Wiping Out Mosquitoes Promising Coastal Health Move
Wealthy summer residents along the North Jersey coast plan a four mile mosquito eradication zone near Little Silver station. The effort aims to rid salt marsh mosquitoes and boost property values, requiring cooperation from local health boards and yard inspections led by Rumson.
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A Conservative Reform on Home Rule in Ulster
The proposal envisions an Irish Parliament with a 40 member Senate and a 164 member House of Commons, Ulster awarded 59 seats. The lord lieutenant can veto acts, religion and marriage terms are restricted, and core powers like war, treaties, and currency stay with Britain for six years.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Sarah Lininemtndeal
Commission government debate roils city vote outcome
Opinion piece condemns the failure to adopt commission government. It accuses three commissioners of backing an amendment by Frank Howland to hinder the street department led by Commissioner Marshall Woolley. The text questions voters' understanding of the commission system and warns against revival of old political games.
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Marshall Woolley
Voter apathy in referendums cited by Newark Star
The Newark Star notes 1.788 million New York voters chose president a year and a half ago. About 319000 voted on the state constitutional amendment, with over 5000 ballots void due to error. The constitutional convention’s 1353 vote is dismissed as a farce, illustrating referendums’ weakness and chronic low turnout.
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United States
Newark Star
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
London
Arthur
Bobby
World Tangles With Wars While Peaceists Idle
The era sees threats from Ulster to Albania and strife in Colorado and New York. The peace speakers at The Hague are criticized as vain and impotent, while Huerta clings to power. Amid days marked for odd things Kentucky now has Rooster Day.
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Thoughts Worth Reading
Thoughtful reflection on why evil rumors spread while kind words fail to take root. The contrast suggests scandal thrives in harsh, brisk talk, whereas praise is less engaging. Quirky analogy likens gossip to spicy, grim fare and friendship to dull jelly.
Cold Harbor assault and neutral ram purchase marked anniversaries
Fifty years ago on June 1 Smiths command and the Sixth corps attacked the Confederate entrenched position at Cold Harbor and were repulsed, with a combined 2,200 killed and wounded. The British government bought for 1 100 090 the troweled rams built for the Confederacy to maintain neutrality. Twenty five years ago at the Berlin Samoan conference Germany and England conceded the United States demands.
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Berlin
Germany
England
United States
Board of Health opposes bath tub bathing habit
Harrison New Jersey officials denounce the private practice of bathing in tubs as unhealthy. The local Board of Health questions the practice and calls for scientific review. The remark signals public health concerns over domestic bathing methods.
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Harrison, N. J
Editorial Fragments Reflecting on Public Figures And Trends
A compilation of editorial quotes and brief notes discussing J. P. Morgan’s supposed unknown disclosures, Taft's Mexico view as an international nuisance, railroad power dynamics, and various opinions on suffrage militancy, crime, banking distrust, and tariff effects highlighting public sentiment from multiple papers.
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Taft
Mexico
St. Louis Republic
Economic views on tariffs and domestic industry impact
An editorial discusses tariff effects on imports and exports, noting increases in finished goods, reductions in parts for manufacture, and the need for readjustments. It argues some sectors suffer while consumers gain via lower prices, with patience urged as adjustments occur. It cites Sauerbeck index showing 2.2 percent price drop since November and urges domestic producers to undersell foreign goods to curb imports. The piece ends with a poem by James B. Kenton from the New York Sun.
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Commerce Street
Jersey Journal
Tariff
Common Sence
Europe
Sauerbeck
Newark News
Names In France Use Of Saint Calendar Shapes Baby Names
Naming a child in France is a serious matter with a fixed constraint. No child may be named outside the official saints calendar, limiting choices and blocking many common surnames. Yet many French parents still use names like Mary across genders, while Anglophone customs are less restricted.
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France
Agsthia
Smythe, Robinson
Mary
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