Long Branch Daily Record reports on WWI war aims and outcomes
In 1914 the Long Branch Daily Record quotes European analysts on the war’s stakes. It argues Austria would be dismembered by allied victory, Russia could endure but not Moscow fall, and only a total exhaustion of both sides ends conflict. The piece asserts the allies must fight until surrender is certain.
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Austria
Hapsburg Dynasty
Russia
Moscow
Germany
France
Mukden
Japan
German Empire
England
Britain
Antwerp
Zeebruggee
Turkey
Europe
New Jersey Monitor
Light on military preparedness stirs debate in Congress
President Wilson favors calm study of U S arms needs amid war rumors with Representative Gardner of Massachusetts ready to discuss the issue. War fears spark talk of aggression limits, possible disarmament, and the danger of unprepared defense as England France and Germany face a pivotal balance of power.änder
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Wilson
Gardner
Massachusetts
Congress
United States
Washington Dispatches
Europe
War editorial notes four months in progress
The New York Press editorial argues a prolonged war, preferring grinding attrition over rapid victories. It highlights a vivid, uncolored Shepherd article from Austria in the Record, praising Mr Shepherd UPI correspondent for access to front conditions rarely granted.
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Anont
New York Press
Europe
Shepherd
Austria
United Press
Punishing Parents for Children’s Crimes Policy Gains Support
Recorder Arrowsmith ordered that if a child caught stealing coal the parent would be punished upon arrest for the offense. Mercer County records the first indictment under the new law allowing this. A Trenton couple faces fines or imprisonment for their children’s offenses. The policy argues parents owe society duty to rear orderly youths and deserve penalty for dereliction.
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Recorder Arrowsmith
Mercer County
Trenton
United States Seen Praise Abroad After War Efforts
Dr Henry Van Dyke United States Minister to tvetorlandt returns to the country and says America enjoys improved standing in Europe praising its fairness and humanity. The Whitman inauguration will feature a military parade with Seventh Regiment New York City and Albany units taking part as well as Troop B Albany. It will be a wretchedly poor start for
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America
Europe
Henry van Dyke
Tvetorlandt
Pegan
United States
Seventh Regiment
New York City
Lewis W. Stotesbury
New York
Albany
Tenth Regiment
New York World
Administration pledged to save money or waste on vanity display
The passage critiques an administration for allegedly wasting tens of thousands on a display to gratify vanity. It notes Senator Lodge boomed over a supposed Turkish affront to the flag, which turned out to be unfounded. It also remarks that even Thomas Mott Osborne cannot make prisons ideal residential places.
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Senator Lodge
Thomas Mott Osborn
Editorial Comment Might Be Worse
A compilation of excerpts from various papers on Mexican politics war readiness and political opinions. It notes Carranza’s stance in Mexico, reports on economic confidence in the U.S., and discusses naval and war preparedness attitudes. Also mentions Japan and international policy debates and a local Belleville vote under the Walsh act with 1,643 valid ballots after 1,728 cast.
Preference plan fuels mixed election result
The piece notes that even with multiple backup choices, some voters preferred different candidates under a preferential system, including a first choice with only a single vote. It cites twenty candidates who received under one hundred first-choice votes, while praising the abolition of primaries for saving time and money as anyone can petition to become a candidate. A New Jersey source underscores presidential-like accountability through the electorate.
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New Law
Trenton Times
Dreams and discipline fuel success in business tales
A column extols a determined life path and steady effort under adverse odds, arguing that successful founders grew from small starts via solid product focus and daily newspaper advertising. It cites dreamers who turned ideas into wealth, and includes weather data and a November 1914 meteorological summary for Long Branch.
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Long Branch
N. J
United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
N. W
S.w
S. W
N. E
William D. Martin
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