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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
6
A mob of foreign workers, mainly Italians and Poles, attacked strike breakers in the Susquehanna and West era yards near Shadyside New Jersey. Two railroad detectives were killed and nine were wounded in the clash as sleuths protected the strike breakers on the night of the incident.
Special police and deputies surrounded the Palisade area after an attack as authorities feared further harm. More than sixty guards faced mobile pickets from Cliffside to Palisade hill tunnel. Dead include Andrew Craw and Clarence Mallory. numerous detectives were injured, with buckshot wounds and uncertain recoveries.
Classified ad offers loans of 1000 to 5000 to be secured by bond and mortgage at 282nd Bullets Drop Detectives recounts a violent strike with detectives and police in Edgewater and Jersey actions. The piece mixes crime, firefight, and a dawning claim of militia involvement amid escalating hostilities.
The Italians and Poles demanded 25 cents per hour on Tuesday at Evie railroad docks, refused, leading to a strike. Gunfire wounded Lt Parrington and William Woode near Edgewater. 65 detectives defended yard perimeters as strikers attacked from Palisades and cliffs.
A notice invites applicants to visit in person to be tested for a salary. It emphasizes trying out for pay during an on-site assessment.
County Democrats gathered to celebrate their victory with speeches and a toast by Assemblyman Leon Taylor. They pledged unity, warned dissenters to stay away, and included a humorous poem praising the party and predicting tariff reform and lower living costs under Democratic leadership.
William K. E. Andrews of Atlantic Highlands travelled 160 miles to attend the dinner in Wilkes-Barre. He spoke at length while guests at individual tables discussed political affairs and other topics. The menu featured Blue Points on half shell, broiled mackerel, ducking, Waldorf salad, ice cream, cakes, and coffee.
The article recounts 18th century Sheffield silver plating origins by Thomas Bolsover who fused copper and silver ingots by accident. It also explains the bee’s sting as a delicate trowel that shapes honey cells and injects formic acid to preserve honey, framing it as a protective tool rather than a weapon.
The Weather Bureau forecasts the next 36 hours in New Jersey as fair and colder tonight with brisk north and northwest winds. Observations from Long Branch note 8 am temperatures of 27 and 41 at 8 pm, a 24 hour change of minus 13 degrees, barometer around 30.12 at 8 am, and humidity varying from 76 percent last night to 28 percent by 10 am.
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