New Jersey Republican Clubs Endorse Governor Edge and 1917 Legislature
The New Jersey State League of Republican Clubs with over 100000 members endorses Governor Walter E Edge and the 1917 Legislature. They commend the One Hundred Forty–first session for business government reforms, pledge support for Edge and Republican leaders, and express pride in the party’s achievements and plans to continue backing allied candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Walter E. Edge
Edge
Senate
House of Assembly
Republican Party
New Jersey State League of Republican Clubs
Walter E. Euge
George W. F. Gaunt
Thomas F. McCran
Edward Schoen
A.dayton
Edward C. Brennan
Marvin A. Riley
Samuel Dobbins
Sleep Better With Light Meals and Chamberlain Tablets
Advice notes insomnia often stems from indigestion and suggests a light supper, avoiding meat and milk, with one Chamberlain's Tablet after supper. The remedy is claimed to improve rest and is obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Economists Note Potato Wastage From Peeling
A St Paul News quip says economists claim 20 percent of potatoes are wasted during peeling while suggesting many people eat the skins and all.
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St. Paul
Easter Hat Trade Forecast And Taft in New Haven Guard
A St. Paul Pioneer Press note suggests imitation vegetable trims on an Easter hat may sell well this season. A Macon Telegraph quips former President Taft has joined New Haven’s home guard and would crush an invader, if given a chance, with a slow music finish.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Taft
Home Guard
New Haven
Macon Telegraph
Admiral Grayson Earns Fame in Golfing and Service
It is no longer Dr Grayson but Admiral Grayson and his bold stance against distant threats. The piece likens him to ancient Britons who met invaders, pledging a steadfast defense with a midiron as he braves the surf.
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Dr. Grayson
Grayson
Caesar
Fort Wayne
Ioa
Rail wage rise questioned in postwar policy talk
The People Pay notes that increased wages for railroad trainmen are required by law, a point not anticipated by Wilson campaign managers during last fall’s election. The remark suggests the public bears the cost of the wage legislation despite campaign assurances.
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Wilson
Wise or Otherwise War Talk on Navy Leadership
A collage of editorials from the New York Tribune Baltimore American and Washington Herald vent dismay at naval policy and preparedness. Critics urge stronger oversight of the navy secretary and warn against delays in mobilization and defense planning.
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New York Tribune
Navy
Reasons for Transfer Sparks Public Griping Over Navy Leadership
The piece argues that citizens have a right to questions about government moves such as General Wood’s transfer from the East to the Southeast. It implies readers may distrust powers that kept Daniels atop the Navy and Grayson advanced, warning that controversy could deter public involvement in government decisions.
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General Wood
Department of the East
Department of the Southeast
Daniels
Navy
Dr. Grayson
State Engineer Goethals Named for New Jersey
Daily Home News praises Gen. George W. Goethals Panama Canal builder as State Engineer in New Jersey. Edges government hails his leadership of a $15,000,000 highway program and notes shared prestige with New York and Pennsylvania.
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Goethals
Daily Home News
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
New Jersey
Edge
New York State
New York
Pennsylvania
Urs
Tumulty’s Local Option Move Shaping New Jersey Race
Passaic Herald notes Joseph P Tumulty, President Wilson’s secretary, publicly joining local optionists as he eyes the 1919 New Jersey governorship bid. The Democratic party here longs for power after Wilson and Fielder, while Tumulty may seek nomination with party and local faction backing.
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Joseph P
New Jersey
Hudson County
Walter E. Edge
Wilson
Fielder
Tumulty
Passaic Herald
Railroad costs rise while rates fall, Kruttschnitt tells Congress
Julius Kruttschnitt, chairman of the Southern Pacific Executive Committee, testifies before the Joint Congressional Committee on Interstate Commerce. He urges a uniform federal regulatory plan to stabilize expenses and revenues amid wage and material price hikes, arguing current state and federal rules hurt railroads and the public. He cites potential 1918 bankruptcies without relief and notes freight and passenger rates would be far higher if tied to general price gains.
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Washington
Julius Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific Company
Joint Congressional Committee On Interstate Commerce
Kruttschnitt
Department of Agriculture
Universal Railroad
Httle
Cheerfulness as a life guide in early 20th century notes
An excerpt extols cheerfulness as a remedy for mind and body, defining it as a steady, kind, unselfish temper and urging daily effort to improve life. The piece recalls Webster on cheerfulness and links the trait to enduring friendships, courage, and bearing life’s cross. Also records regular meeting details of Apollo Lodge No 166 F and AM for April 17 1917 with W M George C Peppier.
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Webster
Apollo Lodge
George C, Peppler
W. M
Notice to creditors and estate executors in Middlesex county
All persons concerned may take notice that the executors of Samuel Ely Perrine and the executors of George Ely deceased intend to exhibit final accounts and notify creditors to file debts and claims within nine months. Dates cited include March 15 1917 and March 2 1917 with hearings in April 1917.
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Margaret Ann Perrine
Orphans’ Court
County of
Middlesex
Dominicus C. Meersney
Notien
Samuel Ely Perrine
Orphans” Court
Hannay M. Pennine
Loxisicus C. Mensoon
William M. Cox
Jacob F. Ovhler
Jacob F. Oehler
Margaret J. Ely
Mary Ely Cockefair
George Ely
Georges Ely
Marcadet J. Evy
Cockefair
Frank J. Baumann
Edward G. Baumann
Gerhard Baumann
Franx J. Baumann
Epwanp G. Baumann
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Cranbury Press
Cranbury, N.S
Geo. W. Burroughs & Son
Neew Sersey
Liberty
Union
Ind
Legislature News
Mexico
Washington Herald
Congress Committee
Charles G. Groves
North Main Street
Cranbury, N. J
J. E. Carlson
Cranbury Pharmacy
Peppler
John Deere
Hoover
Eureka
Aspinwall
Eureka Two-Way Fertilizer Distributors
Oweyo
Jersey
Jersey Team
Bateman
Hitech
Pittsburgh
Thomas-Peppler, Son & CO
Hightstown, N. U
Federal Reserve
First National Bank
Make
Haltos
SUN Oprical
Cmig
C F.c.leaming
Ely
A Cor. State and
Warren St's
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