Daily Record front page brief from December 20 1912
The fragment shows a Long Branch New Jersey newspaper dated Friday December 20 1912 published by Taylor Publishing Co. Subscriptions were free outside the city. The page lists editor Benj Boisseau Bobbitt and secretary manager Charles Seawards at 192 Broadway.
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F. M
Taylor Publishing Co
Chas
Seawards
Sec
Broadway
Long Branch
New Jersey
Prs
How Weve Been Robbed Express Rates Cut Promised
Article argues express rates will be cut to meet competition from a parcels post scheme but criticizes the plan as a tax and monopoly. It compares the impact to brigands and claims the start is delayed until after the holidays. The piece denounces government connivance behind the express trust and parcels post experiment.
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Pattels
Express Trust
Express
Black Forest
Roosevelt blamed for 1908 wreck of Republicans
The World argues the Republican party was wrecked by Theodore Roosevelt in 1908 via federal machine pressure to nominate Taft, rather than by the 1912 Chicago convention. It suggests a united party could have chosen Hughes, leaving a progressive-led GOP intact.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Gov. Hughes
Republican Party
Chicago
President Wilson to Reform White House Etiquette
President elect Wilson calls for an open door policy limited to business matters and ends constant receptions and banquets. He seeks to restore dignity and focus on serious presidential duties rather than social banquets or idle handshakes.
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White House
Iit
Wilson
Human folly and passion fuel wars and waste
A British ambassador notes that war stems from human folly and passion, reflecting a broader waste of money, food, time, energy, and resources. He argues universal peace dreams ignore fundamental causes and remain superficial until education and control of passion improve.
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James Hryce
Progressive leaders weigh governor race as candidates duel
The Progressive camp debates a future governor candidate with George L Record favoring Edmund B Osborne while Osborne declines. James G Blauvelt is proposed. Senators Colby and Fert noted as potential runners but not committed. The line between ambition and strategy appears blurred amid party maneuvering.
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George L. Record
Edmund B. Osborne
Osborné
James G. Blauvelt
Blauwalt
Record
Colby
Fert
Jons
Sapronton Times
Governor West Defends Refusal to Commute Death Sentences
The Oregon governor argues that five prisoners should not be reprieved despite a statewide push to abolish capital punishment. He claims Morgan killed Yorks with premeditation and argues delaying the abolition movement would be worsened by a reprieve. He portrays his stance as upholding public will and justice amid a referendum effort.
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Oswald West
Oregon
Morgan
John Yorks
Yorks
Pardon of Captain Van Scheick Seen as Mercy and Justice
The Taft pardon of Captain Van Scheick, linked to the General Slocum disaster, is viewed as mercy after five years’ prison time. The blame lay on owners and inspectors for unsafe life saving gear, with Scheick treated as scapegoat and warned against commanding unfit vessels. Morgan deemed modest about his financial influence.
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van Scheick
General Slocum
Taft
Editorial Snippets and Aphorisms Reflect Early 20th Century Tones
A collage of editorial quips on mollycoddies suffrage paint and costumes, tariff graft and political shifts. Includes notes on Taft versus Wilson, Iroquois imagery, and a call to advertising in the Daily Record.
Thoughts Worth Reading From the Truthful Press
A discussion on press accuracy quotes Ralph Pulitzer and notes the high costs of original reporting. It argues that responsible newspapers strive for accuracy, criticizing sensationalism and mendacity while praising verification over mere morbid appeal.
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Ralph Pulitzer
Confederate Cavalry Skirmish and Rail Route Disrupted
A Confederate cavalry raid led by Ven Dern engages near Mtitary sto ply stores col Giener then surrender to federal forces at 7500. Forrest’s cavalry raided Tren ton Penn a potato Grant’s railroad lines 100 miles north of Holly Springs. Rumors circulate in Washington of cabinet changes under Lincoln. Twenty-five Years Ago Today. The pope refused to interfere in helping England suppress the ish provides.
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Nein
Giener
U.S
Fe Nitober
B. Forrest
Trenton
Enghind
Power of the Sea and Coastal Storm Impacts
A battered account describes extreme force waves along British coasts, showing Hastings harbor damage and sea wall spray. It notes blocks torn from promenades, flooded basements, and vessels endangered by powerful surf.
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Hastings
Jew Parade
Caroline Place
Chicago
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England
Frederic Howe
London
S. E. Kiser
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Long Branch, N. J
NEW York Telephone CO
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Third Avenue
N, J
Joseph Alberto
N.J
First National Bank
RED Bank Trust CO
Monmouth Street
RED Bank
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Power OF the Sea
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le Petit
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NEW Jersey Mortgage &Trust Co
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