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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1911
Page
5
The piece surveys New Jersey politics under new apportionment, notes Senate power risks, and critiques Roosevelt's Panama libel case. It highlightsrailroad casualties and grade crossing issues, plus a municipal appointment praising George L. Crum and a nod to population-based congressional apportionment.
A remark from a congressional discussion notes Illinois Representative Mann has introduced a bill to prohibit manufacture sale or transportation of parlor matches. The measure seeks to curb fire waste by replacing with safety matches, which are cheaper and safer.
A noted astronomer asserts Venus hosts life, arguing the idea gains credibility beyond public memory of Halley’s Comet failures. The remark hinges on local perception of recent astronomical events.
The selection critiques rapid price rises, noting the public must move fast to keep up with living costs. It comments on aviation dangers and showman influence, then analyzes Governor Fort’s three year administration as stormy with acknowledged mistakes.
The Newark Star lauds Governor Stokes for tax reform and growth, citing $2.5 million yearly railroad tax gains and property tax shifts. It notes his nonpartisan, cautious leadership and the era’s unprecedented benefits to the state. An editorial in Newark News questions the Republican party’s claim of an unprejudiced probe into Ocean county ballot frauds led by Justice Voorhees.
Fifty years ago today the protection of Washington began with marines transferred from the Brooklyn navy yard to the Washington navy yard to guard against a southern attack. The action marks a major concentration of troops for defense.
A lyric tribute by Charles Henry Luders contrasts winds of different directions. It juxtaposes harsh Arctic gales with gentle southern breezes, praying winds shield a beloved while urging others to bless a resting place with jasmine roses magnolia blooms and lilied lakes.
A concise reflection by Richard Jefferies praising imaginative minds as having a private shrine where aspirations accumulate and secretly shape life. He argues those with imaginative corners are better for their inner influence.
In a gale on Orange Lake ice yacht course, Commodore J C Gibbons' Ingenue finishes 1 58 behind The Junior, with Heavy Weather third and Hazel L last. The Junior wins in 23 11, and Ingenue Hazel L will be shipped to Long Branch to compete for Board of Trade trophy. Local band seeks free summer concerts with 1200 expenditure for twenty shows starting July 4.
The third page highlights bargains and bargains listed in an Oent-a-Words feature with brief items and prices. Shoppers can find discounted goods and periodic sales noted in compact listings.
Phil Seamon on Cookman Ave Asbury Park New Jersey starts his annual sacrifice sale tomorrow Saturday January 7th a major pre stocktaking event at this popular men and boys store. The sale promises bargains on clothing shoes and furnishings attracting men families and shoppers for days.
Broadway squad defeated the Bachelor Club at Broadway alleys in the Walkler Building. Flavill Van Dyke led with 177 as top scorer. Individual scores show Davison 108 117 161 for the Bachelors and Barehофsky 163 152 161 for the Broadways, with totals 658 681 and 665 716 respectively.
A Wednesday Red Bank board meeting approved starting work on a new Sea Bright to Highlands road. The plan, drawn before retirement by the old board, will bypass the railroad and run directly north from Sea Bright station to the Highlands side.
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