New York Times
Mary A. W. Brower
New York
Emperor William II Prefers Revolver as Daily Shield
The London P T O reports Emperor William II keeps his revolver close and uses it skillfully. It is inspected and freshly primed each morning to ensure it is in perfect order. Convinced an anarchist will kill him, he plans a stern defense and to wound his attacker if possible.
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London
William II
Vernal Morning Inspires Richest Woodland Reverie
Clint on Scollard extols a spring awakening in nature. He invites readers to open their souls and enjoy the divine assurance of earth’s renewal as woods, blossoms, and waters promise a new abundance for treasure-seekers and lovers of world-old wonders.
Children’s Friends to Honor Mrs Ward at Waldorf Dinner
Under the Playground Association of America Mrs Humphry Ward will be honored at a Waldorf Astoria dinner Tuesday. Richard Watson Gilder will preside and speakers include the Duchess of Marlborough and Miss Addams. The event draws 3000 invitations with notable guests from across the country.
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Playground Association of America
Humphry Ward
Waldorf-Astoria
Richard Watson Gilder
Humphry, Ward
Duchess of Marlborough
Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Jacob Riis
Association
Robert W. de Forest
W. H. Maxwell
Luther H.gulick
Gulick
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Jrmiana Oelrichs
Henry Morgenthau
Kate Dougit Wiggin
Andrew Carnégie
Wis
Henry Villard
James Logan
Worcester
Mass
George B. M. Harvey
Arthur H. Scribner
J. H. Finley
Callege
City of
New York
Henry C. King
Oberlin College
W. Seward Webb
J. Andrew Swan
Newport
Anne Morgan
Egerton L. Winthrop, Jr
J. J. McCook
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
QO. H. P Belmont
Roosevelt
Luther Halsey Gulick
German Theatre Plans For Irving Place Move Uptown
The German Theatre announces its move to uptown with a season opening October 1 under Dr Maurice Baumfeld. Planned repertoire includes Faust Egmont Wilhelm Tell Kabale und Liebe Der zerbrochene rug and Der Ring des Nibelungen not. Contemporary drama and a German operetta segment will be featured. A company from leading European German theatres will perform with star guests. Subscriptions cover twenty weeks with thirty week season and pricing for orchestra and boxes.
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Irving Place
Maurice Baumfeld
Goethe
Faust
Egmont
Schiller
Dis Raeuber
Grffparzer
Hermann Sudermann
Gerhart Hauptmann
Ludwig Fulda
Ernst von Wildenbruch
Europe
America
Profs
Plan for 3 Million in School Repairs Considered
Egerton L Winthrop asked the Board of Estimate for 3 million dollars to repair twenty schools labeled dangerous by Superintendent C B Snyder. The Mayor suggested Controller referral, who warned it may cut other school appropriations, potentially closing new schools, if approved.
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Board of Estimate
Egerton L. Winthrop
Board of Education
C. B. J. Snyder
Winthrop
Metz
Monument to Lee Proposed in Washington for 100000
A resolution introduced in Washington proposes an appropriation of 100000 to build a monument in the capital City to General Robert E. Lee, former Commander in Chief of the Confederate Army, according to Representative Ferris of Oklahoma.
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Ferris
Oklahoma
Washington
Robert E. Lee
Army of the United States
Oklaoma
Dewey Declines Welcome Trip for Battleship Fleet
Admiral Dewey plans not to travel to the Pacific Coast for the Atlantic battleship fleet welcome in San Francisco. He has notified close associates and will likely adhere to his decision unless a compelling reason arises.
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Dewey
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Taft to Speak Here Memorial Day
A Brooklyn G A R post invites Secretary Taft to deliver the Memorial Day oration May 30 at Grant's Tomb. Taft accepted the invitation after meeting with the President and Secretary Taft.
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Taft
Washington
U. S. Grant Post No
Brooklyn
N. Y
Grant
Hudson River
New York
Whistler Etchings and Portrait Show at Knoedler Galleries
Knoedler Galleries presents Whistler etchings and lithographs including La Mère Gérard and Street at Saverne with strong light and shade, plus Thames Police and Kitchen. Upper gallery features Ernest Moore portraits of James Bryce and Irving and Rosenthal portraits of Chief Justice Brown. A memorial window by the Daughters of Holland Dames for New York Historical Society marks Hudson’s Halve Maen with autumn colors and Dutch insignia.
