New York Times Advertising Rates and Schedule 1903
The page lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, weekly and foreign rates, and the publication details for The New York Times. It notes mailing at the New York Post Office and provides rate breakdowns for Greater New York, Jersey City, Newark, and other regions.
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Faith in Prosperity Movement Prompts National Cheer
The article discusses an organized push to reassure Americans after a recent panic by promoting faith care and prosperity. It highlights plans for a literary bureau, distribution of a comforting platform, and leadership by Controller Merz at a forthcoming Inter-State Prosperity Congress.
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Panama Zone Wages Debated Amid Canal Efforts
The House debated Panama Zone emoluments and worker perks estimated at 7d percent above U S wages. It noted free housing fuel water ice 1 cent per pound recreation and 30 days vacation to support wage limits. Also covered were crop forecasts for winter wheat with improved outlook and market reactions.
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Speaker Cannon’s 72nd Birthday Acknowledged In House
The seventy second anniversary of Speaker Cannon’s birth sparked an informal celebration amid a heated House contest. The veteran leader handled the moment with pragmatism, noting Congress’s strength and the perils of party friction. A bouquet of seventy two roses symbolized faith in prosperity and unity.
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Let Us Be Let Alone As We Return To Prosperity
The author argues the South sought to be left alone after secession, compares current corporate regulation to Reconstruction, and contends that restraint on business is essential for recovery. He condemns demagogic attacks on business, urges reasonable regulation, and notes difficulty in predicting harvests and the limits of weather-based forecasts.
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A SOP TO SOCIALISM IN THE BRITISH BUDGET
The Prime Minister defends old age pensions as a socialistic measure amid Liberal and Conservative critique. He notes a plan paying about 55 a year to those over 70 earning under 264, arguing the budget increases government cost while keeping taxes largely steady. The piece calls the budget a sop to socialism and contrasts views on education and state burden.
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Lucky infant found in Harlem rain and rescued
A waif-like baby left in a basket on a Harlem doorstep during a torrential Thursday night draws swift sympathy. The infant, named Moses by reporters, seemed peaceful after a milk feeding and awaits care, with officials noting the disparity between this foundling and others abandoned in nicer weather. The column predicts the baby’s chances of getting care and attention remain better than those of a more ordinary foundling.
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Foundling Likely To Draw Attention From Aristocrats
An infant found after Thursday night’s rain is described as highly attractable due to strong publicity. Police describe the child’s personal attributes as appealing, and local well-to-do residents may inspect it. The piece suggests a promising future if the child remains persistent and values leadership.
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Engineers urge Appalachian forest preservation for river control
The Engineering News notes engineers support saving Appalachian forests as essential to future national prosperity and river control whether via reservoirs or levees, but adds that Speaker Cannon's voice ultimately decides policy.
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Advancing Health Ethics in Industry and Gas Meter Debate
The Iron Age lauds employer health programs from shop sanitation to tuberculosis screening and dental care, arguing health and profit go together. It also critiques public service findings on gas meters, noting most are faulty but few severely miss the mark, while passenger delays from a Thursday outage provoke calls for better timetabling and communication.
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Train Delays Highlight Need for Public Alert on Breakdowns
The passage notes widespread frustration as passengers switch from local to express trains seeking faster service, only to lose time. It argues for timely public information about signal system failures to spare temper and spoilage, while acknowledging the difficulty of disseminating details during accidents.
Lost and found system in Germany and honesty
A letter to The Times describes Germany’s lost and found procedure in Hamburg. The finder must turn items into the police, with a six month wait. if unclaimed the finder may reclaim, while claiming the loser pays about 10 percent to the finder. The writer praises the system for encouraging honesty. New York, May 7, 1908.
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Night Work at City College Correction Letter
Stephen P Duggan of the College of the City of New York writes to The New York Times to correct an published report. He states the Harlem Evening High School evening session will not inaugurate a three year AB degree next fall. Admissions will mirror the day session and eight years required to complete the full collegiate course.
