New York Times May 3 1908 front matter
The excerpt identifies the New York Times publication details, date of issue, and mailing information. It states ownership by the New York Times Company with Adolph S. Ochs as president and treasurer and notes the issue date as Sunday May 3, 1908 and post office entry as second class matter.
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NEW York Times Company
Adolph S. Ochs
T& Tr
Franck
Lecy
NEW York Times
Times
Square
New York City
Bryant
New York
The
New York Post Office
New York Times Subscription Rates Listed
Financial quotation shows various annual and weekly rates for daily and Sunday editions. Additional options include a pictorial section, weekly reviews, and Canada or foreign delivery surcharges. Rates reflect postpaid mail delivery and per month or per year terms.
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NEW York Times
Canada
NEW York Times Review
President's bills spark debate on independence in Congress
The article discusses how President Roosevelt's proposed amendments to the Anti-Trust law, injunction and contempt procedures, and railway accounts funding face House opposition. It questions whether lawmakers are voting to please the President or to stand by constitutional independence, noting political pressure and the risk to reelection.
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Townshend
Michigan
Cannon
United States
House of Representatives
Coordinate Department
Senate
Roosevvelt
White House
Catholic Celebration Highlights Unity and Civic Vision
The centenary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York concluded with a 60,000 strong procession along Fifth Avenue as 1,250,000 Catholics celebrate. Cardials Gibbons and Locue spoke on freedom and progress while civic authorities discuss borough centralization and sewer bond hurdles impacting New York and New Jersey relations.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Locue
Dr. Greons
Bank Recov ers Rises as The Hamilton Plans On Demand Deposit Offer
The Hamilton resumes business and offers to pay on demand accounts due only four months ahead. The move aims to reassure depositors and signal solvency, likened to a business discounting own paper. Such terms reduce floating paper and bolster credit while deposits pledged against a future date remain nonfloating.
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The
Hamilton
Banks Restore Confidence After Solvency Confirmations
Directors of several banks regained self respect by delivering instant solvency and cancelling slurs. Restored standing after tests shows institutions and management strong. Market confidence grows as banks withstand recent strain, with resumption viewed as cautious and temporary, not asset deficiency driven.
Borough Presidents under scrutiny and mixed results
The piece notes the Borough Presidents scheme largely failed despite initial promise. It outlines broad powers over streets, sewers, public works, contracts, and staffing, plus local oversight via the Board of Estimate. It questions why citizens fail to hold the officeholders to account and how improvement might occur.
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Christian Socialists clash with Debs and Haywood
A critique argues that clerical reformers promoting socialism taint Christianity. It asserts Debs and Haywood are true socialists, while labeling Christian Socialists as harming both faiths by blending religion with political economy.
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Haytwood
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Brownsville and the Negroes in Electoral Leverage
An editorial argues black voters could sway Republican electors if unified, citing 1900 Census figures for eight Northern states. It warns unity is unlikely and predicts party-line voting by race categories with limited impact unless public opinion shifts dramatically.
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West Virginia
New York
Indiana
Conio
Giacca
Ilinois
Kansas
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Roosevelt
New Jersey Tax Right Clarified by Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court affirms New Jersey may tax land under water up to the 1834 boundary with New York and New Jersey. New York’s stake lies in the agreement's broad acceptance, not in NJ taxation. The ruling questions NJ’s power to violate NY jurisdiction beyond fisheries, amid Pasaaic River sewer plan approvals.
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New York
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Passaic
New York Bay
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Auerbach backs Harvard plan for university journalism journal
In The North American Review, JosepH AUERBACH supports a university journal as a school of journalism to teach clear thinking and vigorous precise English. He laments declining English quality among undergraduates and lawyers, urges stronger training for journalism especially editorship, and notes ineffective university English instruction.
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Joseph Auerbach
Col HaRver
North American Review
Auerbach
University men should train as reporters now
Editors are not necessarily formed from reporters any more than lawyers come from stenographers. The modern reporter differs from routine clerks, and when fit for the job he becomes the best kind of editor.
Fashion protests for Horace Mann students in plain dress
A column sympathizes with Horace Mann School girls who must give up hats, high heels, and ornate waists until graduation. It notes Paris trends run to tight gowns and Merry Widow hats, urges future generations to recall restrained styles as wiser fashions emerge.
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Horace Mann School
Lotta Faust
Paris
Tipping and Its Accepted Evils in 1908 New York
A letter from New York dated April 29 1908 argues that tips are common across professions from servants to doctors lawyers ministers and mechanics and questions why small gratuities are considered wrong. The writer claims long hours and extra labor for tips over many years and suggests the practice reflects broader social expectations.
