New York Times Prices and Offers For Readers in 1908
The page lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, domestic and foreign, with weekly and monthly options. It also notes offices in New York Philadelphia London Paris and New York Times structure. The extensive ad-like content covers mailing rules and pricing details for various formats and special sections.
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New York
Publication Downtown
Wall Street
Philadelphia
London
Paris
President ends party payments in federal appointments
The article discusses the removal of Lincoln Avery, Port Huron customs collector, for political assessments and the broader reform of civil service. It contrasts Roosevelt's stance with earlier practices, praising the President's action as a significant step toward eradicating party tribute in appointments and salaries.
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Lincoln Avery
Port Huron
Mich
Avery
Roosevelt
Harrison
Cleveland
Powers and Balkans Fate Charted in Suoxae Analysis
Prof. Suoaxe surveys Balkan politics after the Berlin Conference era noting Romania Bulgaria and Bosnia Herzegovina prospered under new regimes. He reports Austria Hungary consolidating influence while Russia’s Bulgarian ties faded and Britain France and Germany have indirect interests.
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Bulgaria
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Austria- Hungary
Great Britain
France
Balkans
Germany
East and West clash over Bryan bank guarantee plan
The piece notes Bryan’s Western audience backing and Eastern opposition, highlighting a Denver Bankers Association critique and a split by regional interests. It also mentions Justice Pike’s remark on a New York actress’s divorce suit and South Dakota’s proposed changes to domicile rules, with stories of Westward divorces and cross-border legal questions.
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Bryan
Mr. Tart
Mr. Bryan
Bafikers’Association
Denver
Tartt
Granger
Mr. Tarr
Mr. Taft
Pike
New York
Ford
The New Battleships Plan Public Yet Defective
An account of the Newport naval conference called by President Roosevelt suggests that plans for new battleships should be public when accepted. Four ships cost about 40 million dollars, with experts warning of defects in steering protection and midships magazines amid calls for broader armor and fore aft bulkheads.
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Roosevelt
Newport
Times Today
Congress
Navy Department
Wellington's Humiliation Recalled in Napoleonic Era
The piece recounts Sir Arthur Wellesley facing public anger after the Cintra convention in 1808. It notes his rise as a British hero, the armistice allowing French retreat, and the Chelsea Court of Inquiry which exonerated him while blaming Dalrymple and Burrard for delaying pursuit.
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Johus Moorre
Portugal
Spain
Wolfe
Wellesley
Waterloo
George Borrow
Cumraeg
Moore
WestiicTon
Nassau
Wellington
Duke of Wellington
Nelson
England
Vimeiro
Arthur Wellesley
Holland
Flanders
Germany
Denmark
India
Rolica
Junot
Cintra
Napoleon L
London
Bonaparte
Great Britain
Plymouth
Chelsea
Dalrymple
Burrard
BoNarstre
Four costly battleships lag behind newer designs
The piece notes that stern torpedo guns on the ships are placed too low, twelve inch guns are light for their type, and initial velocity and penetrating power are lacking. The conference largely upholds the bureaus to avoid Congress inquiries, but calls for further investigation. The result may be four new but outdated battleships inferior to foreign designs.
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Congress
Department
The Improving Situation and Market Resilience
The piece argues that election outcomes remain uncertain but markets show resilience. It cites railway earnings as a leading indicator, noting a steady week by week decline in losses from September compared with last year. It asserts business will adjust to conditions, not partisan forecasts, and that constitutional protections will curb harmful disruptions.
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Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Bryan
Roosevelt Roosevelt
Taft
Stock Exchange
The
Wall Street Journal
Nevada Divorce Sparks Nevada Reform In Procedure
Judge W H A Pike of Reno granted a divorce to a New York actor last week though neither party had legal residence in Nevada. The unusual decree prompted a wave of reform in the state caselaw and the publicity led to scrutiny of Nevada divorce procedure.
