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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
9
A Long Branch edition discusses U S Mexican policy and arms limits, noting the government cannot arm rebels. It praises Governor Fielder as fit for high office and urges independence and public service, highlighting a favorable view of his governing abilities.
A harbor blaze confined to the Imperator at its pier took five hours to extinguish with help from Hoboken and New York fire units. The ship, built as the largest vessel never floated, illustrates how even exhaustive safety measures may fall short, yet its dockside position prevented a far worse outcome than the Titanic tragedy.
The article lists community updates in Shrewsbury including Sunday school activities, visitors like Miss Eva Green and Mrs. Bell, and relatives visiting Canada. It mentions Rev F P Sweezy starting lectures for Sunday school teachers and a 5 PM service.
Secretary of War Garrigan urges a strong national insurance policy for defense in South Dakota. He argues 33,000 soldiers are too few and calls for robust standing forces or coordinated militias to deter abroad while praising Organization and practical training as essential for national protection.
The piece analyzes a candidate's platform criticizing recall limits, suffrage, state life and fire rates regulation, health department reorganization, board consolidation, and a commission government. He pledges to study the single tax, condemns the Progressive party as a personality-driven faction, and rejects grand cures while proposing juvenile and domestic relations courts to curb divorces and guide youths toward citizenship. The article also notes Wittpenn's exit from the gubernatorial race and the president's dignified departure, with ongoing political talk about boss influence.
The text notes Germany's decision to skip an exhibit at the San Francisco fair and remarks that Germany and England share that stance, while Whitman as a Tammany candidate signals limited regard for personal prejudices among politicians.
A compilation of editorial blurbs from multiple papers criticizing tariff obstruction, praising Massachusetts pre enactment review, and lauding Police Commissioner Waldo for using Grand Jury subpoenas against gambling houses. The items highlight political strategy, legal innovations, and public safety effectiveness without graphic detail.
The Atlantic City mayor’s family sues unsafe candy traced to impure ingredients. A New England confectioner faced multiple probes for arsenic, shellac coating, and unsafe practices, facing possible prison despite fines. Massachusetts Governor Foss eyes Canada for manufacturing, amid accusations of patriotism questions and tariff fears.
The piece argues American manufacture, including United States Steel, builds in Canada to bypass tariffs as Governor Foss criticizes Canada’s tariff wall. It cites Taft era reciprocity talks and Springfield Republican’s view that Foss favors Canadian markets while condemning U S tariffs.
A dark figure haunts a tree as villagers ask who he is. A relentless chase follows by motor car and boat, air and land, with no safe haven. The piece ends pondering if death is the only release, framed in the Los Angeles Express style.
A reflective piece argues that life’s competition risks cheapening human values and urges holding fellow humans in higher regard. The author contends a higher compulsion than will governs life: the will to serve.
The fragment references an individual traveling with an automobile amid unclear context. Names, places, and dates are unreadable, making precise identification impossible.
About forty members of the Neve Pink Hook and Ladder Company of Red Bank gathered for their annual outing and dinner at W. J. Burns Silvermere Inn in Little Silver yesterday afternoon. A baseball game followed with George Ackerman and Byard Davidson as captains. Ackerman pitched the full game for the win while A. D. Cooper, former star pitcher, started for Davidson’s team but was knocked out in the third inning. After the game the shore dinner was served. the event was organized by Chairman Benjamin Ford with Cooper and Howard Higginson assisting.
A large crowd enjoyed When Claudia Smiles at the Broadway theater last night. Blanche Ring pleased, Marion Sunshine earned top applause with singing and dancing. Harry Coney and John J. Scannel as Bunny Vane-Tine delivered strong performances. The Degree of Pocohontas held a Red Bank dance raising about 26.
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