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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
8
The piece lists publication offices in New York and Washington and outlines subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including weekly and financial quotation products. It specifies pricing by month and year, rates for Canada and foreign countries, and mentions postage paid options.
Readers were informed offered The New York Times Daily and Sunday Editions mailed nationwide. Rates listed include The per month for Daily Edition and 50 per month for Sunday, with orders via newsdealers or direct to the Publication Office.
President Roosevelt frames the Washington gathering as a potential new union built on conservation. He contrasts ancient empires with a planned, cooperative national effort to restore forests soils and mineral resources while promoting thrift and long term public benefit.
The receiver reports travel fell by a large amount daily due to the stopage of transfers with the metropolitan. Passengers faced inconvenience and the road saw no overall benefit, showing the transfer system has not yet proven advantageous to both parties. The north and south lines remain congested while the east and west lines lag.
Secretary Root's remarks at the Pennsylvania Society dinner in 1906 foresaw states using local power or risking federal intervention. The piece cites William Jordan’s proposal for an annual House of Governors to unify laws on marriage, insurance, corporations, and other subjects, without creating a new lawmaking body.
A review of the Niagara Orleans vote shows low turnout and a surprising shift. Prohibition and anti gambling policy influence voters, with the Governor and backers relying on moral appeal while organized party machinery stayed largely silent. Experts see a rising role for public conscience and political realignments ahead.
The essay argues that mutual feeding transfers between transit systems collapsed when used as nickel substitutes by conductors and as bait for customers seeking services like shines and haircuts. It notes widespread abuse, with cities moving to charge for transfers and limit their use while restoring the original mutual benefit aim.
The passage argues that powers are divided among Congress, states, and local concerns with room for voluntary inter-state agreements on common issues. It endorses Mr Jordan's House of Governors as a protective, balancing plan preserving state rights while maintaining uniform regulation where needed.
A frenzied Sun Society appeal targets Wall Street traders who take short views, presenting the dumps as fertile ground for missionary efforts. The fragment hints at a playful yet pointed critique of speculative trading culture on financial streets.
The passing of The Allen marks the end of a once common New York type the openly defiant bad man who ran notorious vices and a public exhibition of criminals. A figure whose era faded as similar resorts disappeared, leaving a vacancy filled by reform or decline.
The piece notes improved manners over time and a decline in vice linked to saloons losing political power. It discusses summer farm work for city boys, state programs guiding rural labor, and differing views on country life versus urban totems. It then critiques tobacco region unrest with troops, liberty debates, and calls for martial law to restore order.
A Horace Mann High School mother defends Principal Prettyman for dedicating Saturday sessions to gym, swimming, and games to counter afterschool theater distractions. He and assistants run basketball, handball, and other activities, with girls planned walking and skating clubs next year. The letter lauds his selfless effort for students’ welfare.
In a May 9 statement the writer accuses The Times of overlooking both land value increases and house depreciation. E M B defends existing rents, mocks Porchfield, and argues Bronx and Brooklyn flats show lower costs. He claims a $2500 home paid in installments is plausible and remains skeptical. New York May 12 1908.
A letter from A C Pfleydell of New York rebuts a correspondent EM BY on home ownership. The writer argues that comparing rents to purchase values with differing bases is misleading and shows the risk of misused statistics. He notes fixed charges, transportation costs, and long-term affordability influence decisions to buy or rent.
In a New York report dated May 11 1998 AWF notes that figures by E M B suggest the house owner saves 4000 over thirteen years and questions the conclusion that no benefit accrues until twenty six years. The analysis assumes wage earning capacity remains stable and implies continued saving beyond the initial period.
The article argues voluntary savings accumulate slowly and urges compulsory saving to meet mortgage payments. It claims regular monthly deposits reduce debt quickly, letting borrowers eventually own a house and lot they might not otherwise afford. Source is a 1908 New York report.
Cor respondent E M 7B reports mortgage rates at six per cent and notes few homes sell above that. A New Jersey house with a 27.50 dollar apartment equivalent can be bought near New York within forty minutes for 1250 to 3100 dollars, plus a 30 by 200 foot plot considered worthwhile. May 12 1908 High Bridge New Jersey.
A New York Times reader argues that New York is one of two states where desertion does not trigger divorce. The letter laments legal protections for deserted women and urges adoption of universal divorce reform. It cites New Jersey and the Washington convention as models and notes the 1908 context.
A dramatic monologue by J. W. Foley imagines a stage moment where a villain must be fierce and cold to provoke fear, a hero brave to serve and wait, and a heroine so fair she inspires longing. The speaker calls for dramatic mischief, drastic acts, and a snowy, suffocating ending in a theatrical shock.
A campaign organized by prominent educators to discuss the future of women begins with meetings at Mrs. Gilbert F. Jones's Madison Avenue home. The league plans lectures at the Berkeley Lyceum and Cooper Union, aiming to oppose suffrage while educating the public on women's rights.
A large show of student artwork from across the United States opens at the Museum of Natural History on Central Park West and Seventh Street, with works by 7 year olds to high school students. The exhibit travels to London for the Third International Congress on Art Education, then resumes in New York. The New York University art display in the university building on Fifth Street follows, featuring figure drawing and decorative arts from university instructors and students. Numerous scholarships and prizes are listed for painting, drawing, and sculpture across categories for children, teens, and women, including the Kelley Prize and several general scholarships for life drawing and antique drawing.
University dignitaries and prominent educators gather for the City College dedication, with a morning program including a reception, academic procession, flag salute, and remarks from Oscar S. Straus James Bryce Gov Hughes Mayor McClellan Joseph H. Choate and President Eliot. An alumni Jubilee dinner follows at the Waldorf Astoria.
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