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W. H. A. Pike
Reno
Nevada
New York
National bison range marks constructive era in Montana
The newly selected National bison range near the Jocko River in Montana signals a shift to preservation. Mention is made of Austin Corbin who fenced 6000 acres at Blue Mountain Park New Hampshire to protect the American bison, inspiring a national movement to conserve all resources and strengthen the national conscience.
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Jocko River
Montana
Austin Corbin
Blue Mountain Park
N. H
Corbin
Skelly Estate Valued At 1 704 122 In New York Brewing Heirloom
Surrogate Beck approved an appraisal placing Patrick Skelly estate at 1 704 122 after deducting transfer taxes and admin costs. Real estate consists of saloon equities across Greater New York. personal holdings include 29 471 Greenwich Bank assets and 20 Kip's Bay Brewing shares, with 250 000 trusts set for daughters Genevieve C. and Emily Helen. Trustees Hugh F. and John Skelly to run the brewery founded by Patrick Skelly.
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Francis E. Shober
Patrick Skelly
Kip’s Bay ~Brewing Company
Greater
New York
Greenwich Brink
Kip’s Bay “Brewing Company
Hugh F
John Skelly
Two Gold Democrats Abandon Bryan in 1908
Henry E. Sieker of New York writes that he and his brother are Gold Democrats who will vote for Taft and for Chanter and the Democratic Congressional ticket to rebuke Bryan. He urges other Gold Democrats to join in the repudiation, praising Chanter for backing Hughes policies and home rule against special privilege.
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The
New York Times
Taft
Bryan
Chanter
Hearst
Hughes
Henry E. Sieker
New York
Bell Noise Probed Sleep Issue at West 106th Street
A letter to the editor cites a 5:25 AM bell at the Home for the Aged of the Little Bitter of the Poor 135 West 106th Street. Neighbors report severe disturbance before 7 AM, police report complaints, and the writer urges intervention by church authorities to stop or move the bell.
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New York /TIMES
106Th Street
Jersey City
Fara
New York
Critique of anti racing laws and aims of legislation
A letter by O.S] denounces anti racing laws as driving honest workers from employment. The writer argues laws cannot create virtue, and measures should deter evil through punishment for community benefit rather than moral reform by statute. J.R. D. New York, Oct 8, 1908.
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New York Times
O.S
New York
Kaiser Cites Four Million Plunk Salary Claim
Horace Dodd comments on the Kaiser’s salary of four million plunks a year. He quips the figure is shy of the truth, noting debt and worry persist. He bets the figure could cover two years of expenses if true.
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Horace Dodd
Express Rates Up by Express Companies City Jurisdiction Disputed
The Public Service Commission says it has no authority over express firms doing business outside New York City as rates for trunk transport from Manhattan to Brooklyn rise from 50 to 75 cents. Commissioners investigated complaints, found no filings, and dismissed actions, noting jurisdiction lies only over local carriers.
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Manhattan
Brooklyn
Public Service Commission
Ce Public Service Commission
Commission
American Express Company
Commission For
Second District
Public Service Commissions
First District
New York City Commission
John
Eustis
J. W. Thorne
Thorne
Twentythird Street
New York
Bronx
Commission For the First District
Pema Soe
First District Commission
New York City
Expressman
Express Company
Twenty-third Street
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Ely
Barnard Students Exchange Aids Campus Commons
The Students' Exchange at Barnard akin to the Women’s Exchange helps students by lending and selling books embroideries art works and supplies. It also offers fudge posters notepaper coordinate paper and stationery with the aid of the history and mathematics departments. The Students' Aid Committee of the Associate Alumnae provides loans at low interest repayable within five years after graduation led by Miss Mabel P arson.
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Barnard
History
Brewster
Myra McLean
Mabel Parson
Colleges See Large Rise in Registration This Year
The report shows Columbia University and Barnard College with registration totals that far exceed last year. Barnard’s growth is highlighted, rising from 14 students in 1880 to 85 in 1896 and continuing to 457 across 1907 1908, underscoring rapid expansion of women’s higher education.
