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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
6
The page shows the New York Times masthead with editors and contact details, dated Wednesday May 20 1908. It notes pricing and distribution in Greater New York, Jersey City, and Newark, with separate rates for elsewhere.
Publication rates for daily and Sunday editions are shown including mail, weekly and yearly pricing. Office locations in New York and Philadelphia appear, with city names and building references noted. The entry lists subscription tiers and international and Canada rates for various publications.
The New York Times announces mail subscriptions for Daily and Sunday editions to readers nationwide at 50c per month for the Daily Edition and Tdc per month for the Sunday edition. Orders may be placed through newsdealers or directly with the Publication Office, phone 1000 Bryant.
The currency conference plans to drop Clearing House Associations from the Vreeland proposal, arguing substance over words. They fear inclusive associations would let ungoverned members act, harming currency merit and democracy, as unincorporated clearing houses rely on swift, decisive administration with no appeals.
Mr. Saxuel Rea, Third Vice President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, urges extending the Seventh Avenue line southward to serve 200000 daily arriving at Thirty third Street. He argues the PA Railroad and Long Island Railroad will bring over 260000 passengers to the district and the Post Office and other federal buildings will anchor demand, asserting the extension is essential not speculative.
The article notes a surplus of 413,338 freight cars and a push for 000 new steel gon cars. It discusses unemployment among railway workers at 29.35 percent on April 3 and a 22.50 percent car unemployment as of June 30, 1906, arguing a relationship between general labor and railway labor and forecasting demand as crops move east with wheat and other goods needing cars.
Discussion centers on a Seventh Avenue line designed to serve Manhattan and Long Island riders. Proponents argue it would absorb huge Brooklyn and Nassau County traffic, connecting Thirty third Street to Forty second Street and the Battery. Public Service Commission debate weighs private versus public funding and potential route impacts.
Advocates of a tariff on newsprint for the Paper Trust face opposition arguing no one-cent papers should raise prices to cover costs. The debate centers on taxing readers instead of forcing fair competition, with estimates showing seven million one-cent readers would pay billions yearly in extra costs, far exceeding value of newspaper production. The piece contends the plan shifts costs to consumers, benefiting special interests and undermining free trade principles.
The Inter-State Commerce report shows freight cars per employee falling from 1.54 in 1894 to 1.20 in 1906 as car efficiency rises and worker efficiency lags. Railroads worry idle stock and underinvestment, while managers claim labor efficiency has jumped to 80–85 percent. The piece laments unemployment, warns against excessive track idle, and touches on horse racing politics and bookmakers.
A 1908 opinion piece argues the season is late for straw hats and open streets but notes warmth may justify them later. It suggests wearing straw hats with the strawberry harvest and recalls Col. Watterson defending a simple, elegant serving of fresh strawberries with cream and sugar.
State Senator Gutchrist of Brooklyn faces scrutiny as his stepbrother Kay lands a well paid job at a race track. Critics argue the arrangement suggests favoritism tied to the anti race track gambling bill vote. The piece hints at influence and proximity between politics and racing interests.
The piece argues Mr. RoosEVELT should not exert influence via informal remarks or third party reports to press Albany anti gambling bills. It cites political moral and personal reasons but says the main fear is being seen as meddling in state affairs, a reputation he already bears.
The State Department of Agriculture issues a ruling on Monday clarifying that cream is a generic term. Vendors label ice cream as containing pure milk sugar flavoring extracts gelatine or eggs as a binder. The notice stresses the product is wholesome.
The quote claims Norsemen are a wonderful race and states that Norwegians are ethnologically the same as Swedes, asserting Governor Joan A. Johnson as a pure-blooded specimen.
A critic argues against police coercion in the Zastera confession, saying it taints due process despite any prosecution value. The column then shifts to Prof. Skeat, noting English speech is judged by Americans as more refined, while climate shapes tone and dialect differences remain.
The article contrasts English study in colleges with older readers’ view of etymology and spelling, noting little apparent gain in the new generation. It cites Prof Skeat and Mr Shea and mentions Korea under Japanese rule, describing Prince Iro’s proclamation to protect Korean rights and deploy 5,000 gendarmerie.
Senator Newlands of Nevada introduced a bill to appoint a National Commission for the Conservation of Natural Resources. The commission would consist of fifty members to investigate water resource issues for navigation irrigation municipal supply power swamp land reclamation flood prevention and waste control in mining.
A letter from New York on May 17, 1908 challenges The Times to interpret Beethoven beyond sensational depictions. The writer argues the newspaper misrepresents the composer, urging a sober view of his inspirations and the public’s wage earner perspective.
A Times letter from Agnes A Laut argues thrift and efficiency justify owning a home, warning salaried men against renting and urging readers to grasp the essay’s full meaning. The call to action stresses thrift, foresight, and economic responsibility in home ownership.
A May 18 1908 New York dispatch notes the Aldermen passed a noise ban near hospitals and posters cautioning Hospital street to avoid needless noise. The piece argues all streets affect the sick and nerves and disturbs sleep and mental work.
The New York Times claims leadership in United States financial advertising, reporting nearly a quarter of a million lines in the first four months of 1908 while excluding advertising of questionable nature.
A poem by J. W. Foley describes a robin in a tree singing keep sweet and cheer up messages. The speaker reflects on sorrow and finds solace as birds’ cheerful chorus lifts their mood and dispels worry.
In Washington May 1 Republicans plan a conference to discuss injunction legislation amid Speaker Cannon opposition. Representative Townsend pressed a narrow bill on restraining orders with hearings and five day limits. insurgents draft a broader conference theme and seek caucus approval, with Madison and Hubbard shaping the bill.
Congressman Cooper of Uniontown notes massive coal output in Pennsylvania at a high human cost. He cites 149,559.47 tons of bituminous production and 850,082 tons from ten anthracite counties, with 1,514 lives lost, urging a federal inquiry for uniform safety standards.
Italian engineer Paolo Tuccimei arrives in the United States to urge Americans to back a Rome ship canal from Castel Fusano near Ostia. He meets with the Italian Ambassador and plans tours to Philadelphia Boston New York to drum up public support. The project would build a dock near St Pauls and argues Rome is twelve miles from the sea with modest elevation, despite government hesitation.
Washington May 11 Roosevelt cables the Czar of Russia offering sincere felicitations and good wishes on the monarch's fortieth birthday. The message notes the Czar's age and extends royal regards from the American president.
Residents sign a petition asking the Department of Education to transfer Julia Richman from Public School District No. 3. They accuse her of spying on children and insulting immigrant classes. Richman awaits Board of Education consideration and plans to respond.
The Directors announce the Sanitarium for Hebrew Children at Rockaway Park has undergone complete renovation and will admit sick children in June. About 300 beds in large airy wards will serve poor children from crowded tenements, with an expected 30,000 children cared for during the summer.
At the Waldorf Astoria, members of the National Association of Manufacturers debated the tariff and reciprocity report. H E Miles urged a permanent tariff commission to study treaties, while Col F F Hy Heekenk and Howard Gillespie urged limits on sweeping reforms. The president warned against abuses and boycotts. The meeting continued with references to labor and anti injunction legislation.
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