The New York Times and its Daily Editions Summary
The provided text is the New York Times masthead and pricing details from May 12, 1908. It lists offices in multiple cities, subscription rates for various daily and Sunday editions, and foreign country surcharges. It notes editions for Canada and the Saturday Review, with pricing structures for daily, Sunday, and weekly formats.
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NEW York Times Weekly Financial
Canada
NEW York Times Saturday Review
Prosperity Association critics praised by Roosevelt as advocates
The National Prosperity Association leaders urge restraint on radical legislation and press to back Roosevelt policies. Roosevelt agrees, defends measures to protect rights and promote prosperity, while defending against blame for the panic. The piece praises the associations for voicing public opinion and steering policy through lawful channels.
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National Prosperity Association of
St. Louis
United States
Roosevelt
Mr. Summons
Simmons
Stack
Sgxarons
California
White House
Gen
Ieman
van Cleave
National Manufacturers’ Association
Gompers
Gomperrs
Prosperity Association
Manufacturers’ Association
Congress
Gov Hughes hints at next steps after special session
The special session convened at Gov Hughes urging had its eight recommendations outlined but not the crucial work. He signaled the Race Track Anti Gambling bills and enforcement of the organic law remain unsettled, promising a final disposition at the extra session and tying outcomes to the upcoming campaign and his own gubernatorial prospects.
Winning Foreign Markets
Mr Joan M Carson chief of the Bureau of Manufactures in the Department of Commerce and Labor compiles a document on foreign markets for American products. It draws on consular reports from about thirty countries and covers shipping facilities advertising patents and trade marks and chapters on Italy as a lesson. It notes exports rising from 14.78 percent in 1880 to 29.94 percent in 1907 and stresses the need for domestic manufacturers to seek foreign markets amid rising home competition.
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Joan M. Carson
Bureau of Manufactures
Department of Comerce and Labor
Italy
Carson
Fragmentary line hints at businessmen’s grasp of key facts
A partial reading notes that business men are unfamiliar with the precise facts outlined in an important report, suggesting a gap between practical knowledge and the report’s findings. The fragment implies concern over understanding and applying the report’s conclusions.
Why the East Side Rejoices A Lesson
A neighborhood plans to raise 15000 for an arch and clock to honor Delancey Street Subway Loop, with a citywide dedication. Citizens celebrate lighter fare and oppose elevated rail, arguing loops should serve the whole city and not monopolize bridges.
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Delancey Street
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
Interborough
River
Manhattan
Gus or Gene The Missouri debate on Bryanism and letters
The piece argues Missouri’s literary stature rivals Virginia’s political labels as it debates whether Gus or Gene Thomas should lead in national culture. It notes the Denver convention controversy over Augustus Thomas as Bryan's candidate and urges the Midwest to foster literary progress. It envisions a national awakening from such debates and calls for a decisive literary inquiry.
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Middle West
America
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Virginia
AugusTus Thommas
Denver
Thomas
Gus
The
Lambs Club
Bryan
Brian
Springfield
Mark Twain
Eugene Field
Twain
East
Genn
Countess of Warwick Intervenes in Ohio Socialist Vote
The Countess of Warwick, an English noblewoman, travels to the United States to publicly advocate for an Ohio socialist candidate to Congress, a rare political meddling incident in American history. The event marks her as a sul generis figure in cross Atlantic political life.
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Countess of Warwick
Congress
Ohio
United States
Reformers stage bold five-woman restaurant visit in Pittsburg
Pittsburg social reformers plan a startling visit to a fashionable downtown café. Five well-dressed slum workers, escorted by two special officers, tour the room, inspect tables, and condemn younger women, prompting protests from the proprietor and discussion on the etiquette of late-evening dining and public propriety.
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Pittsburg
Advertising the President and eight artists plan toys
An essay questions whether eight artists plan Roosevelt toys to boost his image and whether that would help or harm his renomination. It notes Roosevelt’s lasting public prominence and suggests artists may be advertising the president, not the man, while also debating owning versus renting a home and including land value, costs, and personal enjoyment.
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Roosevelt
Roosfvelt
Ever the desire for home ownership among people
A concise reflection notes that most human beings are happiest when they can own a home as well as have a place to live, underscoring a universal demand for housing security.
Owning One s Home Letter Sparks Social Debate
A reader signing as A PORCHFIEND in New York protests high living costs and rent by contrasting a $5,000 country house with a $27.50 city flat. He describes growing to a $2,500 country house on a $500 lot, argues monthly expenses could stay near $25, and vented complaints about tenement life and landlord disputes. The letter appeared in Tur Times and reflects early 20th century housing concerns.
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New York Times
Tur Times
New York
A New York City Hall Cupola Restoration Opinion
Co. W Watson argues that the City Hall exterior does not match the architect's original design and urges restoration aligned with the architect’s vision rather than popular opinion. He emphasizes the need to preserve a structure deemed beautiful by expert standards and notes the architect’s authority in guiding restoration.
City Hall cupola praised as improvement in designs
Mr. C. H. Israels writes in May 1907 that most architects agree the existing cupola is an improvement on the original City Hall design. He believes comparing McComb's plans with the present cupola will favor the building's architect. W. H. Crocker, New York, May 9, 1908.
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New York Times
City Hall
Washington Capitol
Israels
Co. W. Watson
New York
C. H. Israels
McComb
W. H. Crocker
ASPCA Endorses Humane Treatment For Country Animals
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals supports the humane view on sending cats and dogs to the countryside for the summer. A letter notes a 300 percent rise in stray animal pickups over four months, with 41 369 seizures total, and 640 animals found homes. The group offers cooperation for neglect or abuse cases at headquarters in New York.
