Railroads and wage earners in an election showing
The piece argues railroad workers face wage cuts as railroads trim costs amid a low business mood. It contrasts Bryan’s anti railroad stance with Taft’s steadiness, urging wage earners to consider the impact on jobs and financing from Europe. It also includes a reader letter challenging voter registration and duty questions.
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Great Northern Road
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Bryan
Mr. Hrun
Europe
Mr. Taft
Tart
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New York Times
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Mt New York
New Jersey Versus New York Over Harbor Pollution Rights
The editorial argues New Jersey and New York clash over harbor control after the 1833 compact, with New Jersey urged to defend against pollution of shared waters. It notes New Jersey acts as plaintiff in its courts against Delaware pollution and questions the Metropolitan Sewerage Commission’s stance on the New Jersey scheme.
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New Jersey
Supreme Court
New York
Jackson
Merchants’ Association
Perth Amboy
Delaware
Hudson
Wages vs Gompers Mandate Shapes Campaign Debate
The speaker argues that workers voting against Tart harm their own interests and warns labor against following Gompers. He claims wage issues, not injunctions, are the campaign’s real, immediate battle. He contends a Tart victory would blunt major business interests nationwide.
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Tart
Gompers
Police Efficiency Under Bingham Reorganization Highlighted
Commissioner Bingham declares Detective Bureau efficiency has tripled within a year following reorganization and inspector control changes. He notes the patrol force remains short by about six hundred, urging publishing efficiency and deficiency records by district to justify cadet staffing.
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Bingham
Rights and Duties of Citizenship Described
A commentary on men who forego the rights and neglect the duties of citizenship, highlighting the consequences for democracy and communal life.
Bryan Attacks Taft and Bullish on Reform in Nebraska Speech
The article notes William Jennings Bryan chaffing William Taft in a Nebraska audience, urging voters by opposing what they dislike and defending gov ernment railways and bank guarantees. It highlights Bryan's campaign style, his New York visit, and a broader critique of popular sentiment in his pursuit of the presidency. The piece also reflects on cold storage and refrigerated foods shaping global markets and culture.
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Mr. Bryan
Tart
Wahoo
Brran
Taft
Mr. Taft
Bryan
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Clearing House
Stock Exchange
Tarraid
United States
Congress of Cold Aims to Boost Refrigeration Products
Delegates at the First International Congress of the Refrigerating Industries in Paris push public support for cold storage goods. Secretary General M De Levar do asserts refrigeration has evolved past crude methods and prejudices, improving health and taste for American, Parisian, Berlin, and Siberian markets.
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Sorbonne
Paris
M. de Levardo
Congress
Berlin
Denmark
Siberia
Timber Estimates Show Vast US Standing Timber
Experts clash over U S timber volume with Henry Gannett citing 1.3 trillion feet. Conservators warn current use could exhaust forests in 13 to 33 years, urging more accurate surveys by the President's Conservation Commission as first census results arrive.
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United States
Henry Gannett
President
Money Well Invested In Tuberculosis Exhibit And A Million Gift
The New York Aldermen approved Dr. Meyer's request to fund a Washington tuberculosis exhibit, praising prevention over cure and the exhibit's public benefit. A gift of one million dollars by John S Kennedy supports the Presbyterian Hospital on his 50th wedding anniversary, reflecting his longtime philanthropy to Columbia University and the United Charities Building.
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New York
Meyer
Washington
John S. Kennedy
Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia University
United Charities
Kennedy
Golden anniversaries and the value of charity in public memory
The piece muses that founders and donors leave lasting impact even as memory fades and notes that many lie underappreciated despite efficiency. It reflects on Bryan’s candidacy, wealth, prosperity, and a critic’s claim that hard times would teach virtue, arguing adversity isn’t eagerly embraced and will not be sought for political gain.
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Bryay
Bryan
Chanler Campaign Tactics Questioned in Letter
A letter from new york criticizes Mr Chanler for misquoting Gov Hughes and misrepresenting his stance on recreation and race track gambling. The writer argues Hughes supports wholesome sports while Chanler pushes public gambling and avoidance of the real issue. Dated October 13, 1908.
