Eighteen Pages. The Facts Versus Mr Taft.
The piece attacks Mr Taft over tariff views tied to the 1894 Gorman Wilson tariff and Cleveland’s denunciation. It argues retaliatory claims about tariffs failing to spur prosperity and notes how imports and exports shifted, while panic in 1883 caused distress. It cites Coxby’s Army protests and silver policy.
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Congress
Mr. Cleveland
Ways and Means
Coxby
Washington
Tarr
Cleveland
Senate
Gorman
Taft
Mr. Taft
Harrison
The Cholera Menace and Global Health Duty
A foreign policy and public health editorial warns that Russia's corrupt rule drives cholera risk worldwide. It notes US Surgeon General Wy man sends an expert to St. Petersburg to safeguard America and urges better water use, quarantine, and global sanitary responsibility to end the era of the cholera plague.
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Russia
Globe
Genral WyMan
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
United States
St. Petersburg
Germany
Austria-Hungary
France
Nicholas
Manila
Pacific
Skepticism as Haskell Shows Up in Wall Street Ties
A Washington Chronicle commentary mocks a Haskell linked to Wall Street dealings and a reform platform. It contrasts past Gold Democrat stands with current support for the Peerless Promiser and Treasurership, noting odd alliances and urging cautious defense of Mr. Haskell amid allegations and public scrutiny.
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Haskell
Wall Street
Bryan
Mr. Haskell
Mr. Bryan
Appeal to Honorable Man to Re-examine Tariff Facts
The speakers urge the honorable man to re-examine the tariff issue, asserting his capability for right thinking and asking him to reconsider before he again addresses the matter.
New York State Banks Face Postboom Deposit Shifts
Supt. Williams reports that since June 17 New York State banks lost 8,370,766 in deposits while resources rose by 46,285,119. The piece links these shifts to labor and capital employment, noting deposits fall when wages and profits drop and rise in booms. It cautions that political considerations may slow investment and alter policy toward profits.
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Supt
Winliams
Foreseeable turns and reform urges in Haskell Bryan debate
The piece argues that the main charges against Mr. Haskell relate to foresight rather than principle, noting associations with Standard Oil and Wall Street figures. It defends Bryan by contrasting foresight with public reform aims and jokingly contemplates Iceland halibut and fisheries policy as ancillary topics.
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Haskell
Standard Oil
Wall Street
Brian
Roosevelt
Stock Exchange
Wall Street Journal
Saratoga Springs Health Backs Springs Law Victory
Supreme Court Justice Ken L. Loce sustains a New York law restricting gas companies from pumping or altering springs near Saratoga Springs. The Hathorn case confirms that the Natural Carbonic Gas Company cannot accelerate, diminish, or extract gas from pressured rock to alter spring quality. The ruling preserves state rights to regulate springs pending appeal.
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Saratoga
Supreme Court
Kelloage
Appellate Division
Frank H. Hathoorn
Natural Cairbonic Gas Company
Ken Loce
Court of Appeals
Prohibition Debate Moves Across Codfish Trade
Secretary Straus addresses Fisheries Congress on the codfish industry and its ties to West Indies rum trade. He notes Pilgrim origins, lobbied protections for shad and lobster, and how U S Fish Commission efforts sustained shad populations amid evolving international restrictions.
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Straus
Washington
Pilgrim Fathers
West Indies
Rum
Mr. Straus
Bryan faces mixed party verdict on bank guarantee idea
Yesterday the Republican Convention condemned the bank guarantee plan by 45 to 15 while 15 conservatives supported it. The Populists backed the scheme loudly and urged all members of the People's Independent Party to vote for Bryan as their candidate.
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Bryan
Party of Conservatism
Perpetual
People’s Independent Party
United States
Prohibition Camel as Ballet Symbol and Taxi Debt Debate
The piece critiques a taxicab debt case where a fine benefits the city rather than the driver, questions if law redresses wrongs, and humorously adopts the camel as a Prohibition symbol, praising its grit yet noting its discomfort and gloom. The columnist argues for stronger remedies and satirically supports the camel as a ballet ornament for the Prohibition party.
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Prohibitio
Tina
Illinois
Uncle Sam backs giant Alaskan scenery cyclorama
Gates and Morange of West Twenty-ninth Street win a contract for a 30 000 square foot cyclorama for the Alaska-Yukon and Pacific Exhibition in Seattle. Morange sails for Juneau to begin sketches as the work is funded by a national appropriation to publicize natural wonders.
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United States
Gates & Morange
West Twenty-ninth Street
Seattle
Alaska
Crater Lake
Oregon
Colorado
Yellowstone Park
Morange
Juneau
Foreign Suitors Again
A pair of letters to the New York Times argues about foreign appeal to American women and the attractions of men from the older world. The writers praise foreign charm while defending American men, noting social history and future evolution of national character.
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New York Times
Messieurs
America
New York
German floor cloth word Feldel teased in letter
In a letter to the editor G C Reippert of New York notes the German term Feldel for a floor cloth and observes its similarity to the English word file. The letter is dated September 22, 1908.
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New York Times
Farréil
Lloyd's Encyclopedic Dictionary
Tourneur
The
Farrell
G. C. Reippert
New York
Impressions of New York and Bath Advocacy
An English resident recalls New York’s bright towers and harbor views, praising the city’s even sunrise and sunset panoramas. The letter urges public school bath improvements, noting 50 to 75 percent of children lack decent home baths and tenement facilities are inadequate.
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New York
The
New York Times
United States
Bronway
New York Bay
London
the Times
Simon Baruch
John Adams
Chanler Chance Denied by Bosses in 1908 Race
In a Fishkill on Hudson dispatch dated September 22 1908 writers warn that backing the bosses to defeat Hughes will backfire in a future election. They argue Chanler is worthy yet warn misguided supporters.
