The Jersey Journal on State Aid for Ocean Coast Protection
The Jersey Journal argues for state cooperation to fund bulkheads protecting Ocean Highway and riparian rights. It stresses shared responsibility among state counties municipalities and property owners to guard public and private interests against sea erosion. It warns that private improvidence could threaten regional protection without State action.
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The
Jersey Journal
Jersey Coast
Colorado voters reject government control of press
The Colorado ballot count shows 91,426 voting against a bill to make newspapers public utilities and shift advertising and subscription rate control to the State Public Utilities Commission. Proponents warned of editorial influence, while defenders upheld a free press as foundation of liberties.
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Colorado
State Public Utilities Commission
Public Utilities Commission
Four more years of war feared by diplomat in Berlin
Henry Dodge, recently posted near the American Embassy in France, reports Germany can prolong the war for four years and says the regime would surprise the world. He describes broad enthusiasm and a complex system, noting rumors of famine but stating Germany can obtain needed metals and even gasoline, suggesting ample supplies despite claims.
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Henry Dodge
France
Gerard
Berlin
Germany
Baldwin urges stronger fleet and army for protection
The author argues for a bigger navy and a more adequate army as essential for national security and youth training. He cautions against militarism, framing preparedness as protective and internationally responsible.
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Albert Francis Baldwin
Quiet Manila after outbreaks and recall of governor general
Manila reports a quiet city with no clear sign of Navotas outbreak continuation. police prepare for potential uprisings as Governor General Garrison has been recalled from Borneo. Twenty insurgents captured. seditionist pamphlets signed by Assemblyman Apacible surface. In Washington, Garrison’s cable reply to War Department downplays the revolts in Luzon and omits rationale for delayed communication.
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Navotas
Harrison
Borneo
Apacible
Washington
Francis Burton Garrison
Garrison
Luzon
War Department
Cleanliness Profitable in Theater Assets
A New York producing company that recently failed held assets including Grumpy with $40,000 last season and $4,000 to $5,000 weekly now in Boston, Disraeli at $25,000 last year, and The Garden of Allah with $35,000 last season. Clean plays pay best as box office receipts prove.
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New York
Grumpy
Boston
Disraeli
New Zealand Health Society Helps Mothers and Children
A report details volunteer citizens aiding mothers and infants, showing New Zealand’s infant mortality dropping to world lows. Dunedin recorded 38 deaths per 1000 births in 1912, far below Philadelphia's 135.5 and Boston's 109.6, prompting questions about relative civilization.
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New Zealand Society For the Health of Women and Children
New Zealand
Dunedin
Philadelphia
Boston
Turbulent War Echoes and Prohibition Debate
Editorial picks at length the end of a seven year clash between Colonel and Thaw on front pages, cites clashes of ideas in Europe and Asia, condemns temperance extremism while noting Prohibition votes, and closes with a war poem by Richard Linthicum from the New York World.
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Utilities Commission Scrutiny and Rate Debates Across States
The Newark Star questions the power of New Jersey’s Public Utilities Commission to curb corporate oppression, noting mixed actions on gas rates and rail fare suspensions. It contrasts NJ's performance with Pennsylvania’s, cites specific fare changes from Camden and Philadelphia to Atlantic City and New York, and mentions political commentary from the New York Herald about Franklin K. Lane and Italy’s wartime status.
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Public Utilities Commission of
New Jersey
Newark Star
Court of Errors and Appeals
Utilities Commission
New York
Camden
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Hammonton
Thoughts Worth Reading The Great Crystallizing Factor
A quoted reflection asserts a worldwide force of moral reform will emerge from Europe’s war. It claims war’s purge will expose deep-seated evils while awakening in peaceful regions a lasting impulse toward love and service, transforming human conduct for generations.
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Europe
E. T. Chapin
Elberon Notes Briefs From Elberon Life
Stanley Jeffrey ailing with heavy cold. Harry Jeffrey visiting in Jersey City. Mrs George Whitey and son Waldo of New York spent Christmas with Mittee r family in Hurleyville. Laura Slocum recovering after electric shock under Dr Welch care. Worths hosted Christmas dinner. Sickles Omar, Erricksons, Worth children in Deal. Allen Davison injured head on door. nails involved. wound dressed by Dr Beach. Elberon Sunday school entertainment at Hiberon engine house a success.
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Stanley Jeffrey
Borden A. Jeffrey
Harry Jeffrey
Jersey City
George Whitey
Waldo
New York
Mitteer
Hurleyville
Sullivan County
Laura Slocum
3. T. Welch
Adam Worth
Lester Sickles
Omar
Navesink
Thomas Errickson
West End
Milton Worth
Thelma
Milton, Jr
George Edward
Deal
Allen Davison
Kk. P. Davison
Pearl Street
B. M. Beach
Elberon
Hiberon
AGE AS ITS COMPENSATION IN DECLINING LIFE WISDOM
An elderly storyteller, past seventy, reflects on aging and fear of illness. He recalls his forties when health worries loomed, notes youth’s reckless period ends, and argues acceptance beats anxiety as life winds down. He urges men to quit worrying about giving up.
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Lobator Palace
Tipple
Geome
Grace Dodge Dies After Brief Illness
Grace Headley Dodge, president of the national board of the Young Women's Christian Association of the United States, dies at her New York home after a brief illness. She was a New York City native and a pioneer in education serving as a municipal commissioner in 1886.
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New York
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Young Women's Christian Association of the United States
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New York City
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Sarah Hoadley Dodge
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President Wilson's Fifty-Eighth Birthday Quiet Day
President Wilson marks his fifty eighth birthday in Washington with family. only official and close friend greetings noted. He rests from office duties during the holidays while Congress reconvenes next Tuesday and the president aims to conserve energy for the forthcoming session.
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Washington
Wilson
Layers. Knicker-Of what is society composed?
Fragmentary text ponders social composition with references to the underdog the mid woman and the man higher up in a New York setting. The lines suggest a critique of class and gender roles within urban society.
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Becker
New York
Sherman letter urges trade halt and harsher sanctions
Fifty years ago today, December 28, the New York Tribune printed General William T. Sherman’s letter calling for all trade and commerce to cease during the conflict. He stated that those who can fight but won't should be killed or banished, and those who fail to support fighters should be denationalized.
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The
New York Tribune
W. T. Sherman
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