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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1910
Page
2
The Journal reports from its downtown office near Jersey and First Streets and notes delivery of the latest telegraphic news from around the world via AP and UP wires.
A little girl died at St Elizabeth Hospital after her father refused amputation medicine said could save her life. The case sparks call for laws allowing doctors to operate without parental consent when life is at stake. A separate New Jersey reform tightens marriage licensing and requires affidavits and witnesses to prevent invalid unions.
The Belgian Ministry of the Interior approved reforms to curb polygamy tighten native rites and enforce labor duties in Congo. The Leapete regime aims to end exploitative practices by replacing cash payments with in kind labor, imposing rubber quotas on villages and requiring near universal adult participation.
The article critiques proposed fireman memorials in Elizabeth urging dignified, strong sculpture over sentimental figures. It cites Boston and Providence as models and condemns overthetop depictions. It also notes annual Democratic boosts for James E. Martine, characterizing him as a lifelong candidate with persistent defeats.
A pensive collage of humorous snippets includes remarks on marriage as a safeguard against suicide and the folly of actions against self-harm. It cites jokes from Philadelphia and Yonkers papers, plus a political quip on global army death rates, all delivered in a light, anecdotal tone.
A board of education committee endorses using school buildings as social centres to foster neighborhood groups and access to libraries. The piece links such use to New England town meeting heritage and notes benefits for communities with diverse populations and shared spaces. It also mentions existing assembly halls and the need for social supervision and lectures.
An Elizabeth reader urges readers to check ice and meat weights bought by households. The writer warns about underweights in ice deliveries and excess bone and fat in meat, urging households to weigh shipments and reclaim trimming scraps. Anonymous submissions are discouraged.
The article notes a twenty thousand dollar production cost for French moving pictures of the opera Rigoletto. It reports on a Belgian colonial minister planning a Congo expedition to study sleeping sickness and seek cures. An Brooklyn aeroplane firm will provide a stage machine for Cohan Tarrin's The Aviator and will also stage daytime exhibition flights. Census data show Littler county Arkansas with the state’s largest families and list several women with many children.
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