I don't think this angle goes anywhere. I'm an amateur fan of typography, having worked with it years ago.
IIRC, Times New Roman, named after the standard typeface used by the New York Times, was created for (by?) the newspaper in the early 1900s.
I'm sure somebody can dig up the full scoop.
Flash:
Nevermind: here's the full scoop. October 3, 1932 was first use.
Dang. Thanks!
... and it was on a Woodstock typewriter, by Alger and Priscilla, in the drawing room!