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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1911
Page
4
Long Branch newspaper lists weekly and long term subscription rates outside city delivery. One year in advance three months in advance one month in advance and single copies priced in advance. Published by J M Faylor Publishing Co Long Branch New Jersey June 20 1911.
The piece argues the next campaign will blur party lines as voters favor individuals who can deliver on their platforms. It singles out Jon W. Slocum as the strongest Democratic candidate due to legal experience, prior public service, and broad appeal to independent voters in a key county.
In a widening probe initial findings show a 1901 State Department voucher paid to an artist for a portrait of a former secretary. Only 850 of 2460 reached the artist while 1600 vanished, with rumors of secret diplomatic spending and references to John Hay. The inquiry, though early, fuels calls for accountability.
A community debate urges Long Branch to fund a Float for the Elks Convention Atlantic City. Business leaders are urged to contribute 100 or 60 dollars to attract visitors and boost local hotels while budget cuts strain finances.
A proposed ten round debate between General Otis and Colonel Roosevelt stirred talk among the Jeffries Johnson crowd as planners weighed the format and venue options.
Editorial notes Judge Gary favors a new anti trust law expecting the court would need about 25 years to construe it. The Rochester Herald quoted expresses cautious optimism about the statute’s reach and a long judicial process.
A fragmentary excerpt cites Daniel Havemeyer’s control over the Sugar Trust via stock and secrecy, the New England faction pressing for control after his death, and speculation on his ability to resist. It also evokes a poem-like remembrance of medieval warfare and a modern maid bearing a banner of Snow.
Dr. Howard B Harrison from Albany New York visits his old college friend Dr. O W Budlong of Belford. Harrison former Oneida County school commissioner now serves as deputy school commissioner of New York State.
A carload of Dustaline has arrived for use on the county stone road through Matawan. Heavy rains delayed application, but workers plan to lay it soon.
Ross Fountain of Matawan, noted for his work as a Rutgers Preparatory School baseball player at New Brunswick, has signed with the Lynn team of the New England League for the balance of the summer.
Frank C. Osborn of Middletown has been appointed civil engineer for Minnnesink Realty Company of Red Bank. He conducts a survey of the Josey Field farm property in Middletown township.
General McClellan departed Cincinnati to assume command of the Union army in the West Virginia theater. Ex Lieutenant Randolph, infamous for an 1883 incident involving President Jackson, was arrested in Washington for anti-Union remarks. Queen Victoria enters the fiftieth year of her reign as the Prince of Wales lays the Tower Bridge foundation stone in London.
A reflective excerpt contrasts foreseen woes with actual suffering and warns pride harms the proud. It cites Porteous and Shakespeare to illustrate the danger of hubris and the self-inflicted nature of misfortune. The aphorisms invite quiet contemplation of character and fate.
The Chamizal arbitration decision assigns a three mile by five block strip to Mexico within El Paso. It grants the land north of the 1864 boundary to the U S and south to Mexico, creating a novel legal and social crossroads in a single American city. The New York World calls the arrangement comic and perplexing as residents face mixed jurisdictions and licenses.
A vivid battlefield scene unfolds with the White Maid and her white horse leading a charge. Steel capped riders press the line as banners wave, the sod trembles beneath hooves in a riotous clash.
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