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New York Times
Chanler
Gov. Hughes
Mr. Chanler
Hughes Democrat
New York
Business Girls and the Justified Independence of Women
A letter to the editor argues that women entering business prompts men to a truer view of worth, reducing unhappy marriages. It contends trained business women value money, can support themselves, and need stronger character from partners, while denying loss of virtue. Two stenographers, New York, Oct. 1008.
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New York Times
E B
Womman
New York
Beckett Rated Best Fit for Surrogate Post in New York County
Henry W. Jessup argues for Charles H. Beckett as the superior choice for Surrogate over Cohalan and Hearst candidates. He asserts Beckett’s blended experience in law, administration, and judicial construction of wills, calling for raising the standard for the office and framing Beckett as the decisive reform choice.
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New York Times
Cohalan
Charles H. Beckett
New York
Abner C. Thomas
New York County
Beckett
Tammany
Hearst
Henry W. Jessup
Liquor Dealer Ends Endorsement of Gov Hughes
A New York letter writer expresses support for Gov Hughes in the Times letter page. He praises Hughes as honest and upright and not a machine politician while noting Brewers and liquor dealers claim he favors local option though he has not stated a view. He pledges ongoing support.
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Hughes
New York Times
TIMES
Gov. Hughes
Gov
Wellington Humiliation editorial correction noted
Letter cites timeline of the Duke of Wellington after the Peninsular War. Claims the dukedom dated May 3, 1814 as he returned from Spain and notes Waterloo on June 18, 1815, arguing the original piece misstated the sequence and dates. New York dated Oct 12 1908.
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New York Times
Wellington
Spain
Waterloo
New York
Tuberculosis Exhibit Fund Grows as Hall Sought
The Charity Organization Society committee pursues a hall for the international tuberculosis exhibit after raising over thirty thousand dollars. Dr Alfred Meyer oversees funds with additions from Abraham Jacobi and the Sage Foundation, while J H Billings seeks a suitable venue to avoid rental strain on the cash reserve.
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Washington
Charity Organization Society
Edward Levey
J. H. Billings
Alfred Meyer
Abraham Jacobi
Dr. Meyer
Sage Foundation
The Fall Hats Editorial In New York Opinion
A correspondent cites a timely remark on fall hats and names a high society woman with taste in design. The writer urges her not to follow current fads and to resist becoming a walking fashion abomination despite pressure to conform. Dated New York October 14, 198.
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New York Times
New York
Editorial Praise Letter From 1908 N Y Paper
A reader in New York on October 14 1908 commends an editorial titled The Fall Hats praising its language and condemns a nuisance linked to coarse audiences.
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New York Times
New York
Critics Dan Dressed Heads and Language in 1808 Letter
A 1808 New York letter rails at fashionable headgear and green fashion, denounces women’s attire, and attacks modern worn styles. It also condemns New York speech, praising earlier English norms and blaming immigrants for language changes.
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New York Times
TIMES
Amabel
Harvest Home of the Little Foresters
In verse, the piece depicts yellow-bird, oriole, chipmunk, deermouse, squirrel and woodchuck gathering winter stores across hazel groves and mountain hollows. Frost unlocks nuts as foresters, led by nature, bring in autumn harvests. ARTHUR GUITERMAN.
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Arthur Guiterman
Great Awakening in Foreign Missions Appeals for Help
A Brooklyn gathering of the Board of Foreign Missions heard urgent appeals for funds and workers to expand work in China, Japan, Turkey, and Africa. Speakers warned debt levels threaten mission outreach while highlighting Japan’s spiritual awakening and demand for educated missionaries.
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Uoney
Arthur L. Gillette- Harteford
Conn
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India
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Crosby Greene
Tokio
Danjo Ebina
America
George Washburn
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Tyrekey
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Rik
Baird Spose
James D. Tapfler
South Africa
Zulm
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Makipe of Nations
Thwine
Lil. B
Western Fogsery University
Adelbert] College
Howard Bliss
Syrian Protestant College
Beirut
Yii
Dkes Cadman
Legal Aid Society Appeals for Funds Amid Rising Aid
The Legal Aid Society reports its six offices face higher demand as arrears grow and many poor seek help. President Arthur Von day notes potential closure without funds, with expenses expected near 500 this year, and appeals to wealthier donors yielding little result.
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Briting
Axpenser
Legal Aid Society
Arthur Vonday
Lipere
Moore
Sifety
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