Rectifying a Blunder in Customs Reorganization Debate
The House is likely to concur with the Senate in delaying Taft's January customs reorganization. Critics say merging New Jersey ports with Philadelphia and New York harms local economies and efficiency. Perth Amboy, amid reports, shows lower costs per business unit under Collector C. Asa Francis, highlighting the plan's impractical nature. Congress should study the issue to avoid errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Senate
Customs Service
Taft
Mor
Perth ‘Amboy
Jerdey
C. Asa Francis
United States
Congress
Right to Newspapers Ownership Disclosure
The article argues government power to force newspapers to reveal ownership is desirable, but objects to using postal service as a penal tool. It critiques classification of mail matter as a privilege and warns of Post Office power becoming tyranny, citing Supreme Court precedent and public policy.
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Postal Service
Congress
Post Office Department
Board of Corrections and Charities
Supreme Court
Political shifts and moral reform broaden in Jersey City
The piece notes a trend away from direct bribery in politics, with lobbying dwindling and public vigilance rising. It highlights Mark M. Fagan’s surprising return to public life after prior defeats, and discusses long legal cases like Porter Charlton as examples of political and legal uncertainties. It closes with remarks on press responsibility and a brief note on crop yields.
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Commission
Jersey City
Mark M. Fagan
Fagan
Newark News
Editorial Code and Libel Threats Across States
Collier's Weekly editorial creed seeks truth and plain writing while condemning oppression and hypocrisy. The Record notes an epidemic of libel suits and indictments looming in several Western states amid rising tensions over press accountability and free speech.
Editorial Fragments Reveal Varied Opinion Echoes
A collection of editorial clippings from the era comments on politics crime suffrage and social issues. It cites Washington lobbying New Jersey New York and Philadelphia scenes while noting scandals and legal inconsistencies. The brief excerpts show partisan tone and public concern over justice and reform.
Rapid Spread of Advertising News Reveals Market Impact
An industry example shows a shoe maker advertising in twenty eastern cities over weeks, creating strong consumer demand and nearly doubling sales. The piece argues advertising benefits producer retailer and consumer alike and cites hundreds of similar cases.
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Mississippi River
Yor
Philadelphia Justice Hears Separate Cases On Bond
Saturday proceedings included a man held for a bank robbery in Pa with a breach of trust charge amid a separate peace agreement. The court approved terms for one claimant and another unrelated case, while a poem excerpt from Dora Sigerson appears in Harper's Magazine.
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Phildaelphia
Juage
Taeian
O’farrell
Shawn O'Farrell
O'Farrell
Dora Sigerson
Harper’s Magazine
Thoughts Worth Reading From Dr Walton on Mindset and Fretters
A Harvard doctor offers maxims about behavior and perspective. He suggests practical mantras like Play Ball Get Busy Saw Wood to dispel fret and avoid dwelling on the past or martyr attitudes.
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Dr. Walton
Harvard
Children Day Exercises At Red Bank Church
The First Reformed Church Sunday School in Red Bank hosts a decorated Children’s Day program in Shrewsbury avenue with recitations songs and a sermon by Pastor Heinricks. Four Shrewsbury Academy graduates will receive certificates and address the crowd. Jolson and wife visit Fair Haven Actors’ Colony for summer plans.
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First Reformed Church
Red Bank
Shrewsbury Avenue
Carol
Ruth Gardner
Elizabeth Walling
Margaret Matthews
Sybellah Osborn
Julia van Schoick
Edna Smith
Maud Parker
Ida Fazzone
Annie Giggler
Elizabeth Estelle
Mary Haggerty
Susie Creelin
Consuela White
Margaret Allen
Ivia Perine
Helen Kingsbury
God
Genieve Dangler
Henry Conover
Vernon Cook
Harry Denyse
Albert Conover
Mildred Wales
Mr. Heinricks
Shrewsbury Academy
Ella A. Case
Shrewsbury
Rachel Doremus
Dorothy Posten
Atlantic Highlands
Charles Raymond Allen
Riverside Drive
Middletown Township
Case
Doremus
Mr. Holyoke College
Allen
Rutgers College
Henry Talmage
Mildred Armstrong
al” Jolson
Fair Haven
Re Garden
New York
Actors’ Colony
Pair Haven
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F. M. Taylor Publishing Co
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Bec'y
Long Branch
New Jersey
10Queeng
Philadelphia
Jersey
Ilege
Washington
Lic
Charlton
Porter Charlton
Italy
Meheynolds
Collier's Weekly
Record
The
First National Bank of Long Branch
N. J
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Washington Lobby
Kansas City Star
New, York Tribune
Passage Herald
Epsom
King George
N. Y
Europe
Citizens National Bank of
Twe Sea Hounds
Shawn U Warrell
King Wilhelm
Bismarck
Ewell
Winchester
R. J. Milroy
June
Elizabeth Franklin
May Giselson
Anita Fazzone
Catherine Holtz
Mildred Hoff
Gladys Murphy
Mary Ross
Gertrude Grouse
Sybillah Osborn
Evelyn Dennis
Sunshine
Brant
New Jersey Mortgage & Trust Company
NEW Jersey Mortgage & Trust CO
Long Branch, N. J
Fong
Monmouth County
RED Bank Trust Company
Elinsky’s Furniture Store
Sixth Avenue
Oppo
St. James Church
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