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The
New York Times
New York
Fortunes in hotel and restaurant ventures urged by letter
A letter to the editor from H. E. Charles in New York on April 28, 1905 argues new hotels and eateries should pay fair wages, require staff under oath, and refuse gifts from visitors to avoid appearing penurious. It condemns visitors who gift servants as insulting to hosts and guests alike.
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New York Times
New York
Revealed: A Woman Writer Behind Penny Dreadfuls
A New York letter from April 28 1908 expands on the lone female contributor to many five cent libraries and Wild West stories. The writer, unnamed to preserve privacy, is said to have earned thousands yearly with works like Buffalo Bill and Jesse James and produced 30 000 word tales in a single week.
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New York Times
Cecil Burleigh
Times
King Brady
Ridpath
Library of Universal Literature
Buffalo Bill
Jesse James
Yan
Harlan P. Halsey
Old Sleuth
New York
Three Chesapeake Flags in Shipping Illustrated
A letter from W Clark Russell discusses a Chesapeake flag gifted to the National Maritime Museum in London by William Walder Astor, noting controversy over authenticity. Russell cites three ensigns from the Chesapeake dispute and mentions one buried with the Captain and another at Alnwick Castle, while raising doubt about the London sale flag.
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Shannon
Duke of Northumberland
Alnwick
Exalting Motherhood A Historic Letter Response
Gustaf H. Ander of New York argues that public writing glorifies motherhood while neglecting fatherhood. He questions why fatherhood is not given equal praise and consideration in society and literature.
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New York Times
Gustaf H. Ander
New York
Miscegenation banquet stirs Southern dissent across newspapers
A collection of southern editorials denounces a New York Cosmopolitan Society dinner pairing whites and blacks. They condemn miscegenation advocacy as harmful, warn of race-mixing dangers, and defend segregation as the proper Southsocial policy while noting northern reactions.
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Richmond News
Greater
New York
Cincinnati Baseball Club and the First Professional Nines
Harry Ella of Cincinnati asserts in 1908 that the Cincinnati Baseball Club hosted the first fully professional nine from 1866 to 1870. He disputes other reports, cites his book History of Baseball in Cincinnati, and notes a 1869 tie with the Haymakers of Lansineburg and a disputed 1869 Red Stockings win.
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Hatfield
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Brooklyn
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Lansineburg
N. Y
Red Stockings
Haymaiers
Harry Ella
Ohio
Rare Dickens First Editions Highlight Anderson Sale
Two American first editions of Dickens, rare and valuable, led last Friday's Anderson sale. Items include Boz's Last Public Life of Mr Tulrumbie and Oliver Twist in 1887 wrappers, plus Part II of Traveling Letters later known as Pictures from It iv. Also offered were Battle of Life, Dember and Sen, and Thackeray first American editions such as The Book of Snobs with extra chapters and Men Wives with pre English publication.
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Anderson's
New York
Ulie Marr
London Daily - News
Dember
Sen
Wiliam M. Thackeray
England
Christian Socialist Fellowship plans convention in city
A state ment outlines the Christian Socialist Fellowship aims and history with a May 28 convention in the city. It notes over 300 clergymen as members and names leaders such as Bishop Spalding, Rev Irvine, Prof Fagnani, Rev Helms, Rev Pinkham, and Rev Anderson.
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Christian Socialist Movement
Spaldifig
Utah
Alexander F. Irvine
Church of the Ascension
New York
Charles P. Fagnani
Union Theological Seminary
York
Edgar A. Helms
D. D
Morgan Memorial Church
Boston
Hi. W. Pinkham
Bethany Baptist Church
Denver
Frank L. Anderson
Normal Park Baptist Church
Chicago
Rare California stamps with history in collectors sale
Eight early California local stamps, all five cents, sold in blocks of four for 26 and 45 dollars. One Canal Zone error stamp brought 21 dollars. Philippine Islands rare 5 centimos sold for 550 dollars and a Kiaochen mint copy for 1 dollar. Total sale around 200 dollars.
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Kiaochen
A Humble Inquirer Reflects on Women and Brains
A Cambridge, Massachusetts letter argues women lack logic and intellect, citing voting rights and public influence. The author contends most women support quacks and schemes, mocks women’s reasoning, and calls for a broader societal judgment, labeling women as a dangerous lunatic class.
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