Wave of Reform Probes Sweep the Nation
A broad surge of investigations spans the United States as reform-minded committees probe graft and misdeeds across federal and state levels. From New York to national departments, inquiries target banking, tariffs, public health, mining, canning, and child welfare, aiming to illuminate corruption and improve governance.
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Wariod States
New York State
William Sulver
New York City
Kiosential
Becker
Supreme Court
Grand Jury
Department of Agriculture
United States
Ways and Men On Committee
House
Ocean Shipping Trust
House Committee On Merchant Marine
Senate
Mosoa W. Clipp
Minnesota
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Children's Bureau
Rules Committee
House of Representatives
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Mines
Bureau of Labor
Public Health Service
Barbara Frietchie Love Letter Echo Sparks Debate
The Picto rial Review prints part of The Love Letters of a Confederate General, revealing a 1863 Greencastle letter by George E. Pickett describing a longing after conquest. The missive mirrors the Barbara Frietchie incident, offering fresh context for historians.
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Whittier
Barbara Frietchie
Pictorial Review
Barbara Frietce
George E. Pickett
Picketts Letter Endures With A Virginian Heroic Flag Moment
A Civil War scene describes Floweree's band playing Dixie as a vine wrapped porch cheers rise. A young Greencastle girl waves the US flag in defiance, tucking it as an apron, calling out traitors while Virginians bow in reverent support. The writer recalls leaving the scene with a promise of lasting devotion.
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Floweree
Dixie
United States
Greencastle
Red Bank Happenings and Local Activities
Red Bank listings show a clerk and carrier exam notice for the post office with filing deadlines and a February 8 test date. Social events include an informal dance in Odd Fellows Hall, a Cole man cotillion on February 22, and a Golden Ave social at Mrs. Leon de la Reusaille's home.
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Clor
John
J Maney
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Philip Coleman
Golden Ave
Trinity Episcopal Church
New Members Elected to Riverside Gun Club Red Bank
At the Riverside Gun Club meeting in Red Bank two new members were admitted B M Shanley Jr of Newark and George T Linton of Red Bank The club reported a successful tournament with net receipts about 26 and plans a monthly event Next state shoot is June 6 7 on Shrewsbury avenue A committee was named to arrange events List of members includes Arthur Sussman B M Shanley Jr C Mell Johnson W A Kennedy Edgar Vanderveer Richard Applegate John S Applegate Jr Borden L Hance Alexander D Cooper Capt Charles K E Throckmorton and George W Bray
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George H. Harten
Hudson Avenue
Rutherford
Red Bank Lodge
B. P.O. EB
Dewitt
Quackenbush
C. D. Thorne & Co
Mort V. Pach
New Lyric Theatre
Peter P. Rafferty
Riverside
Red Bank
Riverside Gun Club
B. M. Fhanley, Jr
Newark
George T. Linton
State Sportmen's Association
Shrewsbury Avenue
Mr. Shanley
Albert L. Ivins
Harry L. Brown
Arthur Sussman
This City
B. M. Shanley
C. Mell Johnson
Highlands
W. A. Kennedy
Matawan
Edgar Vanderveer
Freehold
Richard Applegate
John S. Applegate, Jr
Borden L. Hance
Alexander D. Cooper
Charles KE. Throckmorton
George W. Bray
Kingsley Quote on Self and Suffering
A reflective remark from Charles Kingsley urging control over misery and desire. It warns that dwelling on wants and demanded respect leads to ruin and wretchedness, contrasting personal mindset with the consequences of indulgence.
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Charles Kingsley
Father and Harriett Hance Elope Dramatic Union
A Brooklyn elopement details Mr Guy L Belcher and Miss Harriett G Hance leaving Red Bank homes for New York. They obtained a marriage license at Brooklyn and wed at Church of the Holy Trinity on Brooklyn Heights. Mr Hance unaware of marriage as daughter left home.
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Red Bank
Guy L. Belcher
BrenJin Hotel
New York
Poughkeepsie
Three Brook
Scobeyville
Malta Boat Club
Philadelphia
Atwood Belcher
Three Brook Farm
Hance
Harriett
Alice Hance
Mr. Belcher
F. M. Hall
Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn
Miss Hance
Firemen Relief Association Meeting Referred for Adjustment
A special meeting at City Hall discussed relief claims. Representatives voted to refer the matter to the relief committee of the state association for adjustment. Advertising in the Daily Round promises payment.
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Firemen's Relief Association
City Hall
State Association For Adjustment
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Money Trust Inquiry
Money Trust
Pujo
Banking and Currency Committee
Carter Glass
Virginia
Industrial Commission
Greencantle
Maryland
Pickett
A. W. Colum
Mary 8. Borden
Thomas Price
Park Place
Borden
Nut Swamp
Daniel 8. Borden
Democrat- Borden
Grace Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Delaney W. Willguss
William K. Warden
B H. Garrison
Jacob CG. Delatush
William P. Frey
Edward H. Lafetta
D. W. Willguga
A. Patterson
Allaire
the Daily Record
It Pays
Louis
GUN Club
Harriett Hance
Firemen’s Relief Meeting
Strauss
Broadway
Long Branch
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