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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1912
Page
7
The English test for grammar school pupils entering high schools focuses on the form and composition of their replies to a letter from Mrs. Cleveland. A well composed, grammatically correct letter demonstrates strong fundamentals and readiness for high school, a standard hoped to be widely upheld.
The Trenton Times notes little chance ofdividing Monmouth County from Freehold to Long Branch. Eastern towns push East Monmouth while inland townships form West Monmouth. Tax figures favor inland areas. officials warn against duplicating costs. Long Branch and shore resorts oppose losing the county seat, while a legal process mirrors a Warren County transfer.
County advocates argue that Monmouth residents will reject forming a separate county due to high costs and the burden of relocating government. They warn inland townships may prefer keeping public buildings in Long Branch and funding from a $13,000,000 valuation rather than overseeing a new county government.
A chilling crime reports eight people including a man, his wife, four children and two visiting neighbors murdered in cold blood with an axe as they slept. The killer escaped and left no clues, a normal seeming madman in a tranquil community.
Taft supporters flash Chicago placards quoting Theodore Roosevelt praising Elihu Root as the ablest public servant and greatest man in government life. The piece notes opinions change over years and urges timely retention of Root’s selection amid shifting public view.
Speculation arises from a discussion at the American Medical Association convention in Atlantic City about the danger of colds to very young children. A physician warned that early colds can lead to pneumonia, middle ear abscesses, and potential mastoid operations, and urged strict isolation within households to protect infants.
Doctors urge restricting visitors to newborns and excluding children with colds from schools to prevent illness and organ damage. Loss of memory by trusting magnates on the witness stand is noted as a social anomaly. Mexican rebels allegedly execute prisoners of war, reducing public sympathy.
The national committee awarded Roosevelt one delegate in a tainted gesture to show no bias, but the act would amount to little and signals nothing decisive for Taft.
A collage of editorials and verse excerpts notes political echos from New York and Cleveland, critiques Navy manners, and discusses meat prices and diet. It blends brief editorial quips with a faded poem about an oak tree enduring storms and lingering leaves. The piece hints at public discourse on meat demand, supply, and price dynamics.
A reflective verse by Rose Potter describes night wind, forest acoustics, a bird gathering an acorn, and a lifelong bond of friendship. The acorn, nestled among leaves, grows into strength and beauty, symbolizing love that sustains through life’s storms and through time.
A compact reflection on happiness and action urging steady effort. Quotation from Hazlitt frames belief that happiness requires both thought and decisive doing.
A historical note recalls June 12 when France sought a Mexican ruler with Captain Bonaparte Patterson mentioned in Paris as acceptable to Mexicans. He served with the French army during the Mexico campaign. Also referenced is a 25 years prior remark by General Sherman urging G A R respect for President Cleveland and hoped encampments in former Confederate cities.
Classified notice urging immediate advertising in the Daily Record with offer to pay for space.
Governor Johnson responds to urgent telegrams from Chicago and Washington and heads east. He is needed in Chicago by this afternoon as the California delegation contest is to be taken up by the Republican national committee. Johnson departed Sunday after telegram exchanges with Senator Dixon and Colonel Roosevelt's manager.
Grave trouble feared as 450 strikers join workers from Barber Asphalt yard and Atlantic Terra Cotta plant in Perth Amboy New Jersey on June 12. The strike spreads to terra cotta operations indicating a serious outlook for manufacturers and police. Thirty officers were sent to the docks earlier, but no violence has occurred.
Passaic New Jersey June 12 A groom-to-be Joseph Karaskiwick fled as he and Mary Wates entered St Josephs Polish Catholic church Constable Van Wagoner pursued through crowded streets Four miles He was captured and brought back handcuffed Before the ceremony Rev Father Weconel asked do you take this woman He answered I do Then his mood changed He kissed his bride and they left the church as a happily married couple.
In Newark, Susan L. Donohue and her two year old son Thomas died from gas as a note said despondency due to her husband’s desertion. County Physician McKenzie cited hopelessness as a cause. The family failed to locate the husband. Tristate League results listed: Harrisburg 7 Altoona 4. Johnstown 7 York 6. Wilmington 1 Lancaster 0. Trenton 6 Allentown 5.
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