Long Branch Record Reports on Justice and Crime
The Long Branch Record reviews Porter Charlton’s case with government complicity claims, notes Secretary of State Knox shielding the U S from disgrace, and comments on Supreme Court selections with President Taft appointing Edward White as Chief Justice and Joseph Lamar as Associate Justice.
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Porter Charlton
Italy
Washington
Taft
United States Supreme Court
Edward D. White
Louisiana
Joseph R. Lamar
Georgia Supreme Court
Recount Drama Over Ocean County Senate Seat
The Camden Post Telegram calls a recount in Ocean County pivotal for state power with Senator Mathis possibly seating a Republican gain to thirteen seats and a five vote majority. Democrats allege ballot alteration as parties chase veto power over reform and a potential Republican governor if Wilson dies or resigns.
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Camden Post-Telegram
Ocean County
Mathis
Senate
Wilson
Publicity as a Crime Deter Rent
State's Attorney John E. B. Wayman urged Inland Press Association in Chicago that newspapers should print all facts about crime and other matters to expose and deter wrongdoing rather than sensationalize. He argued the newspaper's power lies in informing the public and aiding moral enforcement.
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Doda
Mnots
John EB. W. Wayman
Inland Press Association
Chicago
Corporations Rights and Roosevelt in Editorial View
A Newark Star editorial argues corporations have rights and deserve a square deal, countering Radical views that deny them rights. It critiques Roosevelt on editor duties and reflects on winter hardships and a new anti kidnapping law aiding Monmouth justice in Reg Bank case.
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Milwaukee
Bureau of Franchises
Public Service Commission
First District
New York
Newark
Star
Monmouth Justice
Reg Bank
Editorial note on marriage and aging figures in early 20th century press
Editorial comment argues it is proper for a girl to marry a one legged man. The piece hints at age expectations and social norms. It weaves in anecdotes about John D. Archbold and Henry M. Flagler and their remarks on aging and activity.
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Laura Jane Libbey
Laura
Trenton State Gazette
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil
Henry M. Flagler
Mr. Archbold
William
Gullen Bryant
Bryan's Gloom and Election Reflections
Column quotes Colonel Bryan as gloomy about Democratic prospects after recent victories.Editorials discuss closing polls earlier in New Jersey and compare state practices to New York and others. A general note on war cycles contrasts with progress toward arbitration and the fear of large scale conflict.
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Bryan
Phila. Press
New Jersey
New York State
Perth Amboy News
Europe
Winfield Scott
United States Army
Washington
President Buchanan
War and finance shape nations in peril and restraint
Reverend Cantwell argues that money rather than zeal controls empires and wars. He warns that finance, debt, and industrial costs determine how long conflicts last and whether instruments of power eclipse popular will, suggesting disarmament remains elusive amid rising military spending and new weaponry.
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Morocco
Russa
Austria
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Japan
Russia
France
Europe
W. P. Cantwell
LL. D
N. J. Catholic Monitor
The Silent Three Run Beside Me
The poem recalls the speaker not alone but with three figures from time the Past the Now and the Future as well as a masked guide. Emery Pottle signs the verse and frames a race through thorny paths with a tireless, unseen trio at the shoulder.
They Say A Hazardous Phrase And Its Harmful Ripple
A historical columnist condemns the phrase they say as an anonymous damaging weapon. It spreads suspicion without accountability, Sowing distrust and harming reputations. The piece urges halting the habit and resisting gossip’s reach.
Fragment from Anon on words and harm in speech
A reflective line questions whether wisdom will improve the world and suggests that much suffering could be reduced by removing ugly words from the vocabulary. The anonymous note underscores the power of language to wound and influence public sentiment.
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Senate
Anon
Fifteen Largest Southern Cities in the 19 Census
New Orleans, Louisville, Atlanta, Memphis, Richmond, Nashville are listed among the fifteen largest Southern cities in the 19 Census. The table shows population figures for San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Savannah, Oklahoma City, Charleston and others, with numbers ranging from about 18,000 to 131,105.
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New Orelans
Louisville
Atlanta
Memphis
Tenn
Richmond
Nashville
San Antonio
Tex
Dallas
Houston
Bavannah
Oklahoma City
Charleston
5. C
Rat Dies Waiting for Red Tape to Kill Him
A German head mistress asked officials to dispatch a rat killer for a school rat. Delays, mislaid requests, and late deadlines led to the rat’s death in the garden after weeks of wait. An official then demanded a death certificate before the administrative machine resumed.
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Rat
Red Tape
Rich bachelor leaves fortune for free cooking school
Frans Botor of Groswardein Hungary dies and leaves his entire estate to the municipality to establish a free cooking school for girls, citing women’s ignorance of cooking. The town accepts the gift and will begin construction at once, granting relatives daily dinners at the school.
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Frans Botor
Grosawardein
Hungary
Botor
Grosswardein
Galloping Army Kitchen Feeds Tommies On The Move
The British army outfits a mobile cooking unit to keep rations flowing for troops on rapid marches and scouting expeditions. A wheeled galloping kitchen with a four-compartment boiler sits on a gun carriage, simplifying meal prep during rapid guard duties and field operations.
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Tommy Atkins Weil
Soller
Tommy Atkins
Elment
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