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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
4
Long Branch New Jersey newspaper issue dated Wednesday December 27 1911 lists weekly weekday publication and staff. It details subscription costs outside local delivery including one year six dollars three months one dollar twenty five cents and single copies two cents.
The article argues New York City as host for the 1912 Democratic National Convention, praising accessibility, climate, and facilities. It notes NY news papers support the idea and calls out alleged graft in the Republican Assembly while praising some caucus opposition to reform.
Rev. Dr. Reisner in New York cites a London clergyman on cheap notoriety and asks four questions about honesty in business. A mercantile leader answers yes to success with honesty, condemns sharp practice, and notes retribution follows misrepresentation.
Perth Amboy News analyzes the 1912 Republican split with Colonel Henry Watterson comparing it to the 50 years earlier Democracy fault line over slavery. He argues Taft and Roosevelt alike fail to unite the party while Roosevelt risks absolutism and party implosion. A naval warning is noted.
One third fewer immigrants arrived this year while twenty five percent more foreigners returned to Europe than left in 1910. Officials link the shift to economic trends but Immigration Commissioner Williams cannot explain the exodus.
The passage discusses warship removal and night operations, then argues for early store closing. It contends workers justified in seeking six o'clock closures for the first quarter, except Saturdays, to save on lighting costs and improve daytime service. It notes employers gain as well, and adds a political aside about Madero and Diaz.
A collection of snatches from editorials notes reactions to Andrew Carnegie's list of great men and queries if Taft will face post presidency challenges like Roosevelt. It also cites a Cleveland Leader critique and a Manchester Union remark praising the Declaration of Independence for its purpose.
The House ways and means committee studies the Tariff Board wool schedule amid long data driven arguments. Members plan to start vigorous reform after holidays and argue the earlier wool bill was conservative and justified. A radical alternative may be sent to President Taft, with voters’ retail prices as a key issue.
A state education investigation reveals concerns that high school graduates lack basic rudiments. Dr. Chapin and Dr. Green note teachers must cover material normally learned in high school, with test words and geography questions highlighting gaps in spelling and general knowledge.
A Perth Amboy News report details a state committee finding only twenty of eighty six students scored seventy percent or higher on a test focused on arithmetic after removing spelling geography and history questions. Drs Green Capin and Chapin discuss training faults rooted in grammar and high schools.
The article defends criticizing the U S Supreme Court while praising its role in national unity. It argues the constitution was settled too early, calls for central authority to meet modern needs, notes the court’s shift toward politics, and credits sustained critique with responsive law and social reform.
A compact adage emphasizes truthfulness as a core virtue for youth. Author J. Davis stresses that honesty forms the foundation of character, warning that a lack of truth early on creates lifelong weaknesses.
Fifty years ago today December 27 a plan to lay submarine telegraph along the south Atlantic and gulf coasts to link Federal army and navy posts was under review in Washington. Telegraphy was in its infancy and the Atlantic cable failed soon after its 1858 laying.
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