Ocean County Senatorial Recount Case Before Justice Voorhees
The Trenton Times discusses the Ocean County recount contest in front of Justice Voorhees. It analyzes whether a judge must aid a presumed fraud if fraud is found, and the implications for Mathis and Law awaiting Senate decision.
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Trenton Times
Ocean County
Ocean County Grand Jury
Lakewood
Frau
Supreme Court
Senate
Mathis
Law
Voorhuss
New Jersey judge cites Gaynor on presidency pursuit
A New York World remark quotes Mayor Gaynor refusing to chase the Presidency, arguing history shows leaders who seek the office most are unlikely to win. It names Burr, Clay, Blaine, Bryan as examples and supports Gaynor’s view that the prize cannot be captured by persistent aspirants.
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Gaynor
New York World
Aaron Burr
Henry Clay
Stephen
Deplorable Effects of Puritanism in Law and Society
Retiring Massachusetts Bar Association president Richard Olney argues that Puritan influence corrupted democratic institutions by fostering hypocrisy and law evasion. He cites widespread disregard for statutes and a decline in reverence for law, warning that the public suffers as a result.
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Massachusetts Bar Association
Richard Olney
Cleveland
Damages for destroying five fine silver maple trees
Mrs. Nevin won a $2,000 verdict against Public Service Corporation in Camden Circuit Court for gas escaping from mains that destroyed five silver maple trees in front of her Merchantville property. The judge valued the trees at about $40 each and noted their shade and property value. The case underscores tree conservation and corporate negligence, urging penalties to deter careless damage to public and private trees.
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Merchantville
Nevin
Public Service Corporation
Camden
Gaskill
Landa
Newark News
Thoughts Worth Reading Proverb Instructs Confidence
A compact reflection card notes quotes from Johnson and a Spanish proverb. It links self confidence to great undertakings and the idea that luck favors effort with a call to seize the present moment.
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Johnson
Sanitation reforms mockballroom cuspidors plan
The Milwaukee Socialist City Fathers order cuspidors on ballroom floors, a jab at reformers who favor prohibiting spitting. The piece mocks pending dancing step ordinances and notes Europe’s prolonged rain while implying local misery could be worse.
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Milwaukee
Judge Sullivan Defends Law Practice and Court Authority
The piece discusses Judge Sullivan refusing to stop his law practice despite a statute restricting judges from practicing, noting other judges with similar permissions and an 1881 act allowing Common Pleas judges to practice as attorneys in state courts. It also tackles coal trust extortion, condemning railroads and mines for monopoly profits and suggesting only honesty and courage are needed to regulate the industry.
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Court of Errors and Appeals
Sullivan
Court of Common Pleas
Wewark News
Morgan Alliance
Newark
Mark A. Sullivan
Hudson Observer
Iskely
Court of Errora and Appeals
Editorial Commentary on Peace Funds and War Fears
A collection of editorials discusses Carnegie Peace Funds and domestic abuse cases, then shifts to military scare tactics and political fortunes. It notes Gen. Fred Grant's call for a large wartime force, mocks war anxieties, comments on Democratic gatherings, and clarifies the status of judges who may practice while serving on the Court of Errors and Appeals.
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Fred Grant
Hague Tribunal
Santa Claus
N. Y
Week Before Christmas At The Store Turmoil And Tension
In a bustling holiday scene shoppers jostle amid drums and fire alarms and crowded aisles as a weary family braces for Christmas. Mothers and salesgirls struggle, cars crowd streets, and every package stacks higher while people count a ten dollar bill and yearn for simpler joy as Santy nears.
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Mother
Father
Sister
Santy
T. EB. M
Concrete Curb Machine Featured in Cement Age
The Cement Age December issue highlights a Long Branch curb machine by William H. Alexander of Seventh Avenue with a two inch wider base and interlocking joints to prevent sagging and weed growth. It notes an eight hour output of one foot per two workers and shows an interior factory view and Park Avenue area. Also covered is Thomas McKenna's tax matter, where a rebate was approved after a city council session to settle property assessments and avoid further delays in release deeds.
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New York
William H. Alexander
Seventh Avenue
Thanksgiving origins and colonial adoption in America
The article traces Thanksgiving to London’s St. Paul’s cathedral in 1588 and notes English settlers in America quickly adopting the practice. It suggests the holiday arose naturally from human custom and has existed in some form since early times, as reflected in historical discourse.
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St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
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