No Real Recount in Ocean County Election
The Ocean County recount claim is challenged as invalid since no recount occurred due to ballot tampering and substituted ballots. Evidence shows 247 voter affidavits support Low, with 179 ballots for Low in the recount versus 41 for Mathis, suggesting no legal recount happened and justice Voorhees should deny a certificate of election.
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Ocean
Justice Voorhees
Mathis
Ocean County
Ocean Grand
Voorhees
Senator LaFollette
Wisconsin
White House
Taft
Land
LaFollette
McKinley Day Date Discrepancy Discussed
February 26 1844 is argued as McKinley Day instead of January 29 1843. Ohio lawmakers will investigate the printing error and seek to settle the question. The note laments reliance on others word over personal inquiry and stresses the date's symbolic meaning.
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McKinley
James Burke
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Asbury Park voting machine plan drew mixed praise
The Asbury Park Press urges equipping all four election districts with voting machines, arguing speed and honesty justify two more units. The piece accuses the move of harboring publicity and advertising gains for the city, while noting others discarded machines after costly state purchases.
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Asbury Park Council
Asbury Park Press
Asbury Park
New Jersey
Spade
Roosevelt urged Harvard students into politics amid election gloom
The article notes varying views on education and happiness, cites New York state election discouragement for Republicans, and mentions Colonel Roosevelt urging Harvard students to enter politics. It adds Governor-elect Dix’s string of twenty three banquets in his honor, remarking on his social success and early achievements.
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New York
Trenton State Gazette
Roosevelt
Harvard
Dix
Editorial column excerpts on politics and infrastructure
A selection of editorials notes Mayor Gaynor in Perth Amboy terms and praises, critiques New Jersey Democrats' opportunism, reports Atlantic County’s sunk road project and contract fears, and highlights Senator La Follette’s independence from White House pressure in judicial appointments.
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Atlantic County
Port Republic
Chestnut Neck Bridge
Auandary
Trenton Times
Editor’s Stance Against Child Deaths and Media Attacks
The American Press denounces a New York Herald editorial attack on Nathan Straus for funding baby health efforts. It condemns murders of infants and likens campaigns to limit infant deaths to severe crimes, urging support for Straus’s charitable work despite press opposition.
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Trug
United States
The
New York Herald
Nathan Straus
American Press
Poets Chide Dreamers Lost Between Earth and Sea
A reflective verse laments drifting souls who chase gold and fame, unanchored ships without renown. It contrasts worldly gain with gentler spirits who seek subtler shores beyond earthly hold, invoking Joaquin Miller as a benchmark.
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Earth
Om Joaquin Miller
Thoughts Worth Reading from a Christmas Ad Voice
A brief item notes Christmas advertising in the Newe as a source of insight, implying value in lessons from a man’s errors and virtues, echoing a Longfellow sentiment.
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Longfellow
Santa Claus Arrives in Long Branch for Toy Giveaway
Santa Claus toured the noon hour in a glass enclosed car carrying toys and presents for free distribution, directed by Joseph Salz of Red Bank. Hundreds of school children cheered as two occupational distributers dressed as Santa helped secure toys, with patrolmen keeping traffic clear.
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Santa Claus
Long Branch
Record Office
Santa
Joseph Salz
Mr. Salz
Red Bank
Big money in this agency sales pitch
Energetic individuals can earn substantial income by selling Wil Sert's Toilet Preparations with exclusive territory. The ad promises a large profit, an introductory Special Combination Set, and agent support, urging quick decisions due to many applications. Sent free beauty hints and a sixteen page illustrated catalogue from The Wilbert Company, Dept. 61, Philadelphia.
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Wilsert
Wilbert
THE
Wilbert Company
Philadelphia
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