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Public school 28 in Bronx deemed unfit for use
Charles Crawford questions Times suggestion that thirteen schools be torn down as unfit while noting School 28 a sturdy Bronx frame building with perfect sanitary condition. He argues the school is safer in fire and laments government overreach in modern policy. May 7 1908.
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The Times and The Strenuous President Debate
In a 1908 letter Frederic Douglas urges readers to remember Theodore Roosevelt's wartime vigor and leadership as essential to the nation's wealth justice and strength. A separate note laments fruit skins on sidewalks and calls for enforcement of a local ordinance amid pedestrian danger in New York City.
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Fort Snelling Named After William J Snelling Not Confirmed
Letter from San Francisco dated May 3 1808 notes confusion about Fort Snelling in Minnesota. The writer recalls 1845 events when Snelling returned from the Northwest and an uncle and a schoolgirl relative were asked to reveal the fort’s location, remarking there was no Minnesota yet and the area was Iowa Territory to the north. The note questions attribution to Snelling.
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Savannah’s Pride and Promise in Up-to-Date South City
A New Yorker, formerly of Savannah Georgia, thanks readers for shared peace and true expression about Savannah. The city’s people, proud of their past, endure as representatives of the new South, striving for a future where Savannah ranks as an up-to-date center in the region.
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Brains of Women Debate Echoes in Irish Snakes Tale
A reader letter from August Van Dyck of Cleveland dated May 7 1008 dismisses the idea of women’s brains being discussed like Irish natural history noting there are no snakes in Ireland and drawing a sharp comparison to snokes.
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Exhibition at Montross Gallery Showcases Nineteen American Works
Nineteen American paintings and watercolors are on view at Montross Gallery until May 30. Highlights include T. W. Dewing’s Portrait study, John Twachtman’s garden study, D. W. Tryon’s Autumn Study from 1886, A. P. Proctor’s buffalo scene, and Ryder’s An Oriental Camp. Also featured are works by Childe Hassam, W. J. Metcalf, W. L. Lathrop, Henry C. White, and Alden Weir among others.
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Plans for National Art Federation Federation of art groups under National Academy of Art
Reorganization plans for the National Academy of Art in Washington aim to federate art institutions and societies across the United States. Regents will be increased and representatives from major art bodies invited to join a national board. Roosevelt commends the project as a national convention is planned in Washington next winter to form a federation.
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Original City Hall designs judged by crowd feature
Charles Israels argues the 1802 designs by John McComb for New York City Hall show a cupola like the current one and not a dome. He notes the crowning facade feature resembles today’s and cites the published plans from Architecture last February.
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The Ballad Of Phoebus Caramel
A playful verse tale follows Phoebus Caramel a stylish dandy who loses love after a boastful proposal until years later he returns in rugged garb claiming hardship. The maid responds with stingy humor and a blunt final verdict.
Fleet Review Honors Metcalf as Evans Misses Ashore
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf reviewed forty four ships of the American Navy in San Francisco Bay in a formal ceremony. Admiral Evans, fatigued, stayed ashore at the St Francis Hotel, with Admiral Thomas assuming command on the Connecticut.
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May Bake Hot Rolls For Army Men
Secretary of War clarifies army regulations that baking bread at posts is limited to post bake bread for issue. Units may still bake biscuits rolls muffins and corn bread for their own use.
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Increased Army Pay Passes House To Aid Enlisted Men
Washington reports the House approved the conference report on the Army Appropriation boosting pay. An appropriation of 7 million dollars was set, including 5 million for enlisted men, with 942 officers on the retired list also to gain. Suspended rules moved bills granting permanent status to Porto Rican infantry and authorizing more lighthouse navigation aids. Submarines Truant, Viper, and Octopus left Norfolk bound for New York under escort. Cruiser Yankee assigned as parent ship for Atlantic torpedo boat service and undergoes repairs at Boston Navy Yard.
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