Long Branch Daily Record subscription rates listed
The Long Branch Daily Record lists subscription terms for 1914 including annual, quarterly and monthly advance rates plus single copies. Published by F. M. Taylor Publishing Co at 192 Broadway Long Branch New Jersey edition dated Tuesday December 8 1914.
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F. M. Taylor Publishing Co
Broadway
Chas. L. Edwards
Bec'y
Long Branch
NEW Jersey Telephone
New Jersey
President's address outlines conservation and trade goals
President Wilson's congressional address stresses conservation of national resources and a larger merchant marine with government transport for South American trade. It backs Senate action on safety at sea, Philippines self government, coast survey, and balanced economy. The speech also urges defense training, warns against misinfo, and highlights no need for a standing American army camp. A severe North Atlantic storm causes record losses along the Jersey shore and disrupts Atlantic coastal towns.
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Wilson
Congress
South America
House of Representatives
Senate
Germany
Great Britain
House
Philippines
United States
Mexico
Opr
Amerea Tito
Sea Bright
Atlantic City
Jersey
Rockaways
Coney Island
Sea Gate
Long Island
Delaware
President Wilson Urges Peace and World Friendship
In a Congress address the President declares the United States at peace with all nations. He asserts no fear of territorial threats and stresses being a true friend, champion of peace, and hopeful for a future opportunity to counsel for world reconciliation and healing settlements.
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Wilson
Congress
Indictment Highlights Chicago Police Corruption Scheme
The District Attorney cites a crime protection business in Chicago reaching a peak with official IDs for crooks to avoid arrest by the Detective Bureau. The Rosenthal case failed to end underworld ties with officers, with vigilance needed to curb such relations as Pittsburgh Council members cut salaries by 1000 dollars a year.
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Detective Bureau of
Chicago
Detective Bureau
Public service pay and a high profile appointment
The piece notes stipends for public members after retirement cuts and expects $5,500 yearly for attending bi weekly meetings in New York Aldermen receive $2,000. It adds Whitman’s first appointment of General Wotherspoon as Superintendent of Public Work and cites a headline about war forcing pickpockets to seek work.
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New York
Whitman
United States Army
General Wotherspoon
A Matter of Finance Editorial Quip
The Florida Times Union quotes a jibe that marriage is sometimes chosen to escape money while noting romance fades in war. The Buffalo Times adds a quip about submarine names possessing the poetry of a telephone number.
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Florida Times-Union
Buffalo Times
When a Slave's Not a Slave in Mann Act Debate
A New York Globe piece contrasts a so called white slave under the Mann Act with popular notions. It argues the term lacks fixed meaning in federal prosecutions and notes potential for escape and nuance in the legal definition.
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Globe
Military spending and defense policy debate
The piece argues against sensationalism in military preparedness and urges sober analysis of a large national defense effort. It notes mine fields, French and Russian navies resisting invasion, and the U.S. spending nearly 250 million annually on the armed forces, with emphasis on prudent use of funds.
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Taft
Great Britain
N., Y. World
Weary Seafarers Demand Work as War Ends
Ella A. Fanning quotes dockside workers who describe brutal labor, brutalizing conditions, and the longing for pay and purpose. They recall storms, cargo handling, heat below deck, and the toll on bodies and minds. The piece calls for jobs to end hunger, eviction, and despair as soldiers return.
Grandfather’s Clock Marks 75 Years of Timekeeping
A cherry wood grandfather clock owned by W. Nash of Kansas City has ticked for 75 years. Made for his mother in Ireland, its wooden gears and brass wheel remain mostly original and require daily winding. Repaired twice by clockmaker L. Reicht, it still keeps near perfect time and signals with a reliable alarm.
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W. Nash
East Eighteenth Street
Kansas City
Nash
County Tyrone
Ireland
Jonathan Frost
L. Reicht
Platte City
Dying War God and a World in Desperate Plea
A dramatic poem by Edward P. Ingersoll laments war’s carnage with vivid images of bloodshed and destruction. It contrasts hellish battle scenes with a plea for mercy and a vision of heavenly light breaking through darkness.
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Cory
Edward P. Ingersoll
Hymns Become Army Marching Tunes in British Ranks
The Newark Star notes that hymns like Onward Christian Soldiers and Oh Come All Ye Faithful have become popular marching tunes in the British army, marking a shift toward these favorites in the field.
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Newark Star
New Jersey Police Propose Auto Safety Warnings
Newark police officials plan go slow warnings for drivers near all schools and hospitals. The board also urged the Civil Service Commission to require automobile running exams for police applicants, aligning with New England practices.
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Newark
Board of Police Commissioners
Civil Service Commission
New England
Aoliceman
Trenton Times
Only One U S Submarine Fit to Defend Our Coast
A Tribune front page proclaims limited U S submarine defense with seventeen subs on the Atlantic coast. The article notes batteries upgraded at the Canal Zone and Norfolk and New York repairs, claiming U S subs rival European ones while discussing future battery storage and naval balance.
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the Tribune
U. S
Atlantic
Canal Zone
Norfolk Navy Yard
New York Dry Dock
Navy Department
Tribune
Representative Gardner
New York
Gardner
Sandy Hook
Thoughts Worth Reading Life’s outlook shapes our world
A reflective piece notes life quality depends on mood and kindness. It urges smiling often, offering help to others, and choosing a positive view to see the world as a beautiful place.
Longevity wager between Starr and Okuma over 120 years
Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago, in Los Angeles for a vacation, bets Count Okuma on lifespan. Starr aims for 120 years, five years below Okuma’s 125 target, with a present exchanged if either milestone is reached. He says a smile and good nature keep one alive.
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Professor Starr
Count Okuma
Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
Los Angeles
Japan
Skull Thickening Disease Shown At Philadelphia Clinic
A man with skull thickening of one inch in nine months was shown before the Jefferson Hospital Clinical Society in Philadelphia by Dr Elmer Funk. The disease is osteitis deformans, rarely affects the skull and its cause is unknown though blood disorders are suspected. The patient’s name was not released as doctors observe for possible treatment breakthroughs.
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Hospital Clinic
Jefferson Hospital Clinical Society
Philadelphia
Elmer HH. Funk
Funk
Ponk
Tobacco consumption leaders by per capita rate
Belgium ranks second and the United States third in per capita tobacco consumption, with Holland leading the world.
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Holland
Belgium
United States
Hard Times Hit The Pickpockets In New York
New York City Deputy Commissioner Burdette G. Lewis links rising violent crimes to a crackdown on pickpockets amid hard economic times. He notes police and district attorney cooperation reduces petty theft as many ex-convicts turn to more serious offenses to survive.
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New York City
Burdette G. Lewis
Commissioner of Correction
Police Department
District Attorney's Office
Worki Ng
Lewis
Department of Correction
Blackwell’s Island
District Attorney’s Office
Rota
East Side
Manhattan
Volcanic Activity Shrinks Alaska Waters Surprising Sailors
Captain C D Pedersen reports a dramatic shoaling between Hog Island and Amaknak in Alaska after volcanic eruptions from Bogoslof and Makushin. The depth dropped from nine and a half fathoms to about two at high tide, blocking routes used by large ships during the Nome rush.
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C. D. Pedersen
Herman
Pedersen
Hog Island
Amaknak Island
Bogoslof Island
Unalaska
Amaknak
Captain Pedersen
Onalaska
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