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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1914
Page
7
The article notes Huerta’s blockade order for Tampico and later withdrawal of gunboats as a signal of good faith in mediation. It argues the six week halt in hostilities shows progress toward peace, urging Carranza to accept U.S. aid to implement reforms and restore lasting stability in Mexico.
The Jersey Journal notes that fears of big state revenue drops from the Seven Sisters laws have not materialized. Last year corporate taxes totaled $2,659,630.52, the highest in state history. This year 8,871 corporations are slated to pay $2,544,943.41, about half the companies. Future schedules will add small firms and disputed assessments. The laws may burden some firms but aim to curb wrongdoing.
The speaker defends ongoing fairness toward foreigners and contrasts it with opponents in the North. He questions how he would be judged if he had killed an Englishman for protest or expelled and robbed Spaniards at Torreón, an act he frames as an affront to Spain and to the American government which had protected those foreigners. He argues governments must uphold protections while actions at Torreón drew international backlash.
A confidential U S diplomatic agent accompanied Mexican rebels in the field and defended Huerta noting he may be bad but other figures are worse, underscoring political tensions in Mexico.
The article urges New Jersey Senators to secure funding for Shrewsbury river improvement. It notes Congressman Scully secured incorporation, calls for renewed focus to prove they are on the job, and argues the appropriation is warranted and not excessive compared with other streams. It blames no one harshly and expects restoration through vigilant effort.
The newspaper calling is as sacred a calling as the ministry. Rev Dr Washington Gladden outlines four great tasks for American journalism: teach avoidance of exaggeration and violent speech, resist mob mentalities, honor character over money, and praise the good rather than merely expose evil. Practical ideals for newspapers.
The piece recalls Bells confession about not knowing how the voice travels over the line and cites Lord Kelvin. It quotes a Ledger view that great minds, from Franklin to Edison, master dazzling devices yet still fail to know what electricity is. It notes radium, brain, and trial testimony reveal fundamental mystery at life’s root.
A gathering of clergymen at Asbury Park decided not to share their discussions with newspapers. The decision leaves public insight into their cen
A discussion over President Wilson attending services of a different denomination highlights enduring religious intolerance. Citizensshould value religious freedom guaranteed by the Constitution, and Tarrytown is cited as attempting to suppress free speech. Mayor Mitchel was awarded a Doctor of Laws today, yet will not be called Doctor.
A compiled editorial note yearns for wit and points to a parade of quips. It cites Columbia State on divorce spending, Cleveland Leader on women’s diets, and a Kansas City Star quip about Huerta and a salute, illustrating press opinion and humor.
The board, now allowed to sit with three of eight members, risks governance by a small minority. Critics say the change undermines the eight member body and party balance required by law. The note cites the Trenton Times and highlights straw hat lore for June weather, noting changing custom and discomfort.
A national industry leader, called a live wire, says he could induce a panic by talking hard times but instead boosts advertising and hammers sales efforts. He maintains profits every year, using newspaper ads to aid distributors and empower his own salesmen. The Bureau of Advertising and the American Newspaper Publishers Association promote cooperative business building. booklet available on request.
The rule requires retiring straw hats on September 15 regardless of temperature. Hat smashing, once a privilege, is now discouraged with Magistrates imposing heavy fines on offenders, per the New York Telegram.
A collection of 37 bronze and steel surgical tools from ancient Greece, dated to the first or second century AD, was found near Kolophon in Ionia and brought to England. The group includes forceps with dolphin-shaped handles, a beaker, and a bone elevator, illustrating advanced ancient surgical craft and wound treatment.
Desperate cavalry clash at Guntown Mississippi as General Forrest with his Confederate cavalry defeats a Federal force led by General Sturgis after hours of engagement. Union infantry under General Gillmore and cavalry commanded by General Raute move toward Petersburg but are repelled with Van Kautz’s expedition abandoned.
Modern surgeons mistake brain surgery as recent while an ancient bone drill bow used to rotate a skull trephine proves early ingenuity. The British Museum held the only known specimen until Kolophon’s discovery clarified its purpose. The instrument, now transferred to Johns Hopkins University, will travel to America.
A verse complains of mounting misfortune and social admonition. The speaker chastises the reader for woes from overdue bills to foreclosure while urging resilience. The piece ends with a moral urging humility and solidarity amid hardship.
A concise quotation remarks that five great enemies to peace avarice ambition envy anger and pride reside within us. It asserts that banishing these faults would yield perpetual peace, attributed to Petrarch and presented in a reflective, aphoristic style.
Owing to the death of Father James A. Reynolds rector of St James Catholic Church Red Bank the parochial school graduation will be very simple. Plans were made but set aside after the priest death. The diplomat will be given the graduates Sunday afternoon after the benediction by Father D J Duggan the new rector. Friends of the graduates may attend by invitation. The graduates are Miss Margaret Sullivan Miss Pauline Lay Miss Marion Callahan Miss Helen McCarthy Harold Giblin Edward OBrien Walter Gaul Edward Dowd
Red Bank Democratic Executive Committee elected Archibald L. Miller as president at its annual meeting in the Weller Building. Miller, a borough councilman, succeeds W J Swannell who headed the committee last year. Other officers named include Charles Darby, Frank Maher, Alexander D. Cooper, and Arthur L. Wymbs.
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