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The
New York Times
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Wagstaff
Brooklyn
Queens
Manhattan
Bronx
Twenty-sixth Street
Madison Avenue
William F. Frey
New York
Trapping Automobilists in Statutory Fees
A Times letter from New York dated May 11 1908 denounces police arrests of motorists for speeding as highway robbery under strict law. It argues danger is seldom proven, speed limits are flawed, and fines are used for revenue rather than public safety, urging arrest only for reckless endangerment.
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New York Times
Times For Today
TIMES
Automobile Club
H. R
Woman Writer Myth Debunked in Old King Brady Tales
A New York letter dated May 10, 1908 argues a Brooklyn thriller writer endorsed claims that no woman contributed to the Old King Brady series. It cites a paid 50 dollar story titled The Bradys Hot Chase published November 17, 1899, and calls for publisher inquiry to restore integrity of an ex publisher’s claim about The Woman Who Wrote the Story.
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New York Times
Brooklyn
New York
Cheer for a Greater Navy at Roosevelt cornerstone event
Special to The New York Times Washington May 11 President Roosevelt sparked spontaneous applause by stressing a powerful navy during the cornerstone laying for the Bureau of American Republics building. He contrasted peace with strength, echoing Root while affirming naval might to deter conflict.
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New York Times
Washington
Bureau of American Republics
Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie
Navy
Carnegie
Great Lakes
Europe
Cardinal Gibbons
Root
Nabuco
South America
Secretary Root
Mr. Root
Indictment Returns Against Representative Heflin Over Assaults
The Federal Grand Jury indicted Alabama Representative J Thomas Heflin on three counts for assault with a dangerous weapon. Two counts involve an assault on Lewis Lundy on a street car after a March 27 dispute. The third alleges an attack on Thomas McCreery, a New York horseman, struck by Heflin’s pistol bullet. Lundy testified. McCreery did not appear.
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Washington
Federal Grand Jury
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Lewis Lundy
Heflin
Thomas McCreery
New York
Lundy
McCreery
Senate Row Within The Cloaks Room Moment
In Washington on May 11 Senator Davis of Arkansas was rebuked by Teller during a Senate session. Davis interrupted Paynter to converse in the aisle, then Teller ordered them to continue in the cloaks room. Davis red faced left the chamber as Paynter returned to his seat.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Teller
Jeff Davis
Paynter
Davis
Arkansas
Cloaks Room
Boys Out of School and Work Editorial
A Mission Worker argues that prohibitions on child labor harm boys by denying work at age fourteen. He warns the policy could produce idle youths and urges practical education and employment rather than a nationwide stance that brands work as a curse.
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The
New York Times
New York
Farragut in Madison Square
An aged sailor, the Old Salamander, gazes from the sea winds at a bustling crowd in Madison Square. He doubts modern vanity and self-love, urging a nation back to virtue as he foresees a nobler, flame-hallowed people arising from the core of the land.
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Old Salamander
Arthur Guiterman
Rayner and Foraker Trade Demands Over Court Inquiry
Maryland Senator Rayner pushes a presidential court of inquiry into Col Stewart’s banishment to Fort Grant, seeking justice for the Army officer. Senator Foraker vows to advance his Brownsville bill restoring the negro soldiers, trading votes with Rayner as Senate leaders oppose both measures. Political motives cloud the pact, with implications for re election and Maryland factions.
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New York Times
Washington
Rayner
Foraker
Col Stewart
Brownsville
Senate
Roosevelt
Coast Artillery
Fort Grant
Arizona
Senator Foraker
Col. Stewart
Rayner Ig
Raymer
Col
Stewart
Whyte
Maryland
Publication paper tariff debate at Corinth hearing
The House Select Committee investigating the Oson River Paper Mill at Corinth New York and Washington on Saturday and Sunday found support for publishers cost claims and urged tariff relief. Representatives Sims and Norris tied Corinth testimony to earlier hearings and urged immediate action to place wood pulp and print papers on the free list. The committee, with Clark Clayton Fitzgerald and Rainey, and Speaker Cannon, will hear manufacturers next and review the Stevens bill or similar measures.
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Washington
Oson River
House Select Committee
Corinth
N.Y
Sims
Tennessee
John Norris
New York Times Land
Messrs. Clark
Missouri
Clayton
Alabama
Fitzgerald
New York
Rainey
Ilinois
Williams
Cannon
House
Stevens
Wisconsin Senator Hopeful Backs Tariff Cut on Paper
Samuel A. Cook of Neenah a leading Wisconsin paper maker and ex Congress member, now a U S Senate candidate, urged tariff reduction on paper tonight, proposing a reciprocity approach with Canada.
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Milwaukee
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Samuel A. Cook
Neenah
Wisconsin
United States
Canada
Abbeys Pictures Arrive For State Capitol Display
Eight Edward A Abbey canvases destined for Pennsylvania’s State Capitol in Harrisburg arrived in the Minnetonka’s hold. Two long wooden cases marked The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hold lunettes and circular works themed on science, religion, liberty, and labor, completed after six years of Abbey’s effort.
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Edward A. Abbey
Harrisburg
Penn
Minnetonka
Abbey
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
State Capitol
Harrissburg
Vulcan
Street Cleaning Head Named for Queens Borough
James E. Clonin was named Superintendent of Street Cleaning for Queens by Borough President Gresser yesterday. He replaces Lucien Knapp, a Republican who held the post under ex-President Bermel. Clonin, of Astoria on Long Island City, operates a lumber yard and previously ran for Borough President on a fusion ticket against Joseph Cassidy.
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Borough of
Queens
Gresser
Clonin
Lucien Knapp
Bermel
Astoria
Low Island City
Joseph Cassidy
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