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Whistler
la Mére Gérard
Saverne
Greenwich Park
Annie
Finette
Maude
Lord Wolseley
Wedmore
Grolier Club
Knoedler’s
Ernest Moore
London
United States Supreme Court
Albert Rosenthal
Moore
James Bryce
United States
Bryce
Irving
Rosenthal
Henry B. Brown
Henry Hudson
Manhattan Island
Daughters of Holland Dames
New York
Halve Maen
The
Netherlands
Hudson
Old
New Amsterdam
New Netherlands
Cathedral St John Statues Recut By Borglum
Sculptor Borglum leads recutting of statuary inside and outside the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Morningside Heights. Zacharias completed yesterday. Virgin to be finished today. Remaining figures include the Twelve Apostles and others with clay models prepared. Harmony prevails among workers.
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Morningside Heights
Gutzon Borglum
Borglum
Belmont Chapel
Morningside Avenue
Archangels
Simeon
Virgin
Zacharias
Mr. Borglum
Twelve Apostles
Imon
Matthew
Thomas
Jude
James
Andrew
Peter
Bartholomew
Philip
John
James the Less
Paul
Erverybody
Hammer Sale Brings $4354 at American Art Galleries
The final sale of John J. Hammer pictures at American Art Galleries realized $2339 with prior evening earnings, totaling $4354 for 165 canvases. German buyers attended both events, with Phillip Corell dominating bids on several works including Alsfeld Obersessen and East Gloucester Mass. Morning in Besigheim sold to Corell for $87.50, while artist Charles Schreyword bought A German Village for $20. Four works from the previous night surpassed their first sale prices.
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John J. Hammer
Alsfeld Obersessen
Phillip Corell
Carnegie urges work and merit over title at Pratt Institute
Andrew Carnegie spoke to Pratt Institute evening students at 215 Fyerson Street Brooklyn urging early, hard work to advance. He told a tale of a young manager who earned a boss’s trust, married the employer’s daughter, and rose by merit. Carnegie warned against pride and urged honesty, initiative, and loyalty to one’s employer.
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Andrew Carnegie
Pratt Institute Evening Schools
Fyerson Street
Brooklyn
Europe
Carnegie
Robbie
Mr. Carnegie
Republic
Frederick Pratt
Institute
Controller Ridgely Resigns to Head Kansas City Bank
William Barret Ridgely, Controller of the Currency, resigns to lead the National Bank of Commerce in Kansas City. Lawrence Murray, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor, is nominated as his successor. Murray, born 1864 in Addison Hill New York, holds multiple degrees and has held treasury and trust company posts as well as deputy controller roles.
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New York Times
Washington
Maroh
William Barret Ridgely
National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City
Lawrence
Murray
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Ridgely
White House
Atlantic City
Roosevelt
Mr. Murray
Addison Hill
Steuben County
N. Y
Addison Academy
Major General Greely Retired from U S Army
Major General A W Greely, famed for the Arctic relief expedition, is transferred to the retired list at age 64. He was relieved from command of the Department of the Lakes in Chicago and is on leave in the Orient. Brigadier General Charles B Hall becomes Major General in Greelys stead, with Colonel John Berr promoted to Brigadier General.
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A. W. Greely
Arctic Relief Expedition
Department of the Lakes
Chicago
Orient
Charles B. Hall
General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Greely
John Berr
Twelfth Cavalry
Fort Oglethrope
Hall
Cleaning Bronx city buildings proves costly in inquiry
Testimony from E W Stewart reports $175 056 spent to clean Bronx municipal buildings over six years. Officials allege earlier estimates underestimated costs by nearly tenfold and reveal watchmen for unused baths and unexplained repair payments. Witnesses struggle with recollections as hearings continue.
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Harfen
Commissioners of Accounts
E. W. Stewart
Commissioners
Stewart
Claude A. Sgriedenbach
Mitchel
A. Liebenau
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