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The
New York Times
Chanler
Hughes
Fishkill-on-Hudson
Roosevelt attacks rival as Taft spares injured man
Old-Time Republican recalls a morning letter from the President highlighting a contrast between Taft and Roosevelt. The writer notes Taft refused to strike a downed man while Roosevelt, the President, attacks with force.
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New York Times
Taft
Roosevelt
New York
Independent Party Candidate’s Odd Defiance At Lodge
Verse by Ella A. Fanning mocks a man named Jones perceived as near socialist in views. The poem satirizes his supposed hypocrisy across days of the week from lodge duties to political voting, noting a meek wife and subservience to ward bosses. The tone is critical and humorous, reflecting early 20th century political satire.
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Jones
Kaiser
Pope
King
Ella A. Fanning
Sea Captain Lost in West Indian Storm
The fruit steamship Senator reached Quarantine in heavy seas after the West Indian hurricane. Captain Aarsbold was swept overboard while saving a sail. The Senator likely lost her cargo of fruit with eight ventilators and two lifeboats damaged. The ship took twelve days for the Port Antonio run, longer than the usual five.
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Senator
Aarsbold
Port Antonio
Women Unionists Begin Second Annual New York Conference
The Woman's National Trade Union League opens its New York branch conference with a Friday night reception at Miss Mary E. Drier's Brooklyn home. Sessions run Sunday at Herkley Theatre and Labor Lyceum with Ray mond Robins speaking on trade unions and the home. A Monday ball at Clinton Hall features Italian Russian and Hungarian dances. 100 delegates from 21 nations will attend.
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Woman's National Trade Union League
New York
Mary E. Drier
Montague Terrace
Brooklyn
Herkeley Theatre
West Forty-fourth Street
Raymond Robins
Labor Advocae
Labor Lyceum
East Eighty-fourth Street
Clinton Hall
Clinton Street
League
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Nih
Donovan Memorial Altar Planned for St Pauls Church
Chicago architect Austin D Jenkins filed plans with Building Superintendent Murphy for reinforced concrete foundations at St Paul the Apostle Church Columbus Avenue and Sixtieth Street. An altar recess in the church will host a Donovan memorial altar funded by a $20 400 bequest from the late Mrs Catherine Donovan a New York modiste. The altar features a central statue flanked by composite columns supporting an arch with a cross and elaborate carved panels. The Donovan memorial altar is designed to be 24 feet wide 12 feet deep and about 12 feet high from base to cross apex.
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Austin D. Jenkins
Chicago
Murphy
Columbus Avenue
Sixtieth Street
Catherine Donovan
New York
Grant Squires
Citizens urge Blackwell's Island Bridge name change
A citizen committee led by John D. Crimmins notified the mayor of plans for a December opening celebration of the new Blackwell's Island Bridge and to set a meeting in Astoria on Oct 15 for permanent organization. The group opposes naming it Queensboro Bridge and cites Irish societies' objections to the English name. A hearing before the Bridges and Tunnels Committee of the Board of Aldermen is scheduled for tomorrow at 1 o'clock.
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John D. Crimmins
Blackwell’s Island Bridge
Astoria
Crimmins
Queensboro Bridge
Blackwell's Island ‘Bridge
Queensboro ‘Bridge
Queens Borough
Kings County
Suffolk
Richmond
Bridges and Tunnels Committee
Board of Aldermen
Special Committee Holds Executive Session on City Finances
The Joint Investigating Committee met in the Murray W11 Hotel for an executive session to review the city's finances. Senator McCarren was absent, and no city officials attended. Mayor Cassidy said hearings would consider the judicial inquiry into city indebtedness, with the next referee hearing set for Sept. 2. Public hearings likely to be at City Hall.
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Oyster Bay
Joint
Murray W11
McCarren
Metz
Mator Cassidy
Benjamin F. Tracy
Legislative Committee
Halleran Named Tax Commissioner of Queens
John G. Halleran, superintendent of sewers in Queens, was appointed Tax Commissioner by Mayor McClellan to fill the vacancy caused by Thomas L. Hamilton’s death. The position pays $7000 annually. Halleran, a Flushing real estate dealer, is a Democratic County Committee member from the Fourth Assembly District and active in the Shinnecock Democratic Club. Borough President Gresser supported his appointment.
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John G. Halleran
Borough of
Queens
McClellan
Halleran
Thomas L. Hamilton
Halloran
Flushing
L. I
Democratic County Committee of
Shinnecock Democratic Club
Gresser
State Sold City Land In Staten Island Error
The Sinking Fund Commission learned that about a year ago the State sold Staten Island land that belonged to New York City. The old Quarantine Station site and Ward's Island parcels were involved. The Corporation Counsel will seek to vacate the sale within twenty days, though State authorities may concede error.
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Sinking Fund Commission
State of
New York
Staten Island
Phillips
Ward's Island
Ludlow Realty Company of
Martin
Metz
Rockefeller Replies in Memoirs Defends Standard Oil
The article previews John D Rockefeller’s memoirs in The World’s Work stressing his defense of Standard Oil. He argues for direct consumer selling, rejects ruinous price cutting, and notes the corporation’s growth amid competition. He urges federal or uniform state laws to promote corporate formation and prevent fraud while urging fair treatment of foreign investors.
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John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeler
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Comepany
Union
Diamond Trade Rebounds as New York Factories Resume
Diamond factories in New York restart operations after eight months, with two large plants resuming this week and others likely to follow. Eduard Van Dam. with plants in New York Amsterdam and Antwerp, reports full crews back to work and rising demand signaling a return to normal conditions.
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New York
Eduard van Dam
Amsterdam
Antwerp
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