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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1914
Page
4
The December 29 1914 issue reports a strong U S warning to Britain over naval enforcement of blockade terms and detentions. It also advocates Speaker Godfrey's proposal requiring memorandum explanations with each bill to curb hasty legislation. The editorial views the Filipino uprising as ill timed and likely to hinder independence progress.
State recounts in Bergen and Sussex counties show Hart and Wilson retaining their leads despite ballot adjustments. In Bergen, 10642 votes with 50 percent thrown out yield a net Hart loss of 143. In Sussex, 67 ballots discarded reduce Wilsons plurality from sixteen but do not alter the result.
Legislative debate centers on amending the Chancellor-Sheriff Jury statute to require a full Grand Jury of twenty three at each term and to fill vacancies. The Jersey Journal notes indictments from nineteen jurors may be invalid, urging prompt correction despite ongoing calls to repeal the old system. Also mentions recent Mexico City executions, suffrage margins in western states, and fashion trends predicting the end of the tight skirt.
A collage of editorial takes and verse from multiple papers voices concern justice amnesty and legal fire safety aims plus a patriotic poem. Topics include Thaw case Thaw money court ruling fire prevention naval reserve plan Linden poem and wartime imagery. Individual lines echo urban concerns and national voices.
A concise reflective note contrasts imagination with reason. It quotes Clulow on imagination guiding dreams and reason governing waking thoughts, highlighting the distinct roles in thought processes.
A Wide World writer notes the Maltese derby on the Sliema harbor race course with no regulation. Jockeys ride without bridles or saddles and use whips in both hands. Spectators risk injuries by tripping horses, and fatalities occur yearly. The casual style perplexes turf authorities who favor stricter rules.
Fifty years ago today December 29 readers recall the combined land and sea assault on Fort Fisher from December 28 to 25. Army General Butler blamed naval fire for the failure to reduce the fort while Admiral Porter hinted that Butler’s troops failed to follow up their advance.
Twenty five years ago today reports from Cinci nai indicate severe influenza like illness with hundreds of cases. Tatmensala grippes appeared in new states prompting health officials to monitor spread and implement precautions.
The North Long Branch school children enjoyed a holiday program with motion pictures, songs, dances, and recitations led by Miss L. Con row. Mayor Newcomb praised the workers as 250 dolls and 325 pounds of candy were distributed along with books, games, apples, and oranges to 250 children.
A long Branch Record letter from a state utility foreman argues vitrified brick offers best wear and lower maintenance than wood block for Ocean Ave paving. He cites New York and Newark examples and urges officials to adopt brick. Also reports on R Jerome Van Brunt improving after illness and a City Hall clerk’s non support case ending with exoneration for William Newton.
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