LEAVING IT TO THE RAILROADS IN PUBLIC DISPUTE
An excerpt discusses Newark News criticism of higher commuter rates and rail regulation limits. It questions public utilities power to curb rate hikes, warns of possible “freezing out” of suburban communities, and notes constitutional issues in statehood provisions affecting voter qualifications and federal oversight. The piece condemns Federal misrule in territorial statehood conditions.
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The
Newark News
A Shameful Revelation About Territorial Rule
An Elizabeth Times editorial argues for statehood for the remaining territories, noting self-government is blocked by an appointive federal overreach. It condemns nonresident officials who control legislatures, courts, and education boards, leaving territorial residents with no real voice and criticizing carpetbag rule as subversive and corrupt.
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Russell
Elizabeth Times
Union
Congress
Postoffice and Monument Too in Long Branch
Congress considers a Public Building bill with a $125,000 item for a Long Branch postoffice site and building. The grant constitutes about a quarter of the state's total appropriation, with Congressman Howell and Senators Briggs or Kean likely to receive credit. Earlier, a $10,000 Garfield monument appropriation was also secured through similar influence.
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Congress
Long Branch
Howell
Briggs
Kean
Not A Portent Of Trouble Storms Rage Over Roosevelt Demonstration
A violent storm blasted New York City and nearby areas as the Roosevelt demonstration ended. The lightning and thunder overwhelmed the celebration, yet contemporary observers dismiss superstition, framing the event as a meteorological occurrence rather than an omen of war or upheaval.
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New York City
Roosevelt
Petting Teddy and the New York Press Shift
A historical note on how New York newspapers pivoted from vicious attacks to praise for Roosevelt. The Times and others applaud his moral awakening and call for constructive work, while hostile papers like Pulitzer’s World and Hearst’s American show restraint. The piece also briefly cites the average price of the twenty leading Saturday papers.
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New York
Roosevelt
Tigyre
Pulitzer
World
Hearst
American
Journal
Bennett
Herald
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Times
Teddy
Pier work pace sparks date mix up in town’s project
The report notes a 1911 date error in pier progress and says completion could be August 2011 instead. It questions Theodore Junior’s fit with his father’s ideas on philanthropy and hints at envy from Billy Hearst and “tilly” Bryan over the reception.
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Iystead
Theodore Junior
Billy Hearst
Tilly
Bryan
Editorial comments on McKinley ascent and Gillett trust
The piece cites the New York World arguing Mount McKinley climbs may seem easy if many succeed. It features a remark on banana diplomacy in Nicaragua from the Newark News and criticizes California Governor Gillett for delaying a prize fight decision, doubting his vigor and suggesting he appears diminished in the dispute.
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Cook
Mount McKinley
N. Y
Aldrich and the Statehood Bill in Western Territories
A criticism of the Long Branch Record for endorsing opposition to statehood for New Mexico and Arizona. The piece argues the territories are well governed with local self-government and should not need federal guidance, while noting the record lacks full context on territorial governance and the West’s growing political power.
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New States
Arizona
Congress
Long Branch Record
Howver
Republican
New Mexico
New York Evening Post
Aldrich
Aldrich la
Newark
New México
Territorial govern ment in Oklahoma analysis
The piece argues that territorial rule created a hollow local self government with federal appointees controlling courts and offices. It notes carpetbaggers from the North dominated posts, party imbalances in elections, and describes the 1900s Oklahoma transition with Democrats prevailing in constitutional convention while Republicans held Congress seats, including Bird McGuire.
Carpet-bag appointees and the rate debate in Newark
The piece discusses who should set railroad and public utility rates, debating whether a state rate-making board can fairly fix passenger and commutation charges. It notes the need for a capable authority, possibly a special session, and argues for empowering the Public Utilities Commission to regulate fares across railroads and other utilities. The poem at the end contrasts marching on despite weakness.
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EDCOM
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Utilities Commission
Lst
Newark Evening News
Keep pace or fall behind in the goddess’s cry
A terse poem credited to Hugh J. Hughes in the Independent urges relentless motion toward distant heights. The rhetoric calls readers to endure fatigue as marching figures press on, questioning whether one sells their soul for worldly victory and warning that those who fail to keep pace will die.
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Hugh J. Hughes
Independent
Thoughts Worth Reading by Gifford Pinchot Ad Drawer
A compact excerpt argues many business political leaders are not inherently dishonest but trapped by a corrupt schooling that enshrines money as ruler. It condemns old leaders who fail to grasp that railroad or trust activity threatens democracy and calls for reform. Advertise in the Daily Record.
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Union of Business and Politics
Clay
Gifford Pinchot
Divorce Case Hearings Continue in Long Branch and Asbury Park
Witnesses from Asbury Park and Long Branch were examined before a referee in the divorce suit brought by Malcolm Hufty against his wife. Co respondent Theodore D. Wilson of New York was named. Testimony also occurred in Washington, Utica, Baltimore and Virginia. Hufty’s prior actions include kidnapping the children at Wanone and related sensational episodes.
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Asbury Park
Malcolm Hufty
Washington
Theodore D. Wilson
New York
Joseph Wiseman
William Tiedeman
Chester Haines
Richard Brace, Jr
Utica
N. Y
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Virginia
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Wilson
Wan
Wiseman
le A Ghaufi
Haines
Hufty
Wilse Amassa
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