Business News in Long Branch 1914 Editorial
Long Branch article discusses postwar economic outlook and government policy. It weighs tariffs, currency laws, and stock trading resumption as signs of gradual prosperity, critiques Herrick and Dewey presidential prospects, and notes Uryan’s Florida estate amid Mexican turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of State
Mexico
State of Mexico
Chautauqua
Uryan
Florida
New York Evening Mall
Mail
Mr. Bryan
Gasoline as the key factor in modern warfare
A discussion on gasoline being the decisive nonhuman factor in war. The piece argues that fuel powers armies, enables movement, supply, and communications, and that commanders prioritize gasoline above food or ammunition in overall strategy.
Cobb quotes Kitchener forecast of a long war
Irvin S. Cobb recalls Lord Kitchener telling him in the Saturday Evening Post that the war would last at least three years. He notes the war was a few days old, with Europe already drained by fighting, disruptions, and mass mobilization across Britain, France, and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrick
France
Borah
Cummings
Mann
Whitman
Hidley
Taft
Mr. Herrick
Dewey
Lord Kitchener
Irvin S. Cobb
Saturday Evening Post
Germany
England
Tieine
Europe
Uncle Ned Buckshaw questions prophets about wars
In a Sun letter, Uncle Ned Buckshaw ridicules David Starr Jordan and Andrew Carnegie forecasts on war. He mocks their paradoxical prophecies about a lasting European conflict and mocks the idea that the present war could be the final one.
State official urges school to teach street safety
State Motor Vehicle Commissioner Lippincott writes to State Education Commissioner Kendall urging school authorities to instruct children in proper street use. He notes many accidents involve children who dart into traffic and argues parents share responsibility for the negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott
Calvin N. Kendall
Przemysl names and political quips fill a diverse page
A collage of quotes and aphorisms from United States press correspondents and editors spans foreign views on Przemysl pronunciation, New York constitutional politics, Balkan conflicts, and reflections on war and peace. It mixes humor, critique, and literary allusions with brief observations on prison life and Christmas spirit.
War rhetoric and idealism in New Jersey Monitor
A short excerpt reflects on the futility of battle and the mismatch between martial zeal and high ideals, noting the lack of logic in cannon roar and the stubbornness of combatants despite noble aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey Monitor
Editorial on Santa’s neglect and child poverty
An earnest poem by James J. Montague pleads for Santa to remember the poor children. It contrasts gleeful households with gaunt, hungry youngsters and argues the best investment is a baby's smile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Santa Claus
Santa Claus
James J. Montague
Salt Lake Gull Monument Marks Inland Bird Chorus
A fragment notes Salt Lake City hosts a monument to the seagull harboring rare inland lore. It recalls how in 1848 gulls helped halt a grasshopper plague threatening Moron pioneers crops, with a curious tale of migratory pest eyes guiding the birds inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Christmas Treat Fund Gathers Branch Donations
The Ladies of the Long Branch Society for the Improvement of the Poor plan a Christmas treat for Grand Theatre children on December 28 at 2 pm. A long list of donors includes Kalon Castle No 72 Oceanic Fire Co and Citizens' National Bank among many others. Retail ads note store competition and how ads boost sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch Society For the Improvement of
Grand Theatre
Long Branch
N. J
Kalon Castl
C. A. Wimpfheimer First National Bank
Harris Pride of Hollywood Council
D. of
Tirzah Court
Tribe of Ben Cie
Citizens' National Bank
Crystal Wave Council
Ainrtesersceme
Long Branch Banking Co
H. B. Sherman
Lacour, Cranmer & Co
Amerigo Vespucci Society
William A. Stevens
C. Asa Francis
J. Addison Woolley Brent
N. J. Mortgage and Trust Co
O. A. Clark
Benjamin F. Sprague
Phil Daly Hose Co
Oliver Byron Engine Co
Gheeddate
Plumbers
Sea Side Lodge
Progress Council
Cc Evees
Owen Woolley
Park M. Woolley
Long Branch Lodge
Joseph Ovid
Caen cc
Adah Chapter
Abacus Lodge
Fifty Years Ago Today Civilians in Civil War Front Lines
Fifty years ago on December 16 Thomas orders a Nashville front advance as Confederate defenses fall. Hood’s line collapses and about 3,000 on Thomas’s side are killed or wounded over two days. Hood’s total remains unreported as his 37,000 men retreat with 21,000 still under arms. Also noted are St Alban’s raiders arrested in Canada and Lincoln rescinding Dix’s order. Twenty-five years ago Cronin conspiracy trial ends with Coughlin Burke and O Sullivan sentenced to life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Nashville
Hood
St. Alban
Canada
Lincoln
Dix
Dr. Cronin
Chicago
Coughlin, Burke and O'Sullivan
Minstrel Show to Aid Troop B at Lyric
The Lyric hosts a minstrel benefit for Troop B featuring Farrell and Callahan with King, Douglass, Harvey and McKee. The show, supported by Theatre Red Bank, aims to raise equipment funds for the armory. Chorus grows from 90 to about 125 by show night, with Hynan as interlocutor and end men Hance, Stewart, Benjamin, Sickles, Burrowes, Rush, Kennedy, and Merritt. Eugene Magee, Brown, Jones, and Saving the rancer headline as soloists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyric
Red Bank
Such &Armory
Jae Lal
Yurueeo
Lege
Lea
Michael Hynan
Lester Hance
George Stewart
Abe Benjamin
Lloyd Sickles
Joe Burrowes
Floyd Rush
William
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Daily Record
Bent, Boiaseau
Bobbitt, Eostor
F. M. Taylor Publishing CO
Broadway
Chas, L. Edwarde
Sec’y
NEW Jersey Telephone
Ned” Buckshaw
David Starr Jordan
Carnegie
The
Bank of Personal Service
Citizens National Bank
Long Branch, N. J
United States
Przemysl
Puh-chem-i-zul
Constitutional Convention
New York
Ile
Raisull
Mahdi
Menelik
N. Y
Champ Clark
Washington Merald
Joe Cannon
Uncle Joe
Treasury
Scrooge
Dickens
Eastern Penitentiary
Philadelphia
Star of Bethlehem
Newark
Addison
Ethel
Satan
United
Mort V. Pach’s
Broad and
Mechanic Streets
United Brands
Knights of Columbus
Scobey
Royal Arcanum
Frances and Townley
Britton’s Pharmacy
Norwood and
Bath Ave
Belle Mead
Winifred St. Claire Co
Billy Allen Musical Co
Kirk Brown Stock Co
Frank M. Devereux
Tom Wise
Mississippi
Mabel Teliaferro
Emma Dunn
Olga Petrova
Tigress
Savoy Theatre
West 24Th Street
First National Bank
Ted
New Jersey
New Jersey Mortgage & Trust Co
Hyer & Flock
Undertakers
Penn State
Lippincott’s
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