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Columbia
Barnard
Columbia University
Esc
He Teachers College
Barnard College
Freight Rates Rise in Inter State Hearing on Ice Car Service
Officials from New York area railroads testified before Commissioner Prouty as Mountain Ice Company pressed fair and expeditious ice car service. Witnesses cited higher freight rates across regions, with lake grain rates, iron and steel shipments up sharply. The Erie's takeover of the Greenwood Lake Road was explained amid questions on pay and defaulted debt. Hearing adjourned to November 5.
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New York Territory
Prouty
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Mountain Ice Company
New York, Susquehanna & Western
Lackawanna
Mr. Seager
The
Buffalo
M. €. Roach
Erie
New York
Greenwood Lake Division
Greenwood Lake Railroad Company
Taylor
Greenwood Lake Row
Greenwood Lake Road
Humphly
Board of Missions to Meet in Brooklyn this Week
The ninety ninth annual meeting of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions convenes this week at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn. Sessions run Tuesday afternoon to Friday night with clergy and lay workers addressing China Japan Africa Turkey India Micronesia and other fields. Notable speakers include Dr Albert J Lyman Samuel P Capen James Barton George Wishburn Howard S Bliss S Parks Cadman and Charles F Thwing.
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American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
New Academy of Music
Brooklyn
American ‘Board
American Board
Albert J. Lyman
South Congregational Church
Samuel P. Capen
Boston
James Barton
Academy
China
Japan
Africa
Turkey
George Wishburn
Robert College
Constantinople
Howard S. Bliss
Hiram Fingham
Gilbert Islands
Bingham
Church of the Pilgrims
Clinton Avenue Congregational Church
Scaffolding at Penn Station Repair Costs $40,000
Passengers note a large scaffold rising at the Penn Station excavation between Thirty first and Thirty third Streets. Contractors estimate a $40,000 cost for skylight roof construction 156 feet above the general waiting room. The project includes extensive fireproofing and hollow terra cotta partitions with granite columns set beneath Seventh Avenue.
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Ninth Aven
Pennsvania
Thirty-first
Thirty-third
Seventh Avenue
Campaign to whet readers appetite for good books
Seen reports a campaign by reformers to educate a less educated class toward appreciation of the best literature. A messenger delivers a first thrilling novel for one week at the cost of 1 pfennig, with books cleaned and recycled after use, not owned by readers, and subscription can be started or stopped anytime.
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Franks
Hannah of
Magdeburg
Ense
Petition of 70000 Goes to President Over Pouren Extradition
A 70 000 signature petition to President Parker protests the Russian demand for extradition of Jan Pouren a political refugee. The drive led by the Pouren Defense Conference includes 300 groups and figures such as Dr David Blaustein and Herbert Parsons with legal help from S O Pollock and Prof A Hourwich. Signatures from 43 states show broad support amid claims of political persecution and fear of dangerous precedents if Pouren is extradited.
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United States
Jan Jinoff Pouren
Union
Tuh
Petitsant
Jan Pouren
Shields
Eam
David Blaustein
Paul S$. Kaplan
Mr Gurewitch
Rosénbhith
Herbert Parsons
Pooren
S. O. Pollock
TA. Hourwich
Poor
Russia
Douma
Pouren
Poufren
Chicago
Ourland
Forest Friars
Brothers of the
Boston
Widow Gains Share of Police Benefit Fund
A Brooklyn court rules a widow receives a half share of a 240 dollar benefit fund raised for two policemen killed during an attempted arrest on April 14, 1907. The decision rejects a claim by Selleck’s aunt Edwine Murdock that the fund should support her nephew’s dependents and cites the fund’s intended use for widows and children.
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Alfred A. Selleck
George MM. Sechier
Salvatore Govern
Theegers
Selleck
Grdenbaum
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NEW York Times Weekly Financial Quotation Review
Canada
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Suoaxe
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Hungary
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Bankers’ Association
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South Dakota
Skelly
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