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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1912
Page
5
New York Mayor William G Gaynor analyzed the Becker Rosenthal gambling graft case in a UPI interview. He argues graft stems from excise gambling and prostitution laws, backs an incorruptible police commissioner, and says enforcement should stay out of the general force to curb graft.
A witty exchange contrasts admiration for laughing at danger with caution about excess. The speaker notes that bravery may accompany humor, but a person who laughs at danger may also reveal a poor sense of humor. The quip links courage to taste in humor in a concise joke about risk.
Prince Edward Henry Jr of Cedar Avenue Fair Haven is held for grand jury after being linked to a home robbery at Mrs. Austin Keeler’s Newark residence near Grand Avenue and Main Street. The theft occurred between October 15 and Thanksgiving. curtains and carpets were recovered and identified. Henry claimed purchase of the items at Highlands but investigation contradicted his account.
Trenton December 7 There were 202 persons killed or fatally injured and 1 187 seriously injured in industrial pursuits in New Jersey last year according to the annual report of Winston C Garrison chief of the State Bureau of Statistics for 1912 This excludes steam railroad accidents The steam railroads had 2 446 injured with 79 deaths The incidents span five occupational groups Factories and workshops killed 66 injured 701 Building and construction killed 44 injured 295 Tunnelmen miners excavators etc killed 26 injured 70 Linemen and other electrical workers killed 22 injured 64 Unclassified workers killed 44 injured 262 Property loss from fire was 2 396 290 with 88 new factory buildings erected and 89 old plants extended totaling 3 216 465 net gain 820 175 Changes in hours and wages were few New labor unions eight.
A compact quotation from the Birmingham Age-Terald notes a father addressing his son on political knavery with a wary line about the actions of the other side. The fragment reflects midcentury political discourse and paternal admonition.
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