New York Postal Rates and Addresses Listed
The notice cites postal rates for Greater New York and New Jersey areas dated September 20, 1908. It lists street addresses including Times Square, Spruce Street, Broadway, Washington Post Building, Public Ledger Building and Fleet Street. It references Lund as a second class mail matter and indicates rate figures of one, two, and five cents in various places.
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Jersey City
Newark
Times Square
Spruce Street
Washington Post
Public Ledger
Fleet St
FE. C
Rue du Sentier
THE
NEW York Times
Canada
NEW York Times Saturday Review
Ally
Foraker's Fall and Standard Oil Ties Revealed
A critical editorial denounces Senator Foraker of Ohio for accepting Standard Oil fees and acting as its counsel. It argues the betrayal taints his public service, endangers trust in lawmakers, and signals broader corruption risks among Congress and state legislatures. The piece laments his moral lapse despite past service and notes potential political fallout.
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Foraker
Cretly
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Fooraker
United States
Congress
Senator Foraker
Union
New Jersey
Standard Oil
Senator
Senate
Travers Wins Annual Golf Championship at Garden City
Jerome D. Travers defeats Travis in a tight semifinal and Brur to claim the title. Bear Behr and Herreshoff reached the later rounds, with Travers displaying steady putting and consistent play to secure the gold medal as the main event of the golfing season.
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Jerome D. Travers
Garden City
Travis
Travers
Brur
Herreshoff
Bear
Behr
Railway Law Exhumed and Supreme Court Action Noted
Mr Harrisan argues non enforcement of law causes railway neglect and the Michigan Supreme Court recently sustained in freight law of 1872. The old Granger anti-railway agitation, once ignored by railways, is now revived by this development.
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Harrisan
Michigan Supreme Court
Ol Granger
Railways must balance rates with service and reform
The piece argues against flat freight and passenger rates and urges policy that favors railway viability through balanced accounting, cross river traffic coordination, and municipal or cooperative transit solutions. It cites perspectives from President Webster, Bridge Commissioner Stevenson, and Public Service Commissioner McCarroll on transport relations and city control.
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Public Service
McCarroll
The Accidental Woman and the Adventitious Character
A review of W I Thomas article in The American Magazine interpreting the adventitious origins of woman. The critique notes scientific tone, provocative claims, and a closing streak of practical sense amid disputed data and controversial conclusions.
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W. I. Thomas
University of Chicago
Opinion on 3 cent streetcar plans and municipal finance
The piece argues against a 3 cent municipal railway citing Cleveland's failed 3 cent line. It notes Mayor Johnson's claim of universal transfers and profitability contrasts with The Cleveland Leader's view of unremunerative service and weak municipal backing. Caution urged about small capital schemes.
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Sive
Johnson
Cleveland
Limiting the Bridge Usefulness Draws City Fire
The Brooklyn Eagle complains that opening Williamsburg Bridge elevated tracks cut surface car ridership by over half, reducing a single line to match ten or twelve surface lines. It notes most traffic originates from workers within walking distance to terminals and argues the city loses broad access when the bridge serves mainly nearby patrons.
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Stevenson
Williamsburg Bridge
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn Bridge
Trafic
Darwin recasts plants as capable of primitive memory
Dr Francis Darwin argues plants react to stimuli like animals and may show habit like unconscious memory. He cites sleeping plants and rhythm changes in scarlet runner beans, suggesting a faint form of consciousness across living things.
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Francis Darwin
Darwin
British Association
Dr. Darwin
Luard Case Deepens as General’s Death Complicates Mystery
The Luard murder case grows more confounding after General Luard dies by his own hand. His wife was slain in nearby woods during a walk with him. He claimed he was away from her when the fatal shots rang out, leaving detectives to untangle the tangled sequence of events.
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Svarp
Gen. Lvarn
Luard
New York visitor praises city kindness and progress
A guest returning from a six day stay in New York writes to the editor praising politeness, helpfulness, and affordable travel options. The writer lauds transit solutions and remarkable architecture, expressing pride in New York’s achievements and inviting further praise of the city. On the Hudson River, Sept. 28, 10s.
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New York
Tiss
Togo
Dowb
Eople
Hudson River
Port Needs a Practical Plan for New York Commerce
Letter from A. R. Smith of New York dated September 14, 1908 argues for serious public focus on port facilities. He notes stagnant canal traffic without modern terminals and calls for lower uniform wharfage charges, debt considerations, and expanded docks to accommodate growing foreign and domestic trade.
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The
New York Times
New York
Buffalo
Efts
A. R. Smith
Hiss Cat and Local Chores From Jersey City 1908
George Edward recalls long island and Jersey City terms from 1908 including Hiss Cat or Scat for cats, Shoo for chickens, clod for cows, sic on pigs, and a kitchen house file cloth term, noting regional language usage and memories.
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New York Times
Long Island
Guste Bay
Jersey City
George Edward
Defender of Equal Rights Urges Respectful Hearing
James F Morton Jr writes that suffrage advocates deserve a respectful hearing like other public speakers. He condemns harassment of women speakers in Harlem and calls for decency and equal access to street forums for all, regardless of gender. He notes lower east side propriety and criticizes harassment of suffrage supporters.
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The
New York Times
Salvation Army
Lower East Side
Harlem
James F. Morton, Jr
New York
Bryan labeled as double minded in 1908 Mohonk Lake note
A Sept 15 1908 letter from Mohonk Lake questions William Jennings Bryan's political character citing James 1 and asking if Grover Cleveland would have supported Bryan and if the letter serves as an arraignment. The writer signs in Chicago.
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The
New York Times
William Jennings Bryan
James
Olney
Cleveland
Bryan
Mohonk Lake
Chicagy
Theatre Seats for a Dollar Fifty Prompts Extortion Claim
A New York case from September 18 1903 concerns a demand for a good theatre seat at a price of 1.50 dollars triggering an extortion claim. The fragment indicates a plea or complaint filed in connection with the demand for seating.
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New York Times
New York
Iowa declares saloon system illegal under mulet law ruling
Judge Smith McPherson of the U S Circuit Court rules Iowa mulet law system illegal and that no person may lawfully sell liquor as a beverage in Iowa. The decision in United Breweries Company of New Jersey v Civic Federation of Davenport refutes that the law legalized beverage sales and notes no true license system has existed for decades. The ruling affects saloon closures in Davenport and Princeton and rejects efforts to stop civic groups from enforcing closures.
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Davenport
Iowa
Smith McPherson
United States Circuit Court
McPherson
United Breweries Company of
New Jersey
Civic Federation of
Jude McPherson
Princeton
Civic League of
Vr Ventory
Inter State Commerce Commission case before Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Railway seeks a preliminary injunction to block IC C orders on distributing private and foreign railway fuel cars. The dispute mirrors the Pitcairn Coal case decided by the Richmond circuit court, with a hearing slated next Tuesday before Judges Morris Goff and Pritchard.
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Abaltimore
Inter- State
Comeres Commission
United States
Baltimore & Ohio Railread
Commission
Pitcairn Coal Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Baltimore & Ohio
Morris
Goff
Pritchard
Stmebil
Bonaparte
Pitcairn
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Baltimore& Ohio
Circuit Court of Appeals
Circut Court of Appeals
Poteairn
Taxi Driver Collides in Central Park Crash
A taxi on Central Park East was out of control with lubricant on the rear axle. Passenger William Carson alleges the driver John Po Mur phy from 420 West Fifty Fifth Street flicked his paw in anger and sped away after a blaze caused damage. Miremeen extinguished the flames.
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Central Park
John Po Murphy
Fifty-fifth Street
Ciger Arhes
Willi
Carson
Strom
Miremeén
Japanese River Excursion To-day by Society
The Japanese Mntial Aid Society organizes an excursion to Stony Point on the Hudson. The steamer Sea Gite will depart from the Battery Sundias at 1 A M. Many Americans will join as guests of the society.
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Stony Point
Hudson
Battery Sundias
Tigmere
Amnbetic Grimes
R T
Pittsburg Pastor Receives Brooklyn Church Call
The Rev. Dr. S Edward Younes a leading Pittsburg minister has received a call from Bedford D Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn New York. For ten years he has led Second Presbyterian Church guiding a wealthy congregations with active outreach and growth.
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Pittspurg
S. Edwarid Younes
Pittsba
Bedford D
Fund Drive Proposed to Aid Wright Brothers
A reader urges nationwide subscriptions to raise funds for Orville Wright after the crash of their aeroplane and death of Lieut Selfridge. He notes government aid to Count Zeppelin and offers a $9 check to start the fund, calling for public support to continue aerial experiments.
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Nae Folk: Times
Ereiden
Orville
Lieut. Selfridge
Wrient Brothers
Fiid
Orville Wright
Lewis H. Clement
New York
Wright
Hrou Tee
Republican voter backs Taft Sherman Hughes ticket
A New York Republican letter to the Editor endorses voting for Taft Sherman Hughes and excludes the rest of the Republican State ticket. The writer denounces party bosses who control the state machine and twist the party to selfish ends, calling it a disgrace.
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New-York
TIMES
Taft
Sherman
Hughes
Fs Bet
New York
Shadow of Salem Witch Tragedy Haunts Town Past
Mazie V. Caruthers recalls ancient Salem Town with blind eyes and aching memories of fanatical fears. She describes a frenzied mob and a doomed victim, the chill in the air, distrust among neighbors, and the enduring curse of witchcraft across time.
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Salem
Salem Town
Mazie V. Caruthers
Winthrop Opposes Smaller City School Board Change
The Charter Revision Commission heard testimony on reducing the school board from forty six to a smaller size and on allowing women to join. President Winthrop argued the present board works and that women could handle full duties, while Dr. Maxwell urged keeping the board size and cautioned against haste. The commission plans a report to the city next session.
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W. H. Maswell
City Charter Revision Commission
Vharier Cotmisehou
Seles
Scheel
McGowan
Meorten L. Winthrop, Jr
Bowl of Education
Dr. Mexwell
Emerson Polleyweo
Cie Board of Educcation
Scot Cenynissiomers Fortridise Veal Herrison
Otiers
Commisshbers
Abtereft
Barrett, Brace, Donnellc
Irifeld
Haupt
Hugaing
Lugalls
Aicateier
Mcdonald Schaedle
Sherneen
Abraham Stern
Thompson
Digase
Dusit
Department of Hiducetion
Ivins
Presidecnt Winthrop
Educstion
Yilis
Winthrop
Tiv
Rerication
Amd
Mermil
Maxereli
Savertion
Brooklyn
Siperi
New York
Ning
Max
Tie
Merxwell
Percy
Palmer
Bs Ny
Partridge Express
Gs Beard
Mi Ivins
Corninis
Orvey Otter’ Des Yirtmen
Ciy
Aytleese
Charter Revision Commission
Ames
Merchants Protest Before Public Service Commission
A brief hearing before the Public Service Commission examined complaints by Sixth Avenue merchants against the Nielson Gid Manhattan Railway Company over torn up streets and delayed repaving. The Retail Dry Goods Association questioned progress and asserted the company had halted work, while the commission considered its jurisdiction and evidence. The session adjourned to tomorrow afternoon at 2.
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Publ Lic Service Commission
Sodhad
Sixth Avenue Merchants
Nielson Gid
Manhattan Railway
Cmenany
Tie Retail Dry Ghote _Association
Itiouats
Gratz
Ss & Little Progriss
Wwe
Corassi
Railsway Company
Alsupst
Paitie Service Commission
Bret
Packus
Reet
General Mahinger
Metromolitam
Hart Beery
MrAdoo
Alaska-Yekon Pacific Exposition opens next June exhibit arrives
Seattle report notes the first exhibit for the Alaska Yekon Pacific Exposition arriving aboard the liner Olympia. A. M. Baker shares of the Areti¢ Be Or ta Tacute ae ca 5 represent a concrete reproduction of the native land for the forthcoming fair.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
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Wixter
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