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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1913
Page
4
The piece praises the currency reform passage, crediting President Wilson and noting broad Republican support. It outlines Federal reserve Bank creation, elastic currency, and depositor protection, then lists queries from Barbadoes about Mexico’s unrest, leaders, and constitutionalists with a wary view of Huerta.
The State Public Utility Commission will compel the Lackawanna and Erie railroads to sell commuter tickets to Jersey City and Hoboken. The two-year fight stems from railroad resistance to reasonableness and regulation of commutation rates. The piece contrasts 'selfish' corporate attitudes with models like Central Railroad of New Jersey and Pennsylvania System as wiser public policy.
The Republican National Committee proposes a new basis reducing delegates by 64 to balance representation. The plan aims to curb inequality where some states enjoy far more voice per vote than others, though absolute equality is unattainable.
In Ireland the belief holds that fairies dwell in the emerald hills. Samuel Lover notes a folklore tradition where spirits inhabit secluded hollows and meadows, shaping local legends and customs.
The piece says Taft and Carnegie back the Root plan signaling deep GOP fissures and the likelihood of 1916 Republican failure. It notes New York Senator has ruled himself out and discusses Mexico kidnap plot by Villa followers, with threats of torture for a $5,000 ransom. It frames Wilson’s nine months as president with two pledges fulfilled.
The Newark Star notes New York retail markets see limited effects from beef surpluses as the Beef Trust stores beef in cold rooms to keep prices high. The New York Globe claims a million pounds secured at import prices will be sold below market to earn profit, urging imitability by other groups.
A survey of editorial snippets cites Hugo Muensterberg on women and speed of thought, jokes about button fashions from Paris, Roosevelt’s trip and future plans, criticism of murder penalties in England versus the U S, and New York’s beef imports challenging the beef trust with Argentina offerings.
A poetic excerpt and editorial remark discuss small city dailies gaining readers faster than metro papers, praising loyal followings and printer’s ink passion. The Haunted Spring ballad then recounts a hunter, a milk white doe, and a legendary bride by a haunted spring.
A pithy quotation from Herbert Wieiant Kaufman in the New York World about how life pits a courageous minority against a doubting majority. It argues that personal commitment inspires outsiders and that belief must precede any feasible outcome.
St Luke's M E Church led by Rev Dr John Y Dobbins will speak at both services tomorrow with topics The Unspeakable Gift and The Angels and the Shepherds, plus special music. Second Baptist Church lists services including 6:30 prayer, 10:45 preaching by Rev J F Rice, 2:30 Sunday school, and 7:00 young people's prayer service. St James Episcopal Church schedules Holy Communion 7:45 and 11:30, morning prayer 10:30, choral evensong 7:30, with Rev B Briggs Nash officiating. Syracuse students return home for holidays. Dorothy W Doran elected Freshman class corresponding secretary.
A historical note urges local distributors to promote national advertising campaigns. It calls on newspapers to advertise and display products, inviting readers to gather the dollars manufacturers shake down for local markets. It suggests writers contact the Bureau of Advertising in New York for guidance.
General Porfirio Diaz led republican troops in the war against the French invasion. Gold opened and closed at 1.5214 on the New York Stock Exchange. Twenty five years ago today in Paris 700 bondholders of the French Panama canal subscribed to a fresh issue of bonds to complete the canal.
Promote early shopping for the holiday season with Christmas goods and customer enrollment. Encourage a head start on gifting, emphasizing early birds get best selection and exclusive deals for a limited time.
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