New Jersey notices and fire safety discussion in 1911 paper
The Long Branch edition reports subscription rates and mailing terms, then shifts to state elections under new civil service rules. It notes 6,800 jobs, 11,396 applicants outside Hudson County, and 89 districts in Monmouth with 362 election precincts. Also cited are fire loss costs and Secretary Fisher’s remarks on national waste and fire safety.
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Seery
Hudson
Monitiduth
National Fire -Protection Association
United States
Fisher
Advancements in Metal Moulding Transform Industry
The article notes that metal unit forms and moulding have revolutionized production over five years. It criticizes public awareness and calls for broader adoption of these innovations in manufacturing.
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Albottom
Untitled misquoted critique on Supreme Court and trust
A historical clipping quotes a harsh attack on a former President calling him among the worst enemies of the country for fanning distrust of the Supreme Court. It notes crowds cheer his rhetoric while ordinary citizens accept his words as political wisdom, and reflects on the value and rarity of consistency in public virtue and patriotism.
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Supreme Court
Nan
A New Departure in Wars Diaz’s Fall Led by Wall Street
Gustavo Diaz narrates the swift overthrow of Diaz within a year. He says little fighting was needed as revolutionaries built a financially backed army. Limantour and New York financiers held decisive conferences, deeming Diaz doomed, proving victory was won in Wall Street, not battlefields.
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Diaz
Gustavo
Senor ‘Limantour
Hardee
Mexico
New York
Limantour
Dita
Tata
New ‘York
Battlefieig
Wall Street
Distorted Perspective on News Values by Editor
A critic laments modern journalism prioritizes sensational crime and spectacle over everyday virtue. The author argues newspapers distort reality by highlighting dramatic events while neglecting honest, heroic, or benevolent acts common to daily life.
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F. Stanley Higginson
Fréthan
New Hampshire Implements Mail Order Marriage Licenses
Brighton notes the community could gain from a tidy business section and a Broadway absence. The draft suggests a daily workload for a worker between Second Avenue and Rockwell. New Hampshire launches a mail order marriage license system requiring five days between application and ceremony, with no in person appearance required.
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New Hampshire
Uproar Over Muckraker Trust Faces Monopoly Challenge
The muckraking magazines are forming a trust now but a monopoly on muckraking will likely remain unattainable. The remark highlights concerns about consolidation in investigative publishing and potential pushback from rivals and readers.
Editorial Comment Overmatches Bryan Leadership
Editorial excerpt from the New York World notes the Democratic party has grown beyond the reach of Mr. Bryan, counting eighteen more Democrats than he can lead. The concise critique highlights party fragmentation and leadership strain.
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Democratic Party
Bryan
New York
Recurrence of Presidential Candidacy and International Trade Reflections
A compilation quotes discussions on not seeking the Presidency by Col Bryan and Col Roosevelt, reciprocity with Porto Rico, and Taft's rebuke of Col Garrard over anti Semitic conduct. It argues mutual advantage drives trade and condemns prejudice in the U.S. Army while debating American life stresses rather than personal indulgence.
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Taft
Joseph Garrard
Fort Meyer
Dreyfus
Garrard
Newark Star
When Citizens Seek Absolute Regulation and Blame Everyone
A reflective critique argues that modern governance overreaches by seeking to regulate business, prices, morals, and society itself. It laments loss of personal responsibility, separation of powers, and warns that widespread czar-like control erodes liberty and accountability.
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Washington
Jefferson
Franklin
Madison
Adamses
Capt. Kidd
John Marshall
Astor
Lawrence
Girard
Stewart
N. Y
Prison Reform Bill Faces Hearings in Trenton
At hearings in Trenton on June 7 Governor Wilson had not acted yet on bills including Senator Osborne's prison reform measure abolishing the contract system, supported by Rahway Superintendent Moore and labor groups. Arguments centered on a state use plan with an $848,000 cost, disputed as $500,000 plus reform benefits, and on payment timing for railroad employees.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
Osborne
Moore
Rahway
State Commissioner of Correction
Rahway Reformatory
Senate
New York
Ohio
Walter Dear
Dear
In the Barnyard Hen Plots Hatch Joke
A Baltimore American quip notes a hen acting oddly, joking that she may hatch a plot. The cartoonish line playfully suggests plotting and hatching as a pun on chicken behavior.
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Baltimore
Thoughts on Leadership and Self Control Echo Classic Wisdom
The excerpt presents aphorisms about interpreting others thoughts and managing people with a sharp mind. It contrasts velvet restraint with firm judgment, and asserts that a docile temperament can overcome difficulties through effort.
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Locke
George Eliot
Manilius
Industry Keeps Body Mind Heart and Pocket Healthy
A quote attributed to Simmons emphasizes that steady work sustains physical health mental clarity emotional balance and financial well being through steady industry.
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Simmons
Lawyer Col Sullivan Visits as Elks Leader Candidate
Col John P. Sullivan of New Orleans, a candidate for Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent Protective Order Elks, visited the city with P. T. Powers of New York. They met local Elks, including G E R Thomas Fay and Dr J T Welch, and enjoyed an automobile tour.
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John P. Sullivan
New Orleans
Benevolent Protective Order
Elks
P. T. Powers
New York
G. E.R. Thomas P. Fay
J. T. Welch
P.E.R. B.drummond
Woolley
Edwin Field
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