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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1912
Page
7
Public notice lists postage outside Long Branch limits with subscription options. One year in advance $6.00, three months $1.26, one month 50 cents. Published by F.M. Taylor Publishing Co. at 192 Broadway Long Branch New Jersey.
The Ohio Republican convention elected six Taft delegates at large despite Roosevelt winning 35 000 votes in the state primaries. The scene is described as a bold defiance of the popular will and a decisive critique of the convention system. A Rochester Herald note argues the primary law should awaken the people to political manipulation.
Obituary tribute recalls M. C. D. Borden as a leading cotton goods magnate who expanded operations and boosted wages during a paralyzed trade. He bought 600000 pieces of print goods, raised wages 10 percent, and earned praise for bold, future‑focused business measures benefiting workers and the industry.
A 1911 market snapshot shows overall price levels up nearly ten percent from the prior year with food items averaging twenty two percent higher. Meat eggs butter fish and staples lead gains while fruits drop slightly but remain costly. leather, chemicals and textiles show mixed shifts as economists debate causes.
The excerpt notes currency inflation compared with the Civil War and describes how crop and commodity production were reduced by the absence of able bodied labor and by strained supply lines due to feeding large troops. It contrasts wartime economic pressure with earlier conflicts.
A battle looms in the Republican National Executive Committee over whether newly elected members may take seats before the convention. Roosevelt supporters claim immediate seating. Taft adherents insist members are delegates-elect until the convention convenes. The dispute centers on control of 200 delegate contests and the party split appears likely.
A Chicago news outlet notes a colonel may pursue a nomination if allowed, likening it to his Panama Canal Zone actions. It cites Ohio as an example of machine tactics and questions whether Atlantic City can handle extended spotlight and an early summer heat wave.
An editorial ponders shifting loyalties as supporters grow warmer toward the colonel figure amid Democratic politics. It frames evolving perceptions, urging readers to weigh the consequences of backing the iconic leader.
The excerpt surveys political maneuvering at the Chicago convention and compares it to a prior resort conflict. It notes Governor Wilson's 10 to 1 endorsement by his state and highlights ongoing Taft vs Roosevelt delegate tallies. Also discusses canned goods water content rules and reflections on age and longevity.
The Pasteur Institute in Paris has drawn attention for a simple yet effective treatment to prevent aging by neutralizing harmful substances in the body that cause artery and tissue hardening. Metchnikoff’s work in The Prolongation of Life supports the method, which centers on milk derived beverages including cultured milk drinks now gaining popularity in Philadelphia.
In early London the public feared suffocation and explosions from impure illuminating gas. Samuel Clegg demonstrated safety by lighting burners himself and even lighting a candle to a gas holder before a Royal Society committee, calming alarms and proving gas was not as dangerous as thought.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt uses a humorous portrait of a bashful, ungainly man who asks a girl to dance for the first time. His size, clumsiness, and gentle resolve contrast with the social moment as the girl responds with a wary but kindly openness.
A verse by B. D. Schoonmaker in American Magazine portrays the mob as a force born from injustice. It speaks of silent suffering, the eruption of collective power, and the reclaiming of dignity through upheaval and resistance.
A compact reflection on duty and contentment from a quotation attributed to Southey. It asserts that a good and wise person may feel anger or grief about the world yet remains content when he fulfills his duties.
A Federal naval force seized Fort Pillow after casemates magazines and breastworks were blown to atoms by explosives. The Federal flotilla then sailed toward Memphis. Twenty five years ago today a coalition of European capitalists agreed to fund the French Panama canal.
A Baltimore American recipe describes light tender doughnuts made from sugar butter eggs and milk. Mix with flour and baking powder to form a soft paste. Chill briefly on ice then roll and fry until doughnuts keep their shape.
The Dun dee Advertiser recalls Tritwell House near Banbury famed for tragedies and a haunted reputation. Tales include a 1712 murder by a Longueville family tenant, the younger brother’s decade long imprisonment, later killings by Sir Baldwin Wake and his sons, and a kennel secret accessed via a cupboard, kept until renovations